This theater is now listed in various online directories as the Astro Theatre & Conference Center. It does not seem to be a regularly scheduled cinema anymore.
The strip mall in which this theater is located has been purchased and will be leveled in order to build a home improvement store. Loyal patrons have helped launch fund-raising efforts to relocate, expand, and upgrade the theater’s operations. View article
Actually, as far as triplexing goes, this one was not insensitive; two small screening rooms were built in the back section of the main floor, left and right of the entranceway to what became the main center screen. These extended down about a third or half-way into the original auditorium.(see auditorium photo). But aside from that, the center theater very much resembled the the original auditorium; those plaster curls and the big screen were retained. (A similar triplexing was carried out in the original auditorium of the Lake in Euclid). The Richmond was a very large theater for a suburban house and probably would not have survived as long as it did without the triplexing.
This was one the theaters I went to frequently in the 1960s. “Goldfinger” played for many weeks there; I also remember seeing “Thunderball” and “Wait Until Dark” at the Richmond.
Here is a photo (click on it to expand it) of the building that housed the Venus Theatre from the City of Vancouver Archives; as noted the building opened as the Imperial Theatre, then a church, then a auto wrecking company, and finally the Venus. View link
Two pictures from the City of Vancouver archives, one showing the installation of the new signage converting the theatre to the Odeon Hastings and the other of the theatre as the Majestic.
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Here is a picture from 1961 according to the caption from the City of Vancouver archives. If you click upon it to enlarge it, a two-man play featuring Hal Holbrook and George Voskovec called “Do You Know the Milky Way?” is the current attraction.
I doubt if there is any real intent of using this theater as a regular exhibition site for films; as noted it was not really built for that purpose. The showing of “Brave” was a premiere event, and probably held there as much as anything just to show off the Dolby Atmos sound system.
But a theater seating 3,000 as “too big?” I suppose it is to some, given that were are in the era of the megaplex theater. But many golden age movie palaces sat around 3,000 people, and I have never heard or read any complaints that a place such as Radio City Music Hall – which has almost 6,000 seats – was a bad place to see a film. I thought it was wonderful when I was there
A news feature about this church-owned theater’s return to cinema use: View article
This theater is now listed in various online directories as the Astro Theatre & Conference Center. It does not seem to be a regularly scheduled cinema anymore.
A picture of the theater after closing: View link
Interior pictures: 1 2
The Ogden Theater can be seen in this photo from the Baton Rouge Public Librray’s digital collection
The strip mall in which this theater is located has been purchased and will be leveled in order to build a home improvement store. Loyal patrons have helped launch fund-raising efforts to relocate, expand, and upgrade the theater’s operations. View article
The Bijou was rebuilt after the 1953 fire, according to this article: View link
Actually, as far as triplexing goes, this one was not insensitive; two small screening rooms were built in the back section of the main floor, left and right of the entranceway to what became the main center screen. These extended down about a third or half-way into the original auditorium.(see auditorium photo). But aside from that, the center theater very much resembled the the original auditorium; those plaster curls and the big screen were retained. (A similar triplexing was carried out in the original auditorium of the Lake in Euclid). The Richmond was a very large theater for a suburban house and probably would not have survived as long as it did without the triplexing.
This was one the theaters I went to frequently in the 1960s. “Goldfinger” played for many weeks there; I also remember seeing “Thunderball” and “Wait Until Dark” at the Richmond.
A picture of the theatre’s Seymour Street entrance c. 1926 from the City of Vancouver Archives (click upon it to expand) View link
Two pictures of the Capitol from some time in the 1940s from the City of Vancouver Archives (click on them to expand):
Exterior: View link
Interior: View link
Here is a photo (click on it to expand it) of the building that housed the Venus Theatre from the City of Vancouver Archives; as noted the building opened as the Imperial Theatre, then a church, then a auto wrecking company, and finally the Venus. View link
Some pictures of the Stanley from the City of Vancouver Archives (all will enlarge if clicked upon): View link View link View link
Two pictures from the City of Vancouver archives, one showing the installation of the new signage converting the theatre to the Odeon Hastings and the other of the theatre as the Majestic. View link
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A photo from the City of Vancouver archives probably shortly before the theatre’s opening: View link
Here is a picture from 1961 according to the caption from the City of Vancouver archives. If you click upon it to enlarge it, a two-man play featuring Hal Holbrook and George Voskovec called “Do You Know the Milky Way?” is the current attraction.
Interior photo from the City of Vancouver Archives: View link
This photo is from the City of Vancouver archives.
This webpage has additional history about the theatre, with pictures: View link
The Serramonte 6 entry on CT can be seen here.
Two old photos: Here and Here
I doubt if there is any real intent of using this theater as a regular exhibition site for films; as noted it was not really built for that purpose. The showing of “Brave” was a premiere event, and probably held there as much as anything just to show off the Dolby Atmos sound system.
But a theater seating 3,000 as “too big?” I suppose it is to some, given that were are in the era of the megaplex theater. But many golden age movie palaces sat around 3,000 people, and I have never heard or read any complaints that a place such as Radio City Music Hall – which has almost 6,000 seats – was a bad place to see a film. I thought it was wonderful when I was there
Apparently it is not modern enough; Carmike plans to replace this theater with a new thirteen-screen megaplex: View article
There are additional photos of the the theater, includin interior photos, on this webpage.
A picture of the Peoples Theater: View link
The error has been fixed.