The front was not marble. Either Chuck was confused, or maybe it had marble when it was built. The 1949 remodel was beige and red-brown enameled metal panels. I doubt it had marble inside. The building is being worked on, and the interior looks like your standard plaster, where there’s anything still on the brick at all. Not sure how much is due to the interior demolition the crew was doing when I walked by, but the interior is in very poor shape, the balcony frame is bare at the back, and only a tiny bit of the lobby walls were still plastered. The screen must have been pretty small, the roof steps down quite a bit toward the rear.
Very low quality listing. Theater is a little quonset style building on N Colorado St. Number is in the low 400s (even side). When I was there in 2010 it seemed to be a community theater, but I can’t tell if it’s still open. Looks to be in good shape, anyway.
Needs streetview added to replace low-quality enlargement of a thumbnail we have now. Address of a business across the street is 264 Randolph St, so maybe 265-7?
1970 picture shows 147 as a Montgomery Ward with an ugly metal front. Hard to tell if the second story was already gone. At that point, building to the left was a Ben Franklin, and building to the right an appliance store. I don’t think this got renumbered, but this doesn’t look like a theater at all.
Description needs to be corrected, this was open later than the ‘50s. Page 65 of the NRHP listing for downtown has a circa 1970 photo showing that the façade was covered in white stucco, and a simple triangular marquee with 'Strand’ on a blade at the front was added. Looks like the remodel dates to around 1940-50. At some point it joined far too many historic buildings downtown in becoming a parking lot.
Theater is not demolished, although it’s very hard to tell it was ever there. Page 119 of the NRHP listing for downtown has a circa 1970 photo. Recessed entry under three small arches, and no marquee, just the name painted across the front (where it says ‘Alpha Pawn’ now).
147 is the low, wide building on the right of the street view. From the back, it appears to have had another story, although the entire back has very large ‘warehouse’ windows. Either E Main got renumbered, or the auditorium was inside this large building, and almost certainly is gone.
Okay, this listing needs to be split. The picture is the Joy. The building now has a Liberty St address, but that’s because an entrance was placed on the side when it was converted to offices in 1989. The address when it was a theater would have been on E Marion St. The description is wrong, this was never county offices. 34 S Liberty is a block south, on the other side of the street. It is now the chancery court. No idea when the Cinema One closed.
Map marker is completely wrong. I’m not sure the building in the photo was the theater. The NRHP listing (which does have some typos/mistakes) lists the building at 108 W Main as a theater, then bowling alley. It was built 1888, vacant in 1987, and it’s been torn down. The building in the photo is 122 W Main, which is listed (incorrectly as 102) as being built in 1919 as a garage. The only copy of the listing I found is missing the photos, but I am pretty sure I’ve got this all straight. Looking at the building in the photo from the alley, the two story portion is only the very front. The rear is low and has a lot of windows. Not very theater-like. I’d say the photo is not the theater, and the listing should be changed to demolished.
I think this has probably been demolished. There are only two old buildings on E Vine, and one is from 1876. 15 E Vine might be closer to the right age, but it really doesn’t look like a theater.
Yeah, I can’t figure out that facebook page. It’s a complete mess. The title picture is the one in St. Louis, as are a few of the event photos. Getting FB to correct anything like that is a complete nightmare.
The front was not marble. Either Chuck was confused, or maybe it had marble when it was built. The 1949 remodel was beige and red-brown enameled metal panels. I doubt it had marble inside. The building is being worked on, and the interior looks like your standard plaster, where there’s anything still on the brick at all. Not sure how much is due to the interior demolition the crew was doing when I walked by, but the interior is in very poor shape, the balcony frame is bare at the back, and only a tiny bit of the lobby walls were still plastered. The screen must have been pretty small, the roof steps down quite a bit toward the rear.
Very low quality listing. Theater is a little quonset style building on N Colorado St. Number is in the low 400s (even side). When I was there in 2010 it seemed to be a community theater, but I can’t tell if it’s still open. Looks to be in good shape, anyway.
Needs streetview added to replace low-quality enlargement of a thumbnail we have now. Address of a business across the street is 264 Randolph St, so maybe 265-7?
Not that it really makes any difference, but the theater was sort of where the minivan is parked (on the other side of the street).
Streetview is wrong. This was on Brownsville Ave, back from Market.
Streetview is wrong, shows the empty lot where the Hollywood used to be.
Needs to be listed as demolished. Happened between 2008 and 2012, I think.
1970 picture shows 147 as a Montgomery Ward with an ugly metal front. Hard to tell if the second story was already gone. At that point, building to the left was a Ben Franklin, and building to the right an appliance store. I don’t think this got renumbered, but this doesn’t look like a theater at all.
Description needs to be corrected, this was open later than the ‘50s. Page 65 of the NRHP listing for downtown has a circa 1970 photo showing that the façade was covered in white stucco, and a simple triangular marquee with 'Strand’ on a blade at the front was added. Looks like the remodel dates to around 1940-50. At some point it joined far too many historic buildings downtown in becoming a parking lot.
Theater is not demolished, although it’s very hard to tell it was ever there. Page 119 of the NRHP listing for downtown has a circa 1970 photo. Recessed entry under three small arches, and no marquee, just the name painted across the front (where it says ‘Alpha Pawn’ now).
147 is the low, wide building on the right of the street view. From the back, it appears to have had another story, although the entire back has very large ‘warehouse’ windows. Either E Main got renumbered, or the auditorium was inside this large building, and almost certainly is gone.
Needs to be listed as open! The interior looks spectacular.
Looks like it was remodeled again in the early to mid ‘50s judging by the cars in the photos.
No, you can see there are multiple arched entries on the original Grand in the old postcard views. This only has one arch, and much smaller.
Thanks for the info!
Sorry, this isn’t the jewelry store, either. It’s the red brick thing on the corner.
No address? Might still be there, a few of the older commercial buildings are deep enough.
Okay, this listing needs to be split. The picture is the Joy. The building now has a Liberty St address, but that’s because an entrance was placed on the side when it was converted to offices in 1989. The address when it was a theater would have been on E Marion St. The description is wrong, this was never county offices. 34 S Liberty is a block south, on the other side of the street. It is now the chancery court. No idea when the Cinema One closed.
Map marker is completely wrong. I’m not sure the building in the photo was the theater. The NRHP listing (which does have some typos/mistakes) lists the building at 108 W Main as a theater, then bowling alley. It was built 1888, vacant in 1987, and it’s been torn down. The building in the photo is 122 W Main, which is listed (incorrectly as 102) as being built in 1919 as a garage. The only copy of the listing I found is missing the photos, but I am pretty sure I’ve got this all straight. Looking at the building in the photo from the alley, the two story portion is only the very front. The rear is low and has a lot of windows. Not very theater-like. I’d say the photo is not the theater, and the listing should be changed to demolished.
Map marker is off by two blocks. I think this is where the Water Department building is now.
I think this has probably been demolished. There are only two old buildings on E Vine, and one is from 1876. 15 E Vine might be closer to the right age, but it really doesn’t look like a theater.
Needs to be listed as demolished.
Yeah, I can’t figure out that facebook page. It’s a complete mess. The title picture is the one in St. Louis, as are a few of the event photos. Getting FB to correct anything like that is a complete nightmare.
Does this ever host any performances or show any films? Doesn’t seem to have a web page. Should probably be listed as closed.
Needs to be listed as closed.