Most likely it was a souvenir. “Ten Cents a Dance” is about a woman who was what was known as a taxi dancer (played by Barbara Stanwyck in the 1931 film; there was another film by the same title made in 1945). At taxi dance halls, men would buy tickets or tokens to buy a dance with one of a group of women hired by the hall; usually one token or ticket bought a dance lasting the length of a song. Such establishments were mostly gone from U.S. cities by the end of WWII, though a rather sleazy one plays a role in the musical “Sweet Charity.”
The prospects for this theater’s continued survival may have been dimmed by the announcement that Cinemark plans to open a new multiplex nearby: View link
According to Eric Veillete’s Silent Toronto, the architect of the Bloor was none other than C. Howard Crane. Eric’s page about the Allen Theatre chain includes a picture of the Bloor from 1921: http://silenttoronto.com/?tag=bloor-theatre.
This is sad to read, but I am glad you posted the information, BK. Do you have any information about any cinemas or classic theaters in Christchurch that survived either reasonably intact or in a restorable condition?
Now looking at earlier information, I think this theater may be a duplicate of the Michigan Drive-in identified here on CT as /theaters/9969/ Southgate and Wyandotte are very close to together, I think it unlikely that there would have two Michigan Drive-ins in adjacent cities.
For a while after the 1988 restoration to a single screen house, Disney used the Alhambra as its showcase theater in San Francisco when its new films were released, although I do not think the studio had a hand in the restoration as was the case of the El Capitain in Hollywood.
According to this article about efforts to restore the Mulkey, the theater opened in 1946 as a rebuilt version of an earlier theater on the site, the Cozy, which was destroyed by fire: View link. The theater was named for a Mr. Homer Mulkey by his widow; Mr. Mulkey operated theaters in the Clarendon area.
This theater is already listed on CT: /theaters/14276/. It is located not in “Marie,” Ontario, but in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario. Muio’s Restaurant is still there, going strong.
This theater is slated to close around September of 2011; a new twelve-plex will replace it at the mall to be operated by California-based Cinema West: View link.
The Drexel has been acquired by a not-for-profit group that will use the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) to manage the theater: View link.
Reopening is now set for April 1 after the renovations by Spotlight Amusements of Chicago; the theater will now be known as the Rivertowne Cinemas 12. The story is here: View link.
Mike: Perhaps another of the movie ads that you have on your Picasa Gallery page of Cleveland theater ads could solve the problem. There is one there that Loew’s placed in the Plain Dealer essentially for the opening of the Loew’s State that has “1917” and “1921” as part of a banner across the top of the ad; the ad also includes a listing of all of the Loew’s theaters operating in Cleveland in 1921. But I cannot enlarge the image enough to read the addresses if they are included, although they appear to me that they are. If you can enlarge the ad or if you have the original, I would be curious to know what the address is for Loew’s Euclid. If would turn out that it is Ninth and Euclid, then the information for the Doan here on CT is wrong, and that this Euclid was, in fact, operated at some point by Loew’s and that the Doan was never Loew’s Euclid. This would make sense, because as I noted on the page for the Doan, calling that theater Loew’s Euclid does not make sense, given its location on St. Clair Ave.
Thanks for the ad, Mike; it answers a question that dave-bronx and I have wondered about, specifically, on which of the corners at Ninth and Euclid was this rather short-lived Euclid actually located? The ad indicates that the theater was next to the Lenox Building. The Lenox Building (spelled in some old sources as Lennox) was torn down to build the building that I remember as the Union Commerce Bank Building, now the Huntington Bank. That means that the theater was on the northeast corner or very near to it on Euclid. I would guess then that this Euclid Theater was also torn down to clear space for the bank, unless it was located where there are now some lower rise office buildings next to the Huntington Bank just east of it on Euclid.
But now a new question appears: If this Euclid Theater opened with the feature “Eyes of the Soul,” then it most likely if not definitely opened in in 1919. However, Loew’s Euclid (at 105th St. and St. Clair Ave. – later known as the Doan) is also said to have opened in 1919 – see separate entry for this theater). It’s hard to believe that there would have been two Euclid theaters operating at the same time.
Named recently to a list of the most endangered historical sites in Illinois: View link.
Most likely it was a souvenir. “Ten Cents a Dance” is about a woman who was what was known as a taxi dancer (played by Barbara Stanwyck in the 1931 film; there was another film by the same title made in 1945). At taxi dance halls, men would buy tickets or tokens to buy a dance with one of a group of women hired by the hall; usually one token or ticket bought a dance lasting the length of a song. Such establishments were mostly gone from U.S. cities by the end of WWII, though a rather sleazy one plays a role in the musical “Sweet Charity.”
This theater is now permanently closed and the building is for sale: View link Status should be changed.
The prospects for this theater’s continued survival may have been dimmed by the announcement that Cinemark plans to open a new multiplex nearby: View link
According to Eric Veillete’s Silent Toronto, the architect of the Bloor was none other than C. Howard Crane. Eric’s page about the Allen Theatre chain includes a picture of the Bloor from 1921: http://silenttoronto.com/?tag=bloor-theatre.
This is sad to read, but I am glad you posted the information, BK. Do you have any information about any cinemas or classic theaters in Christchurch that survived either reasonably intact or in a restorable condition?
This is a duplicate of the Fort George Drive-in listed here on CT as
/theaters/9968/
Now looking at earlier information, I think this theater may be a duplicate of the Michigan Drive-in identified here on CT as /theaters/9969/ Southgate and Wyandotte are very close to together, I think it unlikely that there would have two Michigan Drive-ins in adjacent cities.
This site has pictures, memorabilia, and additional information about this drive-in: View link. Status should be Closed/Demolished.
Here is an article about the closing: View link
For a while after the 1988 restoration to a single screen house, Disney used the Alhambra as its showcase theater in San Francisco when its new films were released, although I do not think the studio had a hand in the restoration as was the case of the El Capitain in Hollywood.
An article about the theater and its offerings: View link.
According to this article about efforts to restore the Mulkey, the theater opened in 1946 as a rebuilt version of an earlier theater on the site, the Cozy, which was destroyed by fire: View link. The theater was named for a Mr. Homer Mulkey by his widow; Mr. Mulkey operated theaters in the Clarendon area.
Here is an article that mentions the sale of the theater to Mitchell Theatres: View link.
This theater is already listed on CT: /theaters/14276/. It is located not in “Marie,” Ontario, but in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario. Muio’s Restaurant is still there, going strong.
There are some pictures of this theater on its page at CinemaTour: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/23777.html.
This theater is slated to close around September of 2011; a new twelve-plex will replace it at the mall to be operated by California-based Cinema West: View link.
It is a first run theater.
AMC is having lease problems with Block E’s owners and may abandon the theater in 2012: View link.
The Drexel has been acquired by a not-for-profit group that will use the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) to manage the theater: View link.
Reopening is now set for April 1 after the renovations by Spotlight Amusements of Chicago; the theater will now be known as the Rivertowne Cinemas 12. The story is here: View link.
Thanks for noting that.
This theater is in danger of closing because of the financial troubles of CineMagic, its owner: View link.
Mike: Perhaps another of the movie ads that you have on your Picasa Gallery page of Cleveland theater ads could solve the problem. There is one there that Loew’s placed in the Plain Dealer essentially for the opening of the Loew’s State that has “1917” and “1921” as part of a banner across the top of the ad; the ad also includes a listing of all of the Loew’s theaters operating in Cleveland in 1921. But I cannot enlarge the image enough to read the addresses if they are included, although they appear to me that they are. If you can enlarge the ad or if you have the original, I would be curious to know what the address is for Loew’s Euclid. If would turn out that it is Ninth and Euclid, then the information for the Doan here on CT is wrong, and that this Euclid was, in fact, operated at some point by Loew’s and that the Doan was never Loew’s Euclid. This would make sense, because as I noted on the page for the Doan, calling that theater Loew’s Euclid does not make sense, given its location on St. Clair Ave.
Thanks for the ad, Mike; it answers a question that dave-bronx and I have wondered about, specifically, on which of the corners at Ninth and Euclid was this rather short-lived Euclid actually located? The ad indicates that the theater was next to the Lenox Building. The Lenox Building (spelled in some old sources as Lennox) was torn down to build the building that I remember as the Union Commerce Bank Building, now the Huntington Bank. That means that the theater was on the northeast corner or very near to it on Euclid. I would guess then that this Euclid Theater was also torn down to clear space for the bank, unless it was located where there are now some lower rise office buildings next to the Huntington Bank just east of it on Euclid.
But now a new question appears: If this Euclid Theater opened with the feature “Eyes of the Soul,” then it most likely if not definitely opened in in 1919. However, Loew’s Euclid (at 105th St. and St. Clair Ave. – later known as the Doan) is also said to have opened in 1919 – see separate entry for this theater). It’s hard to believe that there would have been two Euclid theaters operating at the same time.