Well I went through all 82 pages of the pdf.
Only the Carolina Theatre was mentioned.
There was a street renumbering in 1951, but the Carolina is using the new number.
I’m gonna leave this news piece here, in case anyone want to research further. The jewelry store that shared the Catawba Theatre building at one time, which is mentioned.
I posted the link because it is a news story about the theatre with photos. If it had been an unrelated fire, flood or even the demolition of the theatre, it would be relevant to the theatre’s history just the same.
I suppose I could have just added the photos to the gallery crediting teh source, and linked to the story under each photo.
The above was just easier.
Covid will likely push some theatres to possibly never reopen, those stories would be relevant when they happen.
Someone had been posting about every temporary Covid closing individually, even though such closings would have been a given across the board. And then would have needed another post to say they had reopened.
Do you think I should remove the post?
I usually just leave it to the Admins to decide.
Announcement of the June 13, 1974 twinning and opening of the Towne Cinema Red and Towne Cinema Blue, from the final night May 30, 1974 print ad of the original Towne Cinema on 7th Avenue, from it’s CT page.
From the article posted to the gallery courtesy Stephen Leigh.
May 30, 1974 – Ronny Howard, Richard Dreyfuss and Cindy Williams in George Lucas' “American Graffiti”, in it’s 8th month, is the last feature at the Towne Cinema in Calgary, Alberta before the theatre is demolished. Hector Ross of the Towne Cinema: “Some real bomb, that every big theatre chain turned down”. “I didn’t like it, but I knew it was going to do business”. “Graffiti? Hell no. I didn’t like it. I’m 50! What do I need with that stuff?”
It was twinned June 13, 1974 when it became the Towne Cinema Red and Towne Cinema Blue. Which should be added as previous names.
The twinning grand opening coincided with the closing two weeks earlier of the original Towne Cinema located at 337 7th Avenue S.W., after it’s 8 month run of “American Graffiti”.
That original Towne Cinema was then demolished.
I am adding a page for that original Towne Cinema, which along with this Towne Cinema Red and Town Cinema Blue were owned by Hector Ross.
June 1970 photo added to gallery credit Susan Jackson Wilson.
Rivoli Theatre building on 2nd Street on the far left under the green arrow, behind the Catawba Theatre on Union Square.
Page I added for the Catawba Theatre below as well.
I have removed the photos and comments I posted.
The photos were of the Catawba Theatre in Hickory North Carolina, which I will set up a new page for.
I researched and found proof of the jewelry store next door and the Rivoli Theatre a block behind it.
Sorry for the confusion.
This one in Newton did close in the 1950s as originally stated.
Today its houses The Dapper Daisy Boutique.
1917 photo added courtesy Sheboygan County Historical Research Center.
I believe the Unique Theatre is on the left.
The Jung Store building down the street was located at 726 N. 8th Street, and matches with the buildings in the link.
It is possible the SCHRC got the year wrong, since the Unique is reported as closed prior to that.
Circa 1980 and 1956 photos added courtesy Tom Bollinger.
Showed Adults Only films circa 1980.
Severn Allen was manager in 1956, per his late son Ken Allen:
“He started the Saturday morning kiddie shows in conjunction with the Downtown Merchants Association — essentially low-cost babysitting while the parents shopped. My father was the one who turned Elvis (and Colonel Tom Parker) down. They were working their way to New York where Elvis was scheduled to go on the Ed Sullivan Show. My father had never heard of Elvis, had the theater booked with pictures that week and sent them on their way. When he told the Paramount folks about it on his daily call, they nearly fainted. One of dad’s favorite stories.”
Additional history courtesy Sandy Collins Walker: “Built about 1913 as Saint John Theater. By 1946 the name had changed to Circus Theater and by 1950, it was no longer operational. The facade has changed over the years.” Owned by J.T. Wilson in 1925, who also owned the Bancroft Theatre at 4307 Troost. Later used as a Salvation Army thrift store circa 1950s-`70. Still standing today as Delta Lab Community Services, with the original roof line peak removed. Multiple images added.
Description credit John Dunbar:
“The first building in Kansas City to have air conditioning.
There used to be an icehouse next door that moved blocks of ice via a conveyor belt…these ornate looking circular fixtures had large fans above them which circulated the cold air from the ice.”
Description credit John Dunbar:
“The first building in Kansas City to have air conditioning.
There used to be an icehouse next door that moved blocks of ice via a conveyor belt…these ornate looking circular fixtures had large fans above them which circulated the cold air from the ice.”
Description credit John Dunbar:
“The first building in Kansas City to have air conditioning.
There used to be an icehouse next door that moved blocks of ice via a conveyor belt…these ornate looking circular fixtures had large fans above them which circulated the cold air from the ice.”
“The first building in Kansas City to have air conditioning.
There used to be an icehouse next door that moved blocks of ice via a conveyor belt…these ornate looking circular fixtures had large fans above them which circulated the cold air from the ice.”
“The Isis Theatre was where young Walt Disney showed his first animated cartoons in the early 1920s, known as Laugh-O-grams. Accompanying the picture on the theatre organ was KC native Carl Stalling, who later became known at Warner Bros. for his musical accompaniments to their Merrie Melodies and Looney Toons. Disney’s first animation studio was just down the street from the Isis at 31st and Forest in the McConahey Building. A local group, Thank You Walt Disney, bought the building and is raising money to restore it as a museum.”
Well I went through all 82 pages of the pdf. Only the Carolina Theatre was mentioned. There was a street renumbering in 1951, but the Carolina is using the new number. I’m gonna leave this news piece here, in case anyone want to research further. The jewelry store that shared the Catawba Theatre building at one time, which is mentioned.
https://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/hickory-jeweler-decides-to-retire-after-67-years/article_1e742810-47b9-5943-8572-466e2cd25928.html
I posted the link because it is a news story about the theatre with photos. If it had been an unrelated fire, flood or even the demolition of the theatre, it would be relevant to the theatre’s history just the same. I suppose I could have just added the photos to the gallery crediting teh source, and linked to the story under each photo. The above was just easier. Covid will likely push some theatres to possibly never reopen, those stories would be relevant when they happen. Someone had been posting about every temporary Covid closing individually, even though such closings would have been a given across the board. And then would have needed another post to say they had reopened. Do you think I should remove the post? I usually just leave it to the Admins to decide.
Link with spray painted vandalism photos via Twitter.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quentin-tarantinos-theater-vandalized-los-angeles-businesses-1296598?fbclid=IwAR1_fkuPeAH0Rs7fSSPzwLDyqN-UAru6n5xuLXCvUfyalk0vlBvWRAkRphM
1967 photo added via Harald Morgalla. Everything you see is gone…
You are probably correct. Looks like the time frame Hickory was growing. The first link is an 82 page pdf I’ll have to search through later.
https://www.hickorync.gov/sites/default/files/Government/Boards/Historic%20Preservation%20Commisison/Hickory%20Survey%20Update.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina
Announcement of the June 13, 1974 twinning and opening of the Towne Cinema Red and Towne Cinema Blue, from the final night May 30, 1974 print ad of the original Towne Cinema on 7th Avenue, from it’s CT page.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/62557/photos/307061
From the article posted to the gallery courtesy Stephen Leigh.
May 30, 1974 – Ronny Howard, Richard Dreyfuss and Cindy Williams in George Lucas' “American Graffiti”, in it’s 8th month, is the last feature at the Towne Cinema in Calgary, Alberta before the theatre is demolished. Hector Ross of the Towne Cinema: “Some real bomb, that every big theatre chain turned down”. “I didn’t like it, but I knew it was going to do business”. “Graffiti? Hell no. I didn’t like it. I’m 50! What do I need with that stuff?”
Roger Ebert’s 1973 review of “Deep Throat” at the Town Theatre.
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/deep-throat-1973
It was twinned June 13, 1974 when it became the Towne Cinema Red and Towne Cinema Blue. Which should be added as previous names. The twinning grand opening coincided with the closing two weeks earlier of the original Towne Cinema located at 337 7th Avenue S.W., after it’s 8 month run of “American Graffiti”. That original Towne Cinema was then demolished. I am adding a page for that original Towne Cinema, which along with this Towne Cinema Red and Town Cinema Blue were owned by Hector Ross.
June 1970 photo added to gallery credit Susan Jackson Wilson. Rivoli Theatre building on 2nd Street on the far left under the green arrow, behind the Catawba Theatre on Union Square. Page I added for the Catawba Theatre below as well.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/62556
I have removed the photos and comments I posted. The photos were of the Catawba Theatre in Hickory North Carolina, which I will set up a new page for. I researched and found proof of the jewelry store next door and the Rivoli Theatre a block behind it. Sorry for the confusion. This one in Newton did close in the 1950s as originally stated. Today its houses The Dapper Daisy Boutique.
1951 photo added courtesy Sheboygan County Historical Research Center.
1917 photo added courtesy Sheboygan County Historical Research Center. I believe the Unique Theatre is on the left. The Jung Store building down the street was located at 726 N. 8th Street, and matches with the buildings in the link. It is possible the SCHRC got the year wrong, since the Unique is reported as closed prior to that.
https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2019/11/07/sheboygan-history-sheboygan-dry-goods-company/4168560002/
August 1945 V-J Day celebration photo in Getty Images link below.
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/service-people-and-londoners-crowd-in-to-piccadilly-circus-news-photo/80748019?irgwc=1&esource=AFF_GI_IR_TinEye_77643&asid=TinEye&cid=GI&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=TinEye&utm_content=77643
Was showing Adults Only X Rated films in 1979.
Circa 1980 and 1956 photos added courtesy Tom Bollinger. Showed Adults Only films circa 1980. Severn Allen was manager in 1956, per his late son Ken Allen: “He started the Saturday morning kiddie shows in conjunction with the Downtown Merchants Association — essentially low-cost babysitting while the parents shopped. My father was the one who turned Elvis (and Colonel Tom Parker) down. They were working their way to New York where Elvis was scheduled to go on the Ed Sullivan Show. My father had never heard of Elvis, had the theater booked with pictures that week and sent them on their way. When he told the Paramount folks about it on his daily call, they nearly fainted. One of dad’s favorite stories.”
2019 construction photo added credit Jeff Weis.
Additional history courtesy Sandy Collins Walker: “Built about 1913 as Saint John Theater. By 1946 the name had changed to Circus Theater and by 1950, it was no longer operational. The facade has changed over the years.” Owned by J.T. Wilson in 1925, who also owned the Bancroft Theatre at 4307 Troost. Later used as a Salvation Army thrift store circa 1950s-`70. Still standing today as Delta Lab Community Services, with the original roof line peak removed. Multiple images added.
Description credit John Dunbar: “The first building in Kansas City to have air conditioning. There used to be an icehouse next door that moved blocks of ice via a conveyor belt…these ornate looking circular fixtures had large fans above them which circulated the cold air from the ice.”
Description credit John Dunbar: “The first building in Kansas City to have air conditioning. There used to be an icehouse next door that moved blocks of ice via a conveyor belt…these ornate looking circular fixtures had large fans above them which circulated the cold air from the ice.”
Description credit John Dunbar: “The first building in Kansas City to have air conditioning. There used to be an icehouse next door that moved blocks of ice via a conveyor belt…these ornate looking circular fixtures had large fans above them which circulated the cold air from the ice.”
Photos added and description credit John Dunbar.
“The first building in Kansas City to have air conditioning. There used to be an icehouse next door that moved blocks of ice via a conveyor belt…these ornate looking circular fixtures had large fans above them which circulated the cold air from the ice.”
Courtesy Jane Bartholomew:
“The Isis Theatre was where young Walt Disney showed his first animated cartoons in the early 1920s, known as Laugh-O-grams. Accompanying the picture on the theatre organ was KC native Carl Stalling, who later became known at Warner Bros. for his musical accompaniments to their Merrie Melodies and Looney Toons. Disney’s first animation studio was just down the street from the Isis at 31st and Forest in the McConahey Building. A local group, Thank You Walt Disney, bought the building and is raising money to restore it as a museum.”
The Overview photo is 1970 credit Richard Calmes.
1970 photo credit Richard Calmes.