In the 1941 and 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook there is a 200 seat Dream Theatre listed for the town. The Onalaska Theatre is listed in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y.
It could be ‘California Street’ as that maps ok, and it is close to El Camino Real. However in the 1952 edition of Film Daily Yearbook, the Redwood Theatre is listed at California & Montgomery. I can’t seem to map a ‘Montgomery’ in that area.
An article on the Al-Hambra Cinema, by Najwa Najjar, a director/producer film maker who made a 45-minute documentary film “Quintessence of Oblivion” (2001), which tells the story of the cinema: View link
The Tower Cinemas were given this name as in 1865 a navigational light beacon stood on the hill behind the complex. The cinemas stand on the site of a coal mine, which opened in 1825, the first commercial coal mine in Australia.
On the official business card handed to me by the ‘operations manager’, when I was setting up my Cinema Theatre Association visit to New York in November 2007, has the name printed:
Christ United Church – The Palace Cathedral
Here is a view of Adams Street, Monte Vista, CO looking north in 1942. The Granada Theatre is on the left and a comment states the building is still there, but not what its current use is: http://flickr.com/photos/mikerosebery/942362301/
Ken Roe
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Apr 19, 2008 at 9:07 am
Normally, ‘church use’ for a former theatre is considered a good and caring use, and great care is taken to retain the historic elements. There is only one word to describe the plans for the Olympic Theater….‘Gutted’.
A vintage photograph of the Gaumont St. Peter Port in 1949:
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Playing the ABC circuit release in January 1971:
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A May 2008 photograph of the Regent Cinema, Marple:
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In the 1941 and 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook there is a 200 seat Dream Theatre listed for the town. The Onalaska Theatre is listed in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y.
It could be ‘California Street’ as that maps ok, and it is close to El Camino Real. However in the 1952 edition of Film Daily Yearbook, the Redwood Theatre is listed at California & Montgomery. I can’t seem to map a ‘Montgomery’ in that area.
Scroll three-quarters way down on this page for some details (in English) on the Cinema El Dorado:
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Scroll half-way down this page for a photograph and some details (in English) on the Hollywood Cinerama:
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An article on the Al-Hambra Cinema, by Najwa Najjar, a director/producer film maker who made a 45-minute documentary film “Quintessence of Oblivion” (2001), which tells the story of the cinema:
View link
Daytime views of the Harbour Lights Picturehouse:
http://flickr.com/photos/tico24/52455657/
http://flickr.com/photos/walking-distance/4205444/
http://flickr.com/photos/parksy/427117092/
Night-time views:
http://flickr.com/photos/abirkill/375828441/
http://flickr.com/photos/aspender/282554102/
http://flickr.com/photos/garthimage/37751592/
http://flickr.com/photos/fergusmcneill/2380402191/
http://flickr.com/photos/fergusmcneill/2378527288/
http://flickr.com/photos/duncanholley/396693757/
Here is a set of 17 vintage photographs of the Premier/Curzon Cinema, Harringay:
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A set of 18 vintage photographs of the former Ritz Cinema:
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An exterior photograph of the Corn Exchange Theatre in January 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/361626926/
Auditorium in January 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/361626925/
The Tower Cinemas were given this name as in 1865 a navigational light beacon stood on the hill behind the complex. The cinemas stand on the site of a coal mine, which opened in 1825, the first commercial coal mine in Australia.
Two exterior photographs of the Dukes Theatre Cinema:
October 2004:
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August 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/lancashire/1184636416/
On the official business card handed to me by the ‘operations manager’, when I was setting up my Cinema Theatre Association visit to New York in November 2007, has the name printed:
Christ United Church – The Palace Cathedral
A December 2006 photograph of the Sunflower Theatre:
http://flickr.com/photos/25679810@N00/631490448/
Exterior photograph from August 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/88613268@N00/503082772/
Detail on facade:
http://flickr.com/photos/pulp-o-rama/503082666/
An exterior photograph of the Kings Theatre in February 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos//98029370@N00/405999281/
Another view from April 2008:
http://flickr.com/photos/tatraskoda/2409457427/
Details on facade:
http://flickr.com/photos/98029370@N00/405999279/
http://flickr.com/photos/tatraskoda/2410290138/
The New RKO Roxy/RKO Center Theatre/Center Theatre has its own page here:
/theaters/564/
Here is a view of Adams Street, Monte Vista, CO looking north in 1942. The Granada Theatre is on the left and a comment states the building is still there, but not what its current use is:
http://flickr.com/photos/mikerosebery/942362301/
A May 2006 photograph of The Movies:
http://flickr.com/photos//pulp-o-rama/157506252/
Two recent (2007) photographs of the Capitol Theatre building, now in use as a church:
http://flickr.com/photos/rienkmebius/529883162/
http://flickr.com/photos/gerardstolk/561184522/
Normally, ‘church use’ for a former theatre is considered a good and caring use, and great care is taken to retain the historic elements. There is only one word to describe the plans for the Olympic Theater….‘Gutted’.
A vintage postcard view of the Orah Cinema from around the time of opening 1937?:
http://flickr.com/photos/isotype75/2419031485/
The Teatre Goya was ‘En Reformes’ (undergoing refurbishment) in April 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/scalleja/477496563/
Five photographs of the currently closed and restoring Teatre Goya, that I took in April 2008:
Exterior
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2419656974/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2419659472/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2418847707/
Auditorium undergoing restoration/renovation:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2418849679/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2419665088/