Address was 58 W. Church Street. Confirmed Demolished by the Fayette County Historical Society/Abel Colley Tavern & Museum. Shop n' Save is now on the former theatre site.
“Imp” was reportedly the local nickname for the Imperial Theatre.
1918 auditorium photo added credit Fayette County Historical Society/Abel Colley Tavern & Museum.
2010 article with circa 1929 photo.
Eddie Darling in “The Rainbow Man”, which was a pre-code musical drama film.
Added to gallery with credit in case link goes dead.
Facebook album with 51 photos of the Glenwood Theatre’s final days in 2000, and 10 November 2000 demolition photos in the 2nd album. Credit Brad Moore.
Confirmed Demolished. Was located on Market Street between the bridge over Coxes Creek and the current Post Office that fronts Main Street. It flooded in March 1955 due to high water. Additional images added credit and courtesy Rockwood Historical Society.
Roof Garden Drive-In was still in operation in 1975 when “Death Race 2000” played there. Multiple locals recall being there in the `60s and when “MAS*H” was released in 1970.
It was on old Route 219 which is Route 601 today, which is aslo N. Center Avenue.
Address was 58 W. Church Street. Confirmed Demolished by the Fayette County Historical Society/Abel Colley Tavern & Museum. Shop n' Save is now on the former theatre site.
So Forest Theatre name should be removed, and Showcase Theatre should replace it as the last name it operated as a theatre as.
“Imp” was reportedly the local nickname for the Imperial Theatre. 1918 auditorium photo added credit Fayette County Historical Society/Abel Colley Tavern & Museum.
Circa 1954 beachside marquee photo added, credit & courtesy Lauren Jaeger Mikalov.
1915 photo.
1924 photo added courtesy David Crowell.
2010 article with circa 1929 photo. Eddie Darling in “The Rainbow Man”, which was a pre-code musical drama film. Added to gallery with credit in case link goes dead.
https://alextimes.com/2010/03/out-of-the-attic-richmond-theater/
Circa December 1973 photo added credit Brad Moore.
Facebook album with 51 photos of the Glenwood Theatre’s final days in 2000, and 10 November 2000 demolition photos in the 2nd album. Credit Brad Moore.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.163294887092839&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.163298607092467&type=3
History of the Pollard from it’s official website includes 3 photos.
http://www.thepollard.org/secondary.php?section=2&catid=2
October 10, 1960 closing notice as Morse Theatre added courtesy William Wyllie.
Wendy L. Paradise owned it as Franklin Cinema 123 in the `80s.
1936 IDOT Collection photo. Can be enlarged within the link.
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/uic_idot/id/552
Official website and Facebook page for The Ritz of Shawnee.
https://ritzshawnee.com/?fbclid=IwAR3pNPfqzS91pavueihQocGRcfThEb-cVoafit-1zXiPS4VEe3xYuc1H35A
https://www.facebook.com/theritzofshawnee/?tn-str=k*F
Address was 205 E. Main Street.
No current street view available.
Additional images added.
Multiple images added.
1937 photo added credit Ron Henderson Collection.
Multiple images added.
1974 photo credit Ron Henderson Collection.
1945 exterior photo added credit Ron Henderson Collection.
1947 Grand Opening photo added credit Ron Henderson Collection.
Confirmed Demolished.
Was located on Market Street between the bridge over Coxes Creek and the current Post Office that fronts Main Street.
It flooded in March 1955 due to high water.
Additional images added credit and courtesy Rockwood Historical Society.
Vintage Aerial link with 1968 photo.
https://vintageaerial.com/photos/pennsylvania/somerset/1968/PSO/2/6
Vintage Aerial link with additional history by J Wald, whose father was the projectionist.
https://vintageaerial.com/photos/illinois/tazewell/1980/MTA/31/8
Roof Garden Drive-In was still in operation in 1975 when “Death Race 2000” played there. Multiple locals recall being there in the `60s and when “MAS*H” was released in 1970. It was on old Route 219 which is Route 601 today, which is aslo N. Center Avenue.
You can zoom in and around the Overview photo in below link.
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-4f1f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99