Uploaded a photo from February showing damage to the facade after a wind storm. There is actually a hole. I presume that the entire surface will be checked in addition to repairing the damage. But the scaffolding went up in February so they’re taking their own sweet time. Guess they want it done before the next hurricane.
The marquee suffered damage during a wind storm yesterday. Portions fell to the ground but no one was injured. The age of the structure was also a factor. The fire marshals will inspect the building to see if it is sound. The Boulton has been closed since the beginning of the pandemic. Will this be the end for the venue?
The theatre was created in a former store by G.F. Hesselgrove. Showings were usually Wednesdays and Thursdays. It has been reported that lights in the town dimmed when movies were shown because of limited power.
The projector had too long a focal length for the building so a box was added to the northern side to house it. That “box” is visible in the photo I’ve uploaded.
August update, such as it is. There is a trench on the side of the building leading up to the pile of dirt on the Montauk Highway side of the building. I didn’t notice it previously.
So if adults are 45 cents and children under 12 accompanied by parents are free, what is the admission price for unaccompanied children at any age and those over 12 who are accompanied? Do they define an adult as being over 12? Also, one can assume that there is a seating area for individuals who did not come by car (or who choose not to sit in their cars).
In the Facebook page Bowling Green Then and Now it was stated that the Riverside closed in 1985 and demolished in 1995 and a shopping center built. I’ve uploaded a photo of the pylon which accompanied this posting.
Uploaded image of a news article reporting that the screen was destroyed by fire on July 7, 1968. It was replaced in weeks. Found this on the Facebook page Bowling Green Then and Now.
Uploaded a photo of the Bentley (not sure which one), a 1938 ad from The Mountain Eagle and the February 1947 announcement of the fire which wiped out the, then, Neon, and the entire block from The Mountain Eagle.
I’ve come upon a source that indicates that Neon had three theatres over the years. From the comment above there was a Neon in 1925. I came upon an ad for a Bentley in 1938. Perhaps the Neon had been renamed as an earlier comment suggests. My source said the Bentley, which often played westerns, was destroyed by fire in 1944. Also confirmed by an earlier comment.
Then a new theatre was built. My contention is it was called the Neon because I have come upon a headline in The Mountain Eagle from February 1947 which indicates that there was a disastrous fire that wiped out an entire block which contained the Neon Theatre. The Neon which appears in the images above is, therefore, the final one which opened approximately in 1949.
The theatre was located on the second floor of the Recreation Building, a photo of which I’ve uploaded. The building no longer exists.
Uploaded a photo from February showing damage to the facade after a wind storm. There is actually a hole. I presume that the entire surface will be checked in addition to repairing the damage. But the scaffolding went up in February so they’re taking their own sweet time. Guess they want it done before the next hurricane.
It is/was Ripley.
The marquee suffered damage during a wind storm yesterday. Portions fell to the ground but no one was injured. The age of the structure was also a factor. The fire marshals will inspect the building to see if it is sound. The Boulton has been closed since the beginning of the pandemic. Will this be the end for the venue?
Uploaded an ad for the McRoberts with its June 1938 schedule which appeared in a Neon, Kentucky newspaper.
The theatre was created in a former store by G.F. Hesselgrove. Showings were usually Wednesdays and Thursdays. It has been reported that lights in the town dimmed when movies were shown because of limited power.
The projector had too long a focal length for the building so a box was added to the northern side to house it. That “box” is visible in the photo I’ve uploaded.
Uploaded a current photo of the entrance to the theater and a 1907 image of the entire building in which it is housed.
Uploaded 1941 photo of the Little Theatre.
Uploaded an August 1946 ad from the Brooklyn Eagle.
In 2018 a small second auditorium seating 43 was created dubbed “The Roxy” in honor of the town’s first theatre.
The lease will be up by the time they finish.
I have uploaded a painting of the Haymond Theatre and a 1971 photograph of the complex in which it was located.
Only film I ever saw there was a revival of Gone With the Wind. And true to the name the marquee signboard had blown off in a windstorm.
August update, such as it is. There is a trench on the side of the building leading up to the pile of dirt on the Montauk Highway side of the building. I didn’t notice it previously.
Exterior and interior shots of the theatre in the Hallmark movie The Journey Ahead.
Uploaded a photo as the Diamond from the WKU Library Special Collections.
So if adults are 45 cents and children under 12 accompanied by parents are free, what is the admission price for unaccompanied children at any age and those over 12 who are accompanied? Do they define an adult as being over 12? Also, one can assume that there is a seating area for individuals who did not come by car (or who choose not to sit in their cars).
In the Facebook page Bowling Green Then and Now it was stated that the Riverside closed in 1985 and demolished in 1995 and a shopping center built. I’ve uploaded a photo of the pylon which accompanied this posting.
Uploaded image of a news article reporting that the screen was destroyed by fire on July 7, 1968. It was replaced in weeks. Found this on the Facebook page Bowling Green Then and Now.
Uploaded an image of a 1921 ad in the Park City Daily News for the State.
ridethetrain owners the same as South Bay? It’s doomed. South Bay has been “under renovation” since 2017.
In May 2022 the owner said he would reopen. This has not yet happened.
Uploaded a photo of the Bentley (not sure which one), a 1938 ad from The Mountain Eagle and the February 1947 announcement of the fire which wiped out the, then, Neon, and the entire block from The Mountain Eagle.
I’ve come upon a source that indicates that Neon had three theatres over the years. From the comment above there was a Neon in 1925. I came upon an ad for a Bentley in 1938. Perhaps the Neon had been renamed as an earlier comment suggests. My source said the Bentley, which often played westerns, was destroyed by fire in 1944. Also confirmed by an earlier comment.
Then a new theatre was built. My contention is it was called the Neon because I have come upon a headline in The Mountain Eagle from February 1947 which indicates that there was a disastrous fire that wiped out an entire block which contained the Neon Theatre. The Neon which appears in the images above is, therefore, the final one which opened approximately in 1949.
Uploaded an image from the May 15, 1924 Dodge City Journal in which an ad for the Beeson (and the Crown) appears.