The address should be 219 E. Aspen Avenue. The entrance to the former theatre is now Fossil Tatoo. Apartments are on the second floor. A closeup photo of the current building shows “Majestic 1910”.
The Boston Theatre is listed at this address (38 Centre Avenue NW) in a 1915 Roanoke city directory. (see photo section)
This National Register of Historic Places document states the following:
“The first black theatre, the Boston Theatre, was located at 38 Centre Avenue in 1915. This became the Hampton Theatre in 1918, with A.J. Oliver and A.F. Brooks listed in a newspaper announcement as developers. The Hampton Theatre became known as the Virginia Theatre in the 1930s and operated into the 1960s before being demolished.”
The document also mentions a Strand Theatre:
“The Strand Theatre was constructed at 109 Henry Street in 1922-1923 by Albert F. Brooks and C. Tiffany Tolliver, members of the same corporation that owned the Hampton Theatre”.
The address given for the Virginian Theatre in a 1915 Roanoke city directory is 305 South Jefferson. Also, a caption included with a photo of the Virginian Theatre states that the Virginian Theatre was located between the Bijou (303 S. Jefferson) and Comet (307 S. Jefferson) theatres.
I uploaded an ad dated August 10, 1914. The ad states that the theatre will reopen after being closed for one week since 1911 for repairs. I would assume that means the Roanoke Theatre has been in operation since at least 1911.
This one did open in 1915 but it opened as the Claudia Theatre. The Claudia Theatre was later renamed Rialto and then New Rialto before becoming the Gem Theatre.
The Apollo was built in 1949. The building is currently under renovation. And the address should be 308 W. Emma Avenue. Here is the Facebook page for the Apollo to monitor the progress.
There must have been two Macon theatres in Franklin, North Carolina. The first one opened on February 2, 1929. The second and larger Macon Theatre opened on January 28, 1940.
The architect for the second theatre was Norman F. Stambaugh of Atlanta, Georgia. Apparently the larger theatre replaced the earlier theatre. The information on this page is most likely combining the two theatres.
The limestone building at 44 Main Street was home to John Judd’s foundry beginning in 1850; here Judd manufactured the first iron plows in New York State and later produced iron building parts. The building was purchased in 1907 by Miss Catherine Roseboom and was later presented to the village on November 11th, 1907, on the 129th anniversary of the Cherry Valley massacre. The second floor housed a movie theater and dance hall until 1958; the building remained in use as the Village Hall until 2008. In 2009 Cherry Valley Artworks began renovation of the historic building, focusing first on the Star Theater. In 2010, Artworks hosted its first public event in the theater, and offerings grew in 2011 to include films, concerts, and a reading. When renovation is complete, the former foundry will serve as a community arts center and gathering place, with classroom and exhibit space to complement performances and other events in the Star Theater.
The address should be 219 E. Aspen Avenue. The entrance to the former theatre is now Fossil Tatoo. Apartments are on the second floor. A closeup photo of the current building shows “Majestic 1910”.
This one was advertising in November of 1916.
The Boston Theatre is listed at this address (38 Centre Avenue NW) in a 1915 Roanoke city directory. (see photo section)
This National Register of Historic Places document states the following:
“The first black theatre, the Boston Theatre, was located at 38 Centre Avenue in 1915. This became the Hampton Theatre in 1918, with A.J. Oliver and A.F. Brooks listed in a newspaper announcement as developers. The Hampton Theatre became known as the Virginia Theatre in the 1930s and operated into the 1960s before being demolished.”
The document also mentions a Strand Theatre:
“The Strand Theatre was constructed at 109 Henry Street in 1922-1923 by Albert F. Brooks and C. Tiffany Tolliver, members of the same corporation that owned the Hampton Theatre”.
The address given for the Virginian Theatre in a 1915 Roanoke city directory is 305 South Jefferson. Also, a caption included with a photo of the Virginian Theatre states that the Virginian Theatre was located between the Bijou (303 S. Jefferson) and Comet (307 S. Jefferson) theatres.
I uploaded an ad dated August 10, 1914. The ad states that the theatre will reopen after being closed for one week since 1911 for repairs. I would assume that means the Roanoke Theatre has been in operation since at least 1911.
This one did open in 1915 but it opened as the Claudia Theatre. The Claudia Theatre was later renamed Rialto and then New Rialto before becoming the Gem Theatre.
The Apollo was built in 1949. The building is currently under renovation. And the address should be 308 W. Emma Avenue. Here is the Facebook page for the Apollo to monitor the progress.
This one opened June 24, 1964.
This one opened on November 17, 2016.
A 1926 Zeigler, IL. business directory gives an address of 108 Oak Street for the Empire theatre.
There must have been two Macon theatres in Franklin, North Carolina. The first one opened on February 2, 1929. The second and larger Macon Theatre opened on January 28, 1940.
The architect for the second theatre was Norman F. Stambaugh of Atlanta, Georgia. Apparently the larger theatre replaced the earlier theatre. The information on this page is most likely combining the two theatres.
This one originally opened on October 13, 1929.
This one opened on December 9, 1922 as the Tunxis Theatre.
This one opened on May 24, 1926. Ad uploaded.
This one was located on North Main Street.
The following information comes from the Cherry Valley Artworks website.
The limestone building at 44 Main Street was home to John Judd’s foundry beginning in 1850; here Judd manufactured the first iron plows in New York State and later produced iron building parts. The building was purchased in 1907 by Miss Catherine Roseboom and was later presented to the village on November 11th, 1907, on the 129th anniversary of the Cherry Valley massacre. The second floor housed a movie theater and dance hall until 1958; the building remained in use as the Village Hall until 2008. In 2009 Cherry Valley Artworks began renovation of the historic building, focusing first on the Star Theater. In 2010, Artworks hosted its first public event in the theater, and offerings grew in 2011 to include films, concerts, and a reading. When renovation is complete, the former foundry will serve as a community arts center and gathering place, with classroom and exhibit space to complement performances and other events in the Star Theater.
This one opened in 1910 as the Orpheum Theatre. The building was demolished around 1974.
This one opened on August 11, 1913.
Here is an article about the Pontotoc Drive-In dated June 28, 1998. The drive-in was still open at that time.
Operated from 1914 until its closing in October of 1956.
This one first opened to the general public on September 9, 1947.
This one opened on May 23, 1951.
Opening ad for October 1, 1929.
This one opened on October 1, 1929.
There were two Dime theatres. The first theatre was on West Alder Street and the second theatre was on West Main Street.