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CSWalczak commented about Belcourt Theatre on Oct 6, 2010 at 2:58 am

This theater is the telecasting site for a special nationwide event which will beam a RiffTrax presentation of “House on Haunted Hill with Vincent Price to nearly 500 theaters on October 28, 2010: http://tiny.cc/a4qsi

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CSWalczak commented about Showcase Cinemas in Louisville to be razed on Oct 6, 2010 at 2:37 am

A related article: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Garner Towne Square 10 on Oct 6, 2010 at 2:20 am

This theater has now closed: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Vue Dale Drive-In on Oct 6, 2010 at 12:47 am

The Vue Dale closed for good on October 3, 2010. The property will be sold for redevelopment: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Cort Theater pictures on Oct 5, 2010 at 7:41 pm

I think there may be (perhaps with good reason) some caution about adding theaters on CT that historically have been regarded as functioning exclusively or nearly exclusively as playhouses. I do not know if it is policy, but it seems that for such a theater to be added, there seems to be a need for some evidence that films were shown there for some significant period of time on some sort of regular basis. If memory serves, it took a while for the Belasco in LA to get an entry here, because it seemed doubtful that films were ever shown there until someone apparently found newspaper evidence that they were. I suppose it can be a judgement call; for example, should Chicago’s Civic Opera House be listed because “Windjammer” was shown there? It isn’t listed at present. The question may be: “How often and how frequently does a theater need to function as a cinema before it can be listed here? ” Perhaps a moderator might care to comment.

It is just a guess, but in the case of the Cort, its performance history could have been checked by using newspapers and theater journals, yearbooks, and film exhibition publications. It may also be that the moderators feel that that it is preferable to wait until is clear that a theater was used to show movies rather than allowing an entry and waiting until someone could show that it did not.

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CSWalczak commented about Cort Theater pictures on Oct 5, 2010 at 11:58 am

On this page there is another clickable picture: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Cort Theater pictures on Oct 5, 2010 at 11:52 am

There is one on this page (third row); click on it to enlarge: http://chicagopc.info/entertainment_theatres.htm

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CSWalczak commented about Reeves Theatre & Cafe on Oct 5, 2010 at 12:54 am

A donations jug that had been on a local bookstore’s counter that had been placed there to collect money to help restore the Reeves was recently stolen: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Guild Theatre on Oct 5, 2010 at 12:50 am

The lease offer made by Katie Taylor’s group, Opera Theater Oregon (see above) has been rejected by the Guild Theatre’s owner: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater on Oct 4, 2010 at 4:40 pm

The title, according to its Library of Congress entry is officially “Fox: The Last Word – The Story of the World’s Finest Theater”. It is indeed a wonderful book, but out-of-print and not easy to find. Amazon occasionally has a few used copies, but they are rarely less than $200 and sometimes have sold for over a $1,000. It is truly a collector’s item.

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CSWalczak commented about Canaltown Cinema on Oct 4, 2010 at 4:28 pm

This theater will be reopening on October 15, 2010 as the Canaltown Cinema: http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=185302

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CSWalczak commented about Single Screen theater for sale near Dayton on Oct 4, 2010 at 2:30 pm

It is most likely the Englewood Cinema located in a shopping center in Englewood, OH. There might be more of a response if there was some contact information.

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CSWalczak commented about Majestic Theater on Oct 4, 2010 at 3:43 am

After eighty-four years, the theater closed on October 3, 2010:
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CSWalczak commented about Holly Theater on Oct 4, 2010 at 2:20 am

According the information on this page: View link the address is 104 N. Saginaw St. Perhaps Maple was renamed at some point.

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CSWalczak commented about Holly Theater on Oct 4, 2010 at 2:07 am

Some pictures of the former Holly Theater can be seen on this page by clicking on the “Show Photos” tab: View link. It houses (or at least once housed) a model railroad club.

According the information on this page, this theater was also once known as the Liberty, and that the street address was 104 Maple St. Holly’s zip code is 44842.

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CSWalczak commented about AMC Classic Owasso 12 on Oct 2, 2010 at 8:39 pm

Showplex intends to add two screens to this theater: View link

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CSWalczak commented about St. Michael Cinema on Oct 2, 2010 at 2:17 pm

A picture of the theater: View link

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CSWalczak commented about St. Michael Cinema on Oct 2, 2010 at 2:10 pm

This theater appears to have at least temporarily closed due to the bankruptcy of the division of CineMagic that owns the theater. No times are listed for any movie showings, and the theater’s name no longer appears in the pull-down menu on the CineMagic website, although the theater is mentioned under the SXHD tab. There us an article about the bankruptcy filing here: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Soundview Cinemas on Oct 2, 2010 at 9:31 am

They are the owners of Cablevision Systems Corporation; Clearview Cinemas is owned by Cablevision.

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CSWalczak commented about Avalon Theatre on Oct 2, 2010 at 8:16 am

An article about the experience of going to the theater: View link

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CSWalczak commented about New art cinema opening in Coral Gables on Oct 2, 2010 at 7:50 am

An additional article: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Granite City Cinema on Oct 2, 2010 at 7:45 am

The theater seems to be struggling a bit: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Orpheum Theatre on Oct 2, 2010 at 2:34 am

There is more about the Orpheum here: http://utahtheaters.info/TheaterMain.asp?ID=170

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CSWalczak commented about Loew's Pitkin Theatre on Oct 1, 2010 at 10:03 pm

The NY Times posted a correction to the article I posted above on October 1; the reporter told me that the erroneous information was given to her by the architect of the redevelopment project.

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CSWalczak commented about Trenton Cinema on Oct 1, 2010 at 11:20 am

This theater is now under new ownership and has been renamed the Trenton Cinema: View link