LOUB: Thanks for posting the Niagara Gazette site as the article and photos were interesting. I would like to see an exterior photo and good luck to all those involved with the project.
Lou and richsaff: Thanks for the verbal tour of the Paramount that was once in Nashville. I just went back and viewed some photos posted by Jack and was reminded again that this theatre was an EBERSON theatre which makes demolition an even harder pill to swallow.
I just came upon an article in a magazine called Lake Wylie Living and a featured article called The Spirit of Sylvia. The actual structure is over 100 years old and has been home to everything from a hardware store to a teacher’s supply warehouse but current Sylvia Theater owner Paul Finnican has taken careful steps to preserve its rich history while keeping pace with the city’s ascent toward something unmistakably modern. Finnican is a New York transplant and is a resident of Charlotte. He purchased the Sylvia Theater in 2001 after randomly stumbling across it during a business meeting in York SC. So began a 10 month renovation punctuated by weekend trips with his wife and two young sons.
Well, I couldn’t help notice this theatre in Mexia TX listed under recent comments and realize this is the same Mexia TX that one Anna Nicole Smith was from!
Thanks for the informative newsletter. My thoughts are with the Owosso Community Players and their gallant efforts to bring back this theatre after a devastating fire.
Having lived in South FL for over 30 years I can relate to 2 words in the above post…….“heavy humidity”. Nice to read that Key West did have another theatre on the opposite side of Duval Street though it is now “a store”.
I don’t know about it being haunted, but there certainly is no renovation being done, to date, to this theatre. I was in Shelby NC over the weekend and a marquee has been erected called the Don Gibson Theatre yet when I walked underneath the marquee it was peeling and in need of TLC though most of the small lights were along the edge of the marquee were there. The lobby was a neglected mess and the theatre didn’t look like anyone had entered its doors in recent days/months/years! BTW, Don Gibson is a deceased country music singer from Shelby NC so maybe he is haunting the theatre.
A gym would have bleacher seats, but to turn this space back into a theatre space the original or theatre like seats need to be purchased or brought back.
This is the first theatre that I’ve found on CT that was also a skating rink!
LOUB: Thanks for posting the Niagara Gazette site as the article and photos were interesting. I would like to see an exterior photo and good luck to all those involved with the project.
Hopefully Tim will be able to fill in the blanks via my email address. Thanks for the info you did provide though as you both have Regent memories.
Lou and richsaff: Thanks for the verbal tour of the Paramount that was once in Nashville. I just went back and viewed some photos posted by Jack and was reminded again that this theatre was an EBERSON theatre which makes demolition an even harder pill to swallow.
Paul: Do you or Tim know if the clock is for sale and still in the Dunkirk area?
Was the clock lighted in an art deco style and hung in the lobby?
Is the Leeds Jewelers clock for sale? If so, please let me know where it is located as I’d love to see it and meet the current owner. My email is
I just came upon an article in a magazine called Lake Wylie Living and a featured article called The Spirit of Sylvia. The actual structure is over 100 years old and has been home to everything from a hardware store to a teacher’s supply warehouse but current Sylvia Theater owner Paul Finnican has taken careful steps to preserve its rich history while keeping pace with the city’s ascent toward something unmistakably modern. Finnican is a New York transplant and is a resident of Charlotte. He purchased the Sylvia Theater in 2001 after randomly stumbling across it during a business meeting in York SC. So began a 10 month renovation punctuated by weekend trips with his wife and two young sons.
Well, I couldn’t help notice this theatre in Mexia TX listed under recent comments and realize this is the same Mexia TX that one Anna Nicole Smith was from!
Yes, grander than before!
Thanks for the informative newsletter. My thoughts are with the Owosso Community Players and their gallant efforts to bring back this theatre after a devastating fire.
Having lived in South FL for over 30 years I can relate to 2 words in the above post…….“heavy humidity”. Nice to read that Key West did have another theatre on the opposite side of Duval Street though it is now “a store”.
Such a shame that this theatre didn’t remain a theatre rather than another Walgreens. Was this the only theatre in Key West?
We’d all like to see a photo of the Falls.
Great photo of a beautiful theatre exterior.
Lost Memory: Couldn’t view the photo when clicking on the word HERE.
This theatre has historical value and should be restored though it is sad history resulting in the death of President Kennedy.
Wonderful Alaskan sunset photo with the lighted 4th Avenue marquee.
It’s always fun to see and read about this quaint PA small town theatre. The summer photo with the flower boxes is just plain quaintness at its best.
I don’t know about it being haunted, but there certainly is no renovation being done, to date, to this theatre. I was in Shelby NC over the weekend and a marquee has been erected called the Don Gibson Theatre yet when I walked underneath the marquee it was peeling and in need of TLC though most of the small lights were along the edge of the marquee were there. The lobby was a neglected mess and the theatre didn’t look like anyone had entered its doors in recent days/months/years! BTW, Don Gibson is a deceased country music singer from Shelby NC so maybe he is haunting the theatre.
The 1930’s photo of the Byrd with its vertical sign and beautiful marquee is not what is there now which is a shame.
A very sad commentary on an historical building.
This is a very sad commentary on an historical building.
Amen…end of theatre story!
A gym would have bleacher seats, but to turn this space back into a theatre space the original or theatre like seats need to be purchased or brought back.