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50sSNIPES commented about Rainbow Theater on Sep 29, 2021 at 2:56 pm

Opened On December 23, 1930 With Charles Ruggles In “Queen High”, Along With A Comedy Titled “A Golf Specialist” And A Fox Movietone Newsreel.

It Was Closed In June 1953 After A Lawsuit Under A Writ Of Attachment In A Suit Filed By Walter Brennan Against Frank And Bernice McCully. Brennan Sued For More Than $10,000 He Said That It Was Due On Notes Given To Him By McCully To Cover Rent. Brennan Remodeled The Theater And Leased It To McCully In 1950, Who IS Associated With A Housing Construction Company In Las Vegas, Nevada.

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50sSNIPES commented about Pelican Theatre on Sep 29, 2021 at 10:12 am

Opened On January 17, 1929 with the following: Performances by the Mosconi Brothers including 15 assisting artists including Dorothy Van Alst and Berna Doyle, Elsie & Paulsen in “Flashes Of The North”, Roscoe Ates and Dorothy Darling in “Who? Me!”, Lester Crawford in “A Smile Or Two”, Helen Broderick in “The Trial Of Mary Dugan” (part of the “The Sad Case Of Mary Dugan” series, and the first attraction: Colleen Moore in “Synthetic Sin”.

The Pelican Was Also Equipped With An Orchestra And A Warlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Played By Rex Stratton Who Attended The University Of Oregon At Eugene Earlier Before His Carrier.

The Pelican is equipped with an 11 Sturtevant air conditioner with a capacity of 46,000 cubic feet of air, 8ft4in high, 7ft8in long, and 6ft3in wide. It casts from a 72in American Radiator company ventor which is a bank of pipes filled with steam. After heating, it passes through a Sturtevant Type H Air Washer. The main theatre building’s basement where the heating and washing coils are located through a concrete plentum, which is a passage chamber. The theater’s metal ducts carry the air to grill from the main floor and to a semi-mushroom system of 165 air inlets inside. All fans were driven by Fairbanks Morse ball-bearing motors, and individual steal radiators, a Number 2 durectly connected Sturlevant fan keeps the air fresh in restrooms and smoking rooms. There is a lot of other information about the air conditioners in this theater but I decided to cut it short a little.

The electric sign (done by the Electrical Products Corporation, owners of the original presents of Calude Neon)’s measurements were 15x46ft and was an estimate cost towards $6,000. In technicolor, it is neon gas, elusive and a misunderstood product of natures own atmosphere were used in three different colors: red, orange, and blue. The “Pelican” letters were 24in in height, done in red, and the “Poole’s” and “Theatre” were also worked out in red flexiume characters half-a-yard tall. The Pelican himself under whose broad wings the theatre sails is enhanced by orange neon, with the borders attractively complete the color scheme in blue neon.

Inside, there are 11,540ft of cable and rope used backstage which covers over 2 miles), and the stage floor is sanded and as highly finished of top grade maple wood and fir, built on concrete base. 1400yds of draperies were used throughout the house, and the motif is red in the auditorium. The balcony is 82ft across the facade and 54ft in depth. 13 rows of chairs and 4 rows of loges with a capacity of 626 in total as of its opening. Each row is separated platform long enough for complete comfort even though the theatre patron is a member of a “Long Fellow’s Club”. The asbestos curtains were weigh 1,200 pounds.

San Francisco native M. J. Reid, part of the architectural form of the Reid Brothers there, designed the Pelican, and is listed as one of the greatest architects in the USA, who started his Klamath Falls services for the building of the “New” Klamath Theatre in 1894.

A guy simply named as H. W. Poole, is the president and controlling stockholder of the Pelican. He has been in the theater business since 1919. He made it into Klamath Falls on December 23, 1910 while seeking a place to make his house. After getting into the business in 1919, he built and opened the Liberty Theatre. Later on October 1, 1920, he opened up the Chiloquin Theatre, and would later complete the Pine Tree Theatre on April 8, 1925. He struck his next project, and the answer is the Pelican.

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50sSNIPES commented about Tower Theatre on Sep 29, 2021 at 9:01 am

Opened On April 25, 1941 With Chester Morris In “Thunder Afloat” And William Boyd In “Border Vigilantes”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Auburn Theatre on Sep 29, 2021 at 8:43 am

Closed In 1964.

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50sSNIPES commented about Twinkle Star Drive-In on Sep 29, 2021 at 8:43 am

Closed In 1962.

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50sSNIPES commented about Dale Drive-In on Sep 29, 2021 at 8:38 am

Opened In January 1952, Once Closed In 1972, Reopened In 1977, Closed For The Final Time On March 4, 1986 With “Basic Training” And “Weekend Pass” As Its Last Films.

There Is Also A Shotgun Incident That Took Place In September 1974.

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50sSNIPES commented about Dixie Theatre on Sep 25, 2021 at 7:56 pm

Closed In September 1962.

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50sSNIPES commented about Brooksville Twin Theater on Sep 25, 2021 at 7:53 pm

The 400-Capacity (200 Seats For Each Screen) Brooksville Twin Began Construction On August 1, 1976. After Being Constructed, Floyd Theatres First Operated The Theater And Opened The Twin To The Public On May 19, 1977.

Throughout Its History, The Brooksville Twin Was Operated By Floyd Theatres, Cobb Theatres, And Carmike Cinemas.

The Twin Closed Its Doors For The Final Time In September 2000, Which Occurred During The First Week Of The Month.

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50sSNIPES commented about 41 Drive-In on Sep 25, 2021 at 7:33 pm

First Opened As The Brookville Drive-In In 1951, Renamed The 41 Drive-In In 1957, And Closed On May 26, 1986 With “Wildcats” As Its Last Film.

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50sSNIPES commented about Gentry Theatre on Sep 25, 2021 at 3:30 pm

The Flint Theatre Name Was Dropped During The Week of May 30, 1946 To Become The New Gentry Theatre After A May 2, 1946 Plan.

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50sSNIPES commented about Apollo Theater on Sep 25, 2021 at 10:59 am

The Actual Opening Date Is September 29, 1949 With Jack Carson In “It’s A Great Feeling” And Gary Cooper In “Task Force” Along With A Cartoon And A Grantland Rice Sportlight.

During Its Last Years Beginning From The Early 1970s Until 1975, It Screened X-Rated Films. It Ended Its X-Rated Runs Because Of One Film, Which Were Seized By The Springdale Police Department On July 15, 1975, And The Answer Is “Touch Me”. The Film Was Later Delivered To Washington County Prosecutor Mahlon Gibson Who Had Determined If Charges Will Be Filed And Against Whom They Would Be Filed. The Owner, J. T. Hitt Of Bentonville, And The Projectionist, Boyd Stricklen Of Springdale, Were Arrested And Later Announced That The 2 Were Pleaded Guilty (Originally Not Guilty) On October 30, 1975 In The Washington County Court In Fayetteville To Charges Of Exhibiting The Obscene Film. Circuit Judge Maupin Cummings Fined Hitt And Stricklen $2,000 Each, Suspending All But $500 Of The Fine For Hitt And $250 For Stricklen, And Sentenced Each 2 Years In Prison. Cummings Also Ordered That The Apollo Theater Which Showed X-Rated Films To Close Its Doors For The Final Time Or To Begin Showing Family Films Or First/Second-Run Films. A Report Says That The Apollo Has Been Closed, Abandoned Since October 13, 1975. A Similar Incident Occurred In Kansas City, Missouri And Had Leased It For One Week.

The Theater Closed Its Doors For The Final Time At That Point And Was Later Placed On Sale.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ozark Drive-In on Sep 24, 2021 at 10:54 pm

I can image the shape pretty often that it may look a little dense. To the tip of my brain, I can actually find that the road taking that way to the forest mentions the entrance and exit. The entire trace might be a little thick but I’m not sure yet, but luckily we can hope we can reveal it soon.

Information about the Ozark is very tricky to find. I knew that it was demolished in the 1980s, because it was super faded out in a 1994 aerial view which demonstrates extremely faded traces in a B&W photo, but a little bit rumored than what I was expected earlier.

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50sSNIPES commented about Grove Drive-In on Sep 24, 2021 at 10:21 pm

The Grove Drive-In Wasn’t Even Opened In 1949 Nor Wasn’t Even Known As The 71 Drive-In.

The 71 Drive-In Kennerado’s Talking About Is The 71 In Fayetteville, Which Has Its Own CinemaTreasures Page.

The Grove Drive-In Is The Only Name Throughout Its History And It Opened Way Later Than That.

Construction Began In 1962, And The Grove Drive-In Opened Its Gates On June 7, 1963 With A Double Repackaging Feature: The 1958 Andy Griffith Film “No Time For Sergeants” And The 1961 Debbie Reynolds Film “The Second Time Around”, With No Selected Short Subjects.

Yeah I Made Mistakes Sometimes… Whoops!

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50sSNIPES commented about Seminole Theatre on Sep 23, 2021 at 5:37 pm

The Seminole Theatre Closed In Early 1957 As A Mainstream Movie House. The Theater Then Later Reopened As The “Seminole Gospel Auditorium” (Which Still Sometimes Retaining Its Seminole Theatre Name) That June, And Believe It Or Not, Christian Films Began Screening There.

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50sSNIPES commented about Palace Theatre on Sep 23, 2021 at 5:23 pm

Closed On August 23, 1956.

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50sSNIPES commented about Alcazar Theater on Sep 23, 2021 at 4:42 pm

Opened In August 1911, Closed In May 1959.

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50sSNIPES commented about Sumter Drive-In on Sep 23, 2021 at 1:27 pm

Opened On April 5, 1953 With “Son Of Paleface”, And Was Closed On January 26, 1986 With “Jagged Edge” And “The Karate Kid” As Its Last Films (Although Advertisements Appear Until February 2, 1986 But Says It Was Not Available). According To The Tampa Tribute, They Closed It For A Reason. They Said That They Cannot Compete With The Growth Of Media And The Decreasing Population Of Moviegoers, Especially At The Sumter. An Another Possible Reason Why It Closed Is Because On Ticket Pricing Concerns. However, The Traces And The Pathway Still Remains In The Theater’s Site.

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50sSNIPES commented about Gem Theater on Sep 23, 2021 at 8:31 am

Closed On September 1, 1957.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ritz Theatre on Sep 23, 2021 at 8:29 am

First Known As The Ernada Theatre Which Opened Its Doors On February 5, 1924. Sound Was Installed On April 8, 1929. The Theater Changed Its Name To The Ritz Theatre In 1936. It Was Closed In December 1965.

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50sSNIPES commented about Bartow Mall Twin on Sep 22, 2021 at 10:27 pm

Yes, This Theater Is First Known As The “Trans-Lux Inflight Cine”, And It Opened On July 11, 1968 With “Green Berets”. It Changed Its Name To The “Bartow Mall Cinema” In 1974, And Was Twinned On May 27, 1978, Renaming As The Bartow Mall Twin (Some People Liked To Call It The Bartow Mall Cinemas I & II).

The Theater Due To The Partial Burning Of The Mall, The Last Advertisements According To The Tampa Tribune Before The Bartow Mall Fire Were Delivered On April 30, 1981. The Final Films That Were Screened Before The Fire Were “Coal Miner’s Daughter” At Screen 1 And “The Devil And Max Devilin” At Screen 2.

The Burning Of The Mall Is Actually Caused By The Owner Of The Mall, 25-Year-Old Joseph H. Deutsch Of Lakeland (890 Birch Lane), Who Was Later Arrested That June 24th By The Polk County Sheriff’s Office For A Charge With 2 Counts Of Second-Degree Arson, For Spilling A Flammable Liquid In A Restaurant Adjacent To The Mall, Destroying Some Businesses And 19 Other Stores, Estimating Over $1,000,000 Of Damage. The Fire Did Not Affect The Theater. Joseph Was Taken To Polk County Jail With A $20,000 Bond. He Was Later Reported That He Was Released On Bail.

And Believe It Or Not Right After Almost 2 Years, The Bartow Mall Twin Briefly Reopened Its Doors Again On January 14, 1983. But Sadly, It Didn’t Do Much Business. The Theater Closed Its Doors For The Final Time Exactly A Week After Its Reopening. The Only Attractions They’ve Screened During Its Only Week Were “Spring Fever” At Screen 1 And “Concrete Jungle” At Screen 2, And That Is It. The Theater Closed.

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50sSNIPES commented about Universal Cinemark at Citywalk on Sep 22, 2021 at 3:45 pm

On April 22, 2011, a 33-year-old man from Winter Haven was found unconscious in front of the Universal Cineplex after being tased by an off-duty Orange County Sheriff officer due to disorderly conduct. The man was then taken to Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and later died.

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50sSNIPES commented about Haines City Twin on Sep 21, 2021 at 4:47 pm

Short-Lived Theater. Opened In January 1978, Closed In 1982.

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50sSNIPES commented about Gem Theatre on Sep 19, 2021 at 8:16 am

Opened On May 31, 1939, Closed As A Movie House In 1951 Leaving It Vacant, And Was Destroyed By A Fire In May 1953.

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50sSNIPES commented about Studio Theatre on Sep 16, 2021 at 4:59 pm

Opened with Perry Marmont in “San Francisco Nights”, along with a Mack Sennett short and a stage presentation.

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50sSNIPES commented about Wales Drive-In on Sep 15, 2021 at 10:25 pm

Opened on May 29, 1952 with “Texans Never Cry” and “Birds Of Paradise”. It was closed on August 16, 1983 with “Coming Of Age” as its last film, and the screen was demolished 9 days later on August 25, 1983.