Doolally; Yes the Elite/ABC was almost opposite the Odeon (ex Regal). There is a small, rather bad reproduction photograph of the Elite Picture House in the book “The Amber Valley Gazeteer of Greater London’s Suburban Cinemas 1946-86” by Malcolm Webb. Published in 1986
In the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915 there is an Amoranth Theatre at 42nd Street and 13th Avenue. Could this be the first name for the Royal/Radio Theatre as ERD posted Feb 10 2004 that it was built ‘sometime before World War One’; and the location is pretty close to the 4113 13th Street address.
A vintage photograph of the Sporting Cinema here. It was photographed in 1982 by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach: http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/536021471/
A chance to see the Odeon and hear the Compton Theatre organ….FREE Admission….Saturday 16th June 2007 at 10;30am (doors open 10:00am)
Buster Keaton in “The General” (1927) with ‘live’ accompaniment by Donald MacKenzie at the Odeon’s original Compton theatre organ. Get your FREE tickets from the Odeon box office.
Here is a vintage photograph of the Odeon Cinema when still a single screen. It was photographed by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in 1982: http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/535903082/
Lost Memory; Here’s what I have found….
1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory
Empress Theatre, 104 W. 116th Street
Mecca Theatre, 261 W. 116th Street
Crown Theatre, 115 W. 116th Street
None of these made it to the 1926 Film Daily Yearbook or beyond…..
The Princess Theatre is nowhere to be seen in any listing that I have.
btw, the only other theatre I have listed in this stretch of W. 116th Street is the Loew’s 116th Street Theatre, 132 W. 116th Street which is already listed on Cinema Treasures. It is open by 1926 so maybe that killed off some of these smaller theatres.
Doolally; Yes the Elite/ABC was almost opposite the Odeon (ex Regal). There is a small, rather bad reproduction photograph of the Elite Picture House in the book “The Amber Valley Gazeteer of Greater London’s Suburban Cinemas 1946-86” by Malcolm Webb. Published in 1986
Listed in the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook as the Sunbeam Theatre with a seating capacity of 1,296 (Closed)
‘We Sell Pieces’
In the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915 there is an Amoranth Theatre at 42nd Street and 13th Avenue. Could this be the first name for the Royal/Radio Theatre as ERD posted Feb 10 2004 that it was built ‘sometime before World War One’; and the location is pretty close to the 4113 13th Street address.
This is a duplicate entry of /theaters/4082/
Three photographs of the Poenix Cinema that I took in September 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/537970227/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/537970231/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/537970245/
‘madido’ means ‘the way’ so I think the translation could be ‘cool way’.
The Union Theatre was located at 255 S. Main Street. Here is its page:
/theaters/10539/
A vintage photograph of the Sporting Cinema here. It was photographed in 1982 by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/536021471/
In the 1943 edition of Film Daily Yearbook this is listed as the Waterloo Theatre with a seating capacity of 638.
A chance to see the Odeon and hear the Compton Theatre organ….FREE Admission….Saturday 16th June 2007 at 10;30am (doors open 10:00am)
Buster Keaton in “The General” (1927) with ‘live’ accompaniment by Donald MacKenzie at the Odeon’s original Compton theatre organ. Get your FREE tickets from the Odeon box office.
I wonder if this Metro was designed by profilic American architect Thomas W. Lamb (as he also designed the Metro Cinema in Cairo).
Thanks Lost Memory. It looks like it could have been split into 6 or 7 screens
Here is a vintage photograph of the Odeon Cinema when still a single screen. It was photographed by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/535903082/
Here is a vintage photograph of the Metro Cinema. It was taken by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/535902604/
Here is a vintage photograph of the Rialto Cinema. It was taken by Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/536019435/
Here is a vintage photograph from the collection of Cinema Theatre Association member John Leach. He took the photo in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/536018981/
Scroll down on this website for some great photographs of the Roxy Theatre:
http://saskatoonlive.com/
Another photograph taken in 2007, this is a closer view:
http://flickr.com/photos/fray_bentos/492960926/
A close-up of the main entrance:
http://flickr.com/photos/fray_bentos/493024941/
Another 2007 photograph with further details of the Curzon Community Cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/fray_bentos/501490392/
Lost Memory; Here’s what I have found….
1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory
Empress Theatre, 104 W. 116th Street
Mecca Theatre, 261 W. 116th Street
Crown Theatre, 115 W. 116th Street
None of these made it to the 1926 Film Daily Yearbook or beyond…..
The Princess Theatre is nowhere to be seen in any listing that I have.
btw, the only other theatre I have listed in this stretch of W. 116th Street is the Loew’s 116th Street Theatre, 132 W. 116th Street which is already listed on Cinema Treasures. It is open by 1926 so maybe that killed off some of these smaller theatres.
Two photographs of the 77th Street Theatre that I took in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/533314321/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/533218506/
Two photographs I took of the Jewel Theatre in July 2003:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/533023559/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/533024213/
Sorry, here is the correct link to the above:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/532355979/
A photograph I took of the former (much altered) Regun Theatre building in July 2003:
http://flckr.com/photos/kencta/532355979/