The Roxy had a balcony.With stars. The Roxy had a fairly sizeable stage. The balcony became a second story storage area for furniture, for Andros furniture,after the Roxy’s closure.
I had an Aunt who lived on Washington Street.less than half a block from both theaters. So growing up, I spent a lot of time in that part of Glen Park in the latter 40’s and early 50’s.
Jrs40, I do remember Roma Pizza. Also on Ridge Road, with in walking distance of the Glen/Ridge, do recall the hot dog stand that eventually evolved into a full blown restaurant,and then a Minor Dunn?
Excellent research by Joe Vogel. Always good to have one’s child hood memories confirmed by someone else.
Talking about memories ! Let’s talk about Y&W. They opened and ran a drive in theater at 6680 Broadway,in Merrillville , that was also a part of my growing up years in the 50’s and 60’s… called the Y&W drive-in theater. Right across the street from the kiddie golf course across the street.
The Y&W drive-in theater is a part of this fine forum. No need to talk about it further. Just check it out.
I see that I spelled the Roxy wrong twice in my previous post. It ends in a Y not IE. Sorry. The Ridge was the original name of the theater on Ridge Road, later renamed the Glen. The Ridge/Glen was much smaller than the Roxy, but was the one I preferred to go to for some unexplainable reason.
And of course, a stop at either theater was not complete without a stop at the Beauty Spot restaurant on the other side of Ridge Road for a cherry coke.
The Ridge and the Glen are/were one and the same. The theater on Broadway was the Roxy. It was at 3764 Broadway, next to Dickerson’s Drug. The Glen/Ridge is at 20 Ridge Road, next to the alley behind what was Dickerson’s Drug.
The Roxy was built in 1930, and closed in 1950. The Roxie had 1070 seats, and became Andros Furniture, after it’s closure.
You were allowed to exit the Roxie after a movie through the rear of the building. Which meant you were just steps away from the front entrance to the Glen/Ridge.
Oops. Pardon me. The Roxy had a balcony with stairs, not stars. (LOL)
The Roxy had a balcony.With stars. The Roxy had a fairly sizeable stage. The balcony became a second story storage area for furniture, for Andros furniture,after the Roxy’s closure.
I had an Aunt who lived on Washington Street.less than half a block from both theaters. So growing up, I spent a lot of time in that part of Glen Park in the latter 40’s and early 50’s.
Jrs40, I do remember Roma Pizza. Also on Ridge Road, with in walking distance of the Glen/Ridge, do recall the hot dog stand that eventually evolved into a full blown restaurant,and then a Minor Dunn?
Excellent research by Joe Vogel. Always good to have one’s child hood memories confirmed by someone else.
Talking about memories ! Let’s talk about Y&W. They opened and ran a drive in theater at 6680 Broadway,in Merrillville , that was also a part of my growing up years in the 50’s and 60’s… called the Y&W drive-in theater. Right across the street from the kiddie golf course across the street.
The Y&W drive-in theater is a part of this fine forum. No need to talk about it further. Just check it out.
I see that I spelled the Roxy wrong twice in my previous post. It ends in a Y not IE. Sorry. The Ridge was the original name of the theater on Ridge Road, later renamed the Glen. The Ridge/Glen was much smaller than the Roxy, but was the one I preferred to go to for some unexplainable reason.
And of course, a stop at either theater was not complete without a stop at the Beauty Spot restaurant on the other side of Ridge Road for a cherry coke.
The Ridge and the Glen are/were one and the same. The theater on Broadway was the Roxy. It was at 3764 Broadway, next to Dickerson’s Drug. The Glen/Ridge is at 20 Ridge Road, next to the alley behind what was Dickerson’s Drug.
The Roxy was built in 1930, and closed in 1950. The Roxie had 1070 seats, and became Andros Furniture, after it’s closure.
You were allowed to exit the Roxie after a movie through the rear of the building. Which meant you were just steps away from the front entrance to the Glen/Ridge.