Retro Theatre
215 N. Merrill Avenue,
Glendive,
MT
59330
215 N. Merrill Avenue,
Glendive,
MT
59330
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Uploaded a portion of an ad from the Golden Valley News of December 30, 1943 for the Rose and Uptown Theatres. Mention of these theatres occur frequently in local Obituaries as the site of meeting of future spouses or a place of work. Joe Moore operated the Rose and Uptown in 1935. In the 1940s these theatres and the Skylark Drive-In were operated by Lewis Moore.
Looking at the photos of the Isis Theatre in Glendive it would appear that the Rose was located only one or two buildings further south.
This closed in 2017 and is for sale.
Now for sale according to their Facebook page. Pictures show the interior to be pretty much complete.
1957 photo as the Rose Theatre added courtesy of the AmeriCar The Beautiful Facebook page.
The former Rose Theatre is no longer a movie house, but a live performance venue called the Retro Theatre. This brief item about the conversion, posted on the web site of the Glendive Ranger-Review, is dated July 10, 2014, and says that the theater was built in 1918. The conversion project included uncovering the upper part of the building’s original facade.
The partnership of Winkes and Suckstoff had recently sold the Rose Theatre at Glendive, Montana, to Jack Gavan, according to an item in the “Theatre Changes” column of the July 15, 1929, issue of The Film Daily.
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From the 1940s a photo postcard image of Main Street, the Jordan Hotel and the Rose Theatre in Glendive.
As noted above, the theater’s address needs to be updated. This page shows some connection between a bowling alley on W. Towne and the theater on N. Merrill:
http://www.midrivers.com/~jobowler/