Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)

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October 24, 1931 Motion Picture Herald 61 NEW THEATRE PROJECTS FOLLOWING is a list of new projects in motion picture theatre construction compiled from reports available on October 20. The list also includes remodeling projects and contracts awarded. An asterisk before an item indicates that additional information has been received since a previous report. Theatres Planned Arizona HOT SPRINGS— C. M. Jenkins plans the erection of a one-story brick and stonetrim picture theatre. California LOS ANGELES — M. M. Hansen, 6025 Hollywood Boulevard has plans in preparation for proposed new theatre to be located on Wilshire Boulevard. District of Columbia WASHLNGTON — Bids have been asked by J. J. Zink, architect, 2826 Overland avenue, Baltimore, Md., for a onestory brick, steel and concrete theatre to be located on Connecticut avenue, near Newark street, for H. M. Crandall, 4530 Sixteenth street. Cost estimated, $250,000. Georgia STATESBORO— Ernest Collins, this city and Vidalia, Ga., who recently acquired two store properties, plans converting into modern theatre. P. G. Walker will be in charge of the work. Louisiana ABBEYVILLE— R. J. Montague has plans by Charles Davis, 1204 Jackson avenue, New Orleans, for a modern brick theatre, 50 by 121 feet. Maryland CUMBERLAND — Capitol Theatre Company, Mrs. Grace Fisher has plans by Hodgens & Hill, 130 South Fifteenth street, Philadelphia, for a one-story modern brick theatre. Massachusetts NEWTON— Garden City Auditorium, Inc., 75 Deerfield street, Boston, Mass., has plans by Henry & Richmond, 12 West street, Boston, Mass., for a two-story brick and stone-trim theatre to be located at 1300 Washington street, West Newton, Cost estimated, $150,000. New Jersey ENGLEWOOD— M. & R. Realty Company, S. Lippman and L. Gottlieb, 401 East Twenty-seventh street, Paterson, N. J., has plans by Eugene DeRosa, 18 East Forty-first street. New York, for a two-story brick theatre, store and office building to be located at 16 West Palisade avenue. Cost estimated, $150,000. RED BANK— Boylan & Levine, architects, 143 Albany street, New Brunswick, N. J., are taking bids on general contract for a two-story brick theatre for the Red Bank Amusement Company. *WESTFIELD — Realty Investment Company, R. L. De Camp, secretary, 566 Colonial avenue, will not rebuild Rialto Theatre. Plans call for a two-story brick and steel building. Project in abeyance. Architect not selected. Cost estimated, $150,000. New York LARCH MONT— Palley & Rosenthal, care Bronxville Theatre, 80 Kraft street, Bronxville, N. Y., plans erection of a new theatre, store and office building at Palmer avenue and Chatsworth street. Cost estimated, $150,000. *NEW YORK — Melrose Bond & Mortgage Corporation, P. Murphy, president, 560 Melrose avenue, has plans by Eugene DeRosa, 18 East Forty-first street, for a two-story brick theatre to be located at Grand Concourse and Mt. Eden avenue. Project in abeyance. Cost estimated, $175,000. North Carolina CANTON— Strand Theatre, W. H. Odum, manager, plans the erection of a balcony theatre on State Highway No. IP at Park avenue and Adams street, 50 by 115 feet, with seating capacity of 1250. To be equipped with upholstered opera chairs. Simplex machines, Western Electric devices. To be operated by Mr. Odum and M. C. Sprinkle, proprietor of the Canton Ice & Coal Company. T cxcis HOUSTON— William Horwitz plans about four community center picture houses. Construction to be under the supervision of Eddie Bremer. Plans in preparation. Remodeling Massachusetts NEW BEDFORD— Zeiterion Realty Company, 674 Purchase street, has plans by F. A. Walker, First National Bank Building, for the remodeling of a one-story brick theatre on Union street. Cost estimated, $150,000. New York NEW YORK — Alurion Realty Corporation, W. T. Knight, president, 60 Wall street, will take bids early in November on general contract for alterations to theatre at 254 West Forty-second street. Thomas W. Lamb, architect, 707 Seventh avenue. Cost estimated, $500,000. Contracts Awarded California LOS ANGELES— Walter H. Leimert Company, 8107 Vermont avenue, has awarded the contract to Lindgren & Swinerton, Inc., 225 Bush street, San Francisco, for the erection of a reinforced concrete theatre. Cost estimated, $200,000. LOS ANGELES— West Side Land Company, 4322 Crenshaw Boulevard, has awarded the general contract to Lindgren & Swinerton, 523 West Sixth street, for the erection of a new theatre. Cost estimated, $140,000. LONG BEACH — United Artists Theatres of California has awarded the contract to Henry Beller Construction Company, 6513 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, for the erection of a one-story reinforced concrete theatre, 100 by 144 feet, to be located at 209-23 E-Ocean Boulevard. Cost estimated, $118,000. Connecticut OLD LYME— R. G. Bloomer, Ridgewood, N. J., has awarded contract to Pieretti Brothers, Centerbrook, N. J., for the erection of the one-story brick Colonial Theatre, 60 by 145 feet. Cost estimated, $150,000. Maryland FEDERALSBURG — Federalsburg Amusement Company has awarded the contract to H. T. Seymour, Easton, Md., for the erection of a one-story brick theatre, 105 by 50 feet. Massachusetts BROOKLINE — Paramount Publix Theatres, Paramount Building, New York, has awarded the contract to F. J. Van Etten, 250 Stuart street, Boston, for the erection of a new theatre. Missouri MONETTE— M. E. Gillioz, contractor, has started work on brick, terra-cotta and stone-trim Georgian-Colonial type theatre at Sixth street and Broadway, 54 by 140 feet, with seating capacity of 712. Estimated cost, $75,000. Pennsylvania BRADFORD— Imperial Chain Theatres, Inc., Clark Building, Pittsburgh, Pa., has awarded the contract to Miller Construction Company, Empire Building, Pittsburgh, Pa., for the erection of a onestory brick theatre, 80 by 145 feet, including wing 24 by 80 feet, with seating capacity of 1,600. Cost estimated, $200,000. Virginia ROANOKE — Community Theatre Corporation, C. G. Lindsey, president, has awarded the contract to Eubank & Caldwell, Boxley Building, for the erection of theatre on Granda road, Virginia Heights, with seating capacity of 1000. Cost estimated, $150,000. VIRGINIA BEACH— C. M. Bayne and R. B. Walls, 734 Shirley avenue, Norfolk, Va., have awarded the contract to R. P. Richardson & Company, National Bank of Commerce Building, Norfolk, for the erection of a two-story brick fireproof theatre at Sixth street and Atlantic Boulevard. Lessee Roland Amusement Corporation, W. F. Crockett, president. Rudolph, Cocke & Van Leeuwen, architects. Arcade Building, Norfolk. Estimated cost, $40,000.