Motion Picture News (Nov-Dec 1920)

4134 (Equipment Service) Motion Picture News Directory of New Theatres CALIFORNIA Anaheim — Theodore Roberts is to erect a two-story building with motion picture theatre between the Pressel building and the Penny Company store. The theatre will seat 1,200 people and will be 70x175 feet in size. San Pedro — The plans for the motion picture theatre at the corner of Eleventh Street and Pacific Avenue have been slightly changed. The theatre building in its new form will seat 800 people and will have a ceiling 25 feet in height. The Foss Designing and Building Company of Pasadena are in charge of construction. Mr. E. Amar is the owner. Reedley — Mr. J. A. Lawand of Reedley and Samuel Masser of San Francisco have purchased a building block on Main Street, between G and nth Streets. The new owners intend to erect a first class motion picture theatre on the site. DELAWARE Wilmington — A new motion picture theatre will be started soon at Delaware Avenue and Adams Street and will be ready for occupancy about April 1st, 192 1. The syndicate which took over the property is headed by Colonel Tydings of Havre de Grace as President. The new building will cost about $200,000, and the plans are in charge of Zink and Sparklin of Washington, D. C. It will seat 1,200 people. ILLINOIS Belleville — The People's Amusement Co-operative Society has been organized at New Athens to erect a theatre building at a cost of $30,000. Mr. Edward Kaysing is secretary of the Society. Flora — An entirely new structure will take the place of the present Opera House in this town. Mr. Ralph D. Stogsdill of the Cosmopolitan Advertising and Amusement Company of Indiana is behind the project. CONNECTICUT ; Norwalk — Mr. Harry Goodwin, owner of the Hotel Mahackemo in this city, has announced the immediate erection of a $90,000 theatre. Plans are being drawn by Architect R. W. Foote of New Haven. INDIANA Bloomington — The United Exhibitors Production Corporation plans to erect a $150,000 theatre on East Kirkwood Avenue. It has not been determined yet whether the work will start this fall or next spring. Mr. H. H. Woodsmall is secretary of the company. NEW JERSEY Lyndhurst — A new motion picture theatre will occupy the site of the old Stuyvesant theatre. Mr. Collins, proprietor of the Criterion theatre at Rutherford, N. J., has filed architect's plans that call for a building to cost about $50,000, to seat 1,200. MASSACHUSETTS Leominster — Ground was broken recently for the erection of a new $175,000 theatre to be built by Thomas A. McEvoy, owner of the Gem Theatre. The new theatre will be located at the corner of Merriam Avenue and Main Street. Lynn — Messrs. Harry Goodman and Joseph Gordon purchased the property at Central Avenue and Andrew Street with intention of erecting a new theatre there. NEW YORK Buffalo — The Olympic Amusement Company has filed plans for the erection of a steel, brick and stone theatre to be located at the corner of Broadway and Washington Street. Buffalo — The property at the southeast corner of East Avenue and Elm Street has been purchased by Buffalo parties who intend to erect a beautiful motion picture theatre on the site. Mr. W.. N. Cross of Buffalo is one of the parties interested. Port Chester — The William L. Crowe Construction Company of Pine Island, Rye, has been awarded the contract for the construction of Rye's new motion picture theatre. It will be located at the corner of Library Land and the Post Road. The opening will be on New Year's Eve. Rockville Centre — Architect C. B. Brun of New York City has been retained to draw up plans lor three theatres to be erected by a corporation composed of Freeport (L. I.) and Rockville Centre citizens. Mr. J. W. Morisse of 73 Terrell Avenue, Rockville Centre, is one of the members of the executive committee in charge of operations. Brooklyn — Michael Bowman and John J. Cunnion have filed plans for a one-story motion picture theatre with a seating capacity of 600 to be located at Pioneer and Richard Streets: Dansville — Mr. P. E. Blum and A. J. Werdein of Dansville will equip and open a motion picture theatre in the Bunnell block on Main Street. Middletown — The firm of Kriger and Aaron of this city have purchased the Dusenberry property on which to erect a quarter-million-dollar motion picture theatre. KANSAS Lyons — Mr. W. J. Ouinlan has purchased a lot in this town for the erection of a motion picture theatre. Work will not be started until next spring. PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia — The Suburban Amusement Company is to erect a one-story motion picture theatre at Rising Sun Avenue and Fanshawe Street. Easton — Mr. E. O. Corell, contractor of Easton, started work recently on a new theatre at Seventeenth Street and Washington Boulevard. WISCONSIN Janesville — A $250,000 theatre will bflj built here at the corner of Dodge anflj High Streets. Owners unknown. Milwaukee — Architects Martin Tulfl gren & Sons are accepting bids on the coul struction of a motion picture theatre at Thirty-sixth Street and North AvenuJj for the Saxe Amusement Enterprises. WASHINGTON Chehalis — A new theatre is to be buiH opposite the St. Helens Hotel by J. Ell Rice. SOUTH DAKOTA Vilas — Mr. J. F. Erfman intends til build a new motion picture theatre in thai I town within a short time. MINNESOTA St. Paul— The G. & G. Theatre Coi* pany of St. Paul announce the construe-! tion of a handsome motion picture theatnh on 14th Avenue near East 45th Street h The cost will be $150,000 and it will hav« If a seating capacity of 1,000. Keewatkin — Mr. Thomas Dandrea ill planning to erect a modern theatre build ing in the spring. Ulen — Architect K. T. Snyder of Mm ■neapolis has prepared plans for a motioi picture house to be built for Mr. E. A West of this town. It will cost $15,000. NEBRASKA Blair — Mr. Charles Robinson is plan ning the erection of a one-story theatr building in this town. MONTANA Missoula — Mr. Fred Lucas will ereel a motion picture theatre here. VIRGINIA Xorfolk — The Twentieth Centurl Amusement Company proposes to erect motion picture theatre on the north sicj of High Street, east of Cooke Street. Thjl theatre will be for colored patrons only. I WASHINGTON Seattle —The theatre whose location wjJi announced at Greenwood Avenue and 79I Street, the plans for which were drawn t Mr. E. W. Houghton, is owned by H. V Bruen, 2416 First Avenue, N. Seattle — Work will commence short on a new moving picture theatre on Thh Avenue for the Progressive Compan Contractor S. H. Coombs is in charge < the work and Frank H. Fowler is tl architect. The estimated cost of tl building is $35,000. Seattle — A motion picture theatre is be erected for George Hemrick by tl Hans Pederson Construction Company « Fifth Avenue near Pike Street. Plans f the theatre were prepared by H. Rya architect. The theatre will have a seatfl capacity of 1,400 persons. South Bend — George Reizner will r place his present Lyric theatre with a nf brick structure. Mr. W. E. Houghton the architect.