What was the name of the neighborhood theater you went to as a kid?

[ohiosmith]

I frequented three in Columbus, Ohio: The Garden, Southern, Russell.

[Maddy McCall]

1. The Palace and the Wren

[flamingyouth]

2. The Bay and the Ridgemont, both in Seattle

[still_one]

3. two theaters

The uptown Theater and the orpheum theater in Sioux City, Iowa

[XemaSab]

4. Grand Lake

n/t

[ThomWV]

5. The Silver or The Roth, both in Silver Springs., Maryland

Might still be there for all I know. I don't go back.

[seemunkee]

17. We went to The Silver also.

Is the Roth the one that was on Georgia? And then there was the Silver Spring East on Bonifant.
I love going to the Silver again now that it is a part of the AFI.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

36. Ah, the good old K-B Silver.

Went to the Uptown to see "event" movies like Star Wars back in the day...

[hickman1937]

The Keego Theater, in Keego. No idea where they got that name.

The Commerce Drive-in.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. RKO Orpheum, The Virginia, the Realto, Art

The first two were old vaudeville houses, very classy. The Marx Brothers used to play in them, and Harpo said it was in Champaign IL (town where these are) where he first went silent on stage.

[SpiralHawk]

7. Community Playhouse

Where the clerk one matinee informed me that I could not "love" M & M s because they are inanimate, devoid of spirit, and thus incapable of giving or receiving any love from me.

The first of many harsh (and often enough wondrous) lessons of love that I have encountered this lifetime (all absolutely worth it, I hasten to add).

[Lindsay]

8. The Ezella

in Cleveland, OH. Always thought it was a weird name.

[WCGreen]

34. Where was that......

[trof]

9. Five-Points

South side of Birmingham, AL.

[Bossy Monkey]

27. Same here in Columbia. We're all just rippin' off Atlanta, aren't we?

It wasn't really in my neighborhood, but it was in the same ZIP code. (Even that may not be true, but it was walkable. All I remember seeing there was "Oliver," though.)

[CelticWinter]

10. Rex Theater

and Corry Drive-In

[skygazer]

11. The Latchis

Cool old art deco theater. This is a detail of one of the many wall friezes - the main theater features a cool ceiling with the constellations all over it and there's a patterned marble (I think) floor in the lobby. Always loved the place and it's since been restored.

[texas1928]

12. The living room

to watch saturday movies on tv.

did not have a theater in my town.

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. The Granada

It was torn down years ago.

[Hokie]

18. Wow, me too!

The Granada in Bluefield, WV. There were also the State Theater and the Colonial Theater. The Granada got the first run movies. The Colonial got the next ones and the State played the B movies. All were downtown within walking distance.

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. This one was in Chicago.

Next nearest one was the Uptown. That is still standing, but closed and not in great condition.

[Hokie]

37. Oh well

Granada was probably a common name like Colonial and Orpheum.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

14. The Highland and Beverly

in Chicago, IL.

[Tikki]

15. Uptown.......n/t

[Kathy in Cambridge]

16. The Orson Welles Cinema

It burnt in 1986. Showed more artsy films, and they had a great sci-fi marathon! It's now a strip of retail stores at 1001 Mass Ave.

[yellowdogintexas]

26. oh MAN, I am sorry to hear that! I LOVED the Orson Welles

used to go to free Tuesdays back in 69 and 70..it could be anything on free Tuesdays. That was a fun place. ....sigh....

[Kathy in Cambridge]

28. I grew up a few blocks from there. It was a great place.

:-)

[mcar]

19. The Roosevelt

Scranton, PA. Saturday matinees. Then, in the 70s, it briefly turned into an X rated theater. Got the moms all up in arms and they protested every night. We kids helped carry the signs.

I was about 12 and it was so funny to see the men skulk their way past the protesters into the theater.

Went back to regular movies and closed a few years later. It was a beautiful theater.

[tigereye]

20. The Strand

small town theatre, now being restored, I hear.

[Rick Myers]

21. The Schenley Theatre

I lived on South Schenley in Youngstown, OH.

I remember seeing HELP! for 35 cents on a summer afternoon!!!

[SmokingJacket]

22. Cinema 1. Booooring. nt

[Kraklen]

23. Mt. Baker Theatre, Sehome Cinemas, Viking Twin.

Mt. Baker Theater- "E.T.", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "Ghostbuster's II." It's a beatiful old theatre, big chandelier, stage, balcony. It's still there but they've turned it into a fancy pants overpriced stage theater.

Sehome Cinemas- "Annie" "The Black Cauldron" "Care Bears-The Movie." It's still there. Shows typical movies.

Viking Twin- "Ghostbuster," "Back to the Future," "Time Bandits." It's long gone.

[MarianJack]

24. The Manor in Norwood, PA!

My mom and I would go in the early 60's when the feature changed every Wednesday. I also LOVED those great movies they would make specifically for kid's matinees that were often clips from old silent movies! Those gave me a love of silent movies that continues to this day!

When I was in my teens, I took a lot of dates to the Eric Terminal in the 69th street terminal in Upper Darby, PA and to the Tower (before it became rock concerts only).

The Manor & Eric are LONG GONE. I don't know, but the Tower may still be doing concerts.

Thanks for the nostalgic question, ohiosmith!

On Edit:

There were also several drive-ins, which are a distant memory in most of the country, but we still have 5 here in Maine!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

29. The El Dorado Theater in El Dorado, KS

Very original; but what would you expect from that place???

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

30. The multiplex at White Flint Mall. Rockville/Bethesda, MD area.

[texanwitch]

31. The Yale in Houston, near the Heights

:popcorn:

Every Saturday during the school year, from 12noon until 6 PM.

[Lilyhoney]

32. The Sheriden Drive-In, Burbank, IL

My aunt used to take me to the drive-in. I remember seeing E.T. and Herbie The Love Bug and 101 Dalmations.

[WCGreen]

33. Three in Lakewood Ohio.....

The Homested, the Lowes and the Detroit

Saw Hard DAys Night and Help at the Homested....

It is now a hip night club called the Phantasy.....

[Susang]

35. The Mercury Theater in Detroit

It was right around the corner from where I lived and always showed "R" rated movies that I wasn't allowed to see! :-(

[RebelOne]

38. The Circle Theater in Miami Springs, FL

[ronnykmarshall]

39. The Fox Theater

It's still there and now it's used for concerts.

[BrotherBuzz]

40. The Sequoia theater

Downtown Mill Valley, California

[terrya]

41. The Rogers, the Avon and the Lincoln in Decatur, Illinois

[ProfessorGAC]

42. My Three: Rialto, Mode, Princess

Later on, the Hillcrest opened up, but that was already when i was 14. The Rialto is still open as a concert venue. Gorgeous art deco theater built in 1928. Hence, it has 1,928 seats! Marble everything.
The Professor

[likesmountains 52]

43. The Woodlawn Theater was closest, but the Alladin was the best.