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Strand Theatre (Novello), Strand Theatre
Strand Theatre or Strand Theater may refer to: Australia * Strand Theatre, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia England * Royal Strand Theatre, London, demolished 1905 * Strand Theatre, London, called the Novello Theatre since 2005 United States * Strand Theatre, former movie house in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, built in 1925 * Strand Theatre (San Francisco), reopening in 2015 now owned by American Conservatory Theater, originally opened in 1917 and shuttered in 2003, in San Francisco, California * Strand Theatre (Jennings, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana * Strand Theatre (Shreveport, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Caddo Parish, Louisiana * Strand Theatre (Rockland, Maine), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine * Strand Theatre, Brockton, Massachusetts, site of a fire that killed 13 firefighters in 1941 * Strand Theatre (Boston), a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand Theatre, Toowoomba
Strand Theatre is a heritage-listed cinema at 159 - 167 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Henry Male Addison and built from 1915 to 1933 by Luke Halley. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History This three-storeyed brick picture theatre was erected in 1915-16 for James Patrick Newman, a Toowoomba City alderman. It was constructed during the early and enthusiastic adoption of cinema by Australian audiences in the first two decades of the 20th century, when the new nation boasted a truly vibrant local film industry which competed healthily with imported British and American product. Its construction was illustrative of the early 20th century attempt to legitimise cinema as a respectable middle-class entertainment in Australia. In 1915 Newman commissioned established Brisbane architect George Henry Male Addison to design a picture theatre on a site in Margaret Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand Theater (Manchester, New Hampshire)
The Harrington-Smith Block, formerly known as the Strand Theater and the Manchester Opera House, is a historic commercial building at 18-25 Hanover Street in the heart of Manchester, New Hampshire. Built in 1881 to a design by John T. Fanning for two prominent local developers, the building is an expansive rendition of Queen Anne styling in brick and stone. It housed the city's premier performance venue for many years, and was an early home of the influential ''Manchester Union Leader'', the state's major daily newspaper. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Description and history The Harrington-Smith Block is located in downtown Manchester, occupying of frontage on Hanover Street and on Elm Street, the city's principal downtown thoroughfare. It has a central four-story main block, finished mainly in red brick. There are eight store fronts, articulated by brick piers rising the full height of the building. The central entrance, originally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand Theatre (Moundsville, West Virginia)
Strand Theatre or Strand Theater may refer to: Australia * Strand Theatre, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia England * Royal Strand Theatre, London, demolished 1905 * Strand Theatre, London, called the Novello Theatre since 2005 United States * Strand Theatre, former movie house in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, built in 1925 * Strand Theatre (San Francisco), reopening in 2015 now owned by American Conservatory Theater, originally opened in 1917 and shuttered in 2003, in San Francisco, California * Strand Theatre (Jennings, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana * Strand Theatre (Shreveport, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Caddo Parish, Louisiana * Strand Theatre (Rockland, Maine), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine * Strand Theatre, Brockton, Massachusetts, site of a fire that killed 13 firefighters in 1941 * Strand Theatre (Boston), a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand Theater (Washington, D
Strand Theatre or Strand Theater may refer to: Australia * Strand Theatre, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia England * Royal Strand Theatre, London, demolished 1905 * Strand Theatre, London, called the Novello Theatre since 2005 United States * Strand Theatre, former movie house in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, built in 1925 * Strand Theatre (San Francisco), reopening in 2015 now owned by American Conservatory Theater, originally opened in 1917 and shuttered in 2003, in San Francisco, California * Strand Theatre (Jennings, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana * Strand Theatre (Shreveport, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Caddo Parish, Louisiana * Strand Theatre (Rockland, Maine), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine * Strand Theatre, Brockton, Massachusetts, site of a fire that killed 13 firefighters in 1941 * Strand Theatre (Boston), a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand Theater (Zelienople, Pennsylvania)
The Strand Theater is a performing arts, film and community center in the borough of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States of America. History The Strand Theater was constructed and managed by Gioachino and Rosalia Sapienza in 1914 along Main Street ( U.S. Route 19) in downtown Zelienople. It is one of the oldest movie theaters in Butler County. The theater was not only used for showing feature films, but was also used as a performing arts center. It featured silent films with live piano accompaniment as well as Vaudeville-style shows on its small stage. During its long run as a theater, it was owned and/or managed by the Sapienza, Evans, Thomas, and Nalevanko families, all from Zelienople. Local teenage boys and girls were hired as ushers for many years, showing customers to their seats with a flashlight. The price of admission for adults was 10 cents during the 1930s and 50 cents during the 1950s (children under 12 for less). The Strand closed down in the mid-1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand Theatre (Delaware, Ohio)
The Strand Theatre, is a movie theater located at 28 East Winter Street in downtown Delaware, Ohio, near the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University. Opened on April 10, 1916, The Strand is the tenth longest operating movie theater in the United States. History The theatre opened on April 10, 1916. It was first owned by Henry Bieberson. The building was originally the New York Cash Store, a department store built in 1908. Near the exit of the theatre, one can see the original opening announcement from The Journal Herald, printed on April 8, 1916. The Strand has never been closed since its opening. Schine Theatres was a chain of theatres run out of Gloversville, NY. The chain had operated 170 movie theatres in 6 different states during their operation. In 1971 a previous Schine manager and his wife, George and Cindy Johnson, bought the single screen theatre. They presided over a renovation which included adding two more screens; in 1982 the second screen was added in the adjoining s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
