I am looking for any and all information and pictures of the theatre on 5th ave and wellington. I am very curious to know what the original building looked like and was laid out inside. I used to work in the buidling a couple of years ago, and am vey curious as to the buildings history.
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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Hi Bruce D ,......We've had some information posted before on the 5th ave theater,.but old pictures have proven difficult to find,.Guy posted some more recent photo's last year I think it was,.....but there are many members on here that know the theater well,..Good Luck & Welcome to the VerdunConnections hf&rv
small world..the woman that owned the 5th ave theather lived in Crawfordpark,Verdun, i use to shovel her driveway in the winter and she paid me a buck...and a free ticket to get into the 5th ave .She was a very nice kind hearted women. John
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I have a picture of my father holding my brother near a theatre. I believe it is the Verdun theatre. I'm not sure, being new to this site how to post a photo, so I hoped this worked.
Wow ,onesmacO...............this is a great example of an old VerdunPhoto........................... I would have to say that I do not recognise this intersection as being in Verdun ............I cannot Remember a theater having a Marquis right on the corner like that,.Unless this is the old Fifth Av & Wellington Theater,...........what a neat picture ,in anycase, Thanks for sharing that................................ HF&RV
Hi I posted a picture of the theatre I believe to be on 5th and Wellington. Going by the age of my brother in this picture I would have to say it's 1949. I hope it is helpful.
Sandra MacDonald
It's not only helpful Sandra ,it's aneat old photograph,I'm trying to visualise the angle ot's on,...as beign 5&Wellington,...... but I'm sure we' will have input from some of our members who recall this view...................Thanks Again, for your input HF&RV
hey how did you get it to open. I have no luck with computers. lol
I do believe it is the fifth Ave theatre on Wellington. You can just see the ith at the bottom of the sign. Say, Is that a John Wayne movie playing? I also posted this picture in pictures. The year 1949
Sandra MacDonald
Hi Sandra ,I saw your picture in the Pictures Alum area ,..and just copy & pasted it in a new message window,.......so if you want to 'open' it ,.then justclick on the pictures link(left side of this page),...and you will see your album,....You did it fine,....it's there for us to see.........When you need help or want help to do anything on this site,.then just ask,& Pretty much everyone will try to help.............HF&RV ps: I have to go off line now ,.but by all means ,checkout this site & if you have any questions ,then please ask........ hf&rv
That's 5th and Wellington, Les. The picture was taken facing the river. The theater is on the right (west) and the entrance of the Royal Bank of Canada is on the left East), both on the south side of Wellington. The Prince of Wales Restaurant would be behind the photographer's right.
Does that help?
Bryan
Ok I see that now,.it's still the Marquis that threw me off,.I can't Remember it.I do remember the doors on the street,but no overhang of the sign,...... yet I walked past there plenty of times & sat on the chain in the parking lot that separated the Wellington St sidewalk from the theatres parking lot....and of course over to the restarant many times too,.but I guess in the 60's they had changed the front entrance to the 5th av. making this a very neat photo to see: Thanks for the info,..... HF&RV
Did you check out the other photos I added to the photo section?
Glad you figured out the theatre picture. I was pretty sure it was 5th
and Wellington. Sandra
I should have said that the Prince of Wales would be to the photographers's left......
Bryan
Hi onesmac,.Sandra,.those are great old Verdun pictures,.good stuff. Nice shot showing the bridge in the background ........ all your pics are neat,.....everyone should have a look http://groups.msn.com/VerdunConnections/verdun.msnw?albumlist=2 I hope you find a ton more,..... good input: hf&rv
Thanks l lot.
I will go through all my family pictures and see what else I
can come up with. Thanks for the response.
Sandra MacDonald
Hi Les, Thanks for letting me know last night that the e mail address of Al Ryan ( dod2243@comcast.net ) no longer works. I just got off the telephone with Ray Foxy Gagnon. We had a great talk about Plattsburgh. Foxy does many stories about Plattsburgh in the fifties on his Blog. He recently did an article on Canadians keeping the Michigan Red Hot Hotdog Restaurants in Plattsburgh in business. Foxy does stories on the drive in movie theaters from time to time also. Foxy was a really interesting guy to talk to. It is with great sadness that I tell you that Foxy informed me that Al Ryan passed away last year two months after his Rouses Point book was published. Foxy will contact Mrs Ryan to see if the book is still available and get back to me. Foxy has a Blog. Here are the Foxy links: http://users.westelcom.com/gagnonf/ and http://blog.pressrepublican.com/weblog/ . I informed Foxy about Verdun Connections and he was very interested. Be great if he joined...but you'd have to waive the "Lived In Verdun" rules. Rouses Point and Plattsburgh are like country suburbs of Verdun. Hope all is well in God's Country-Fresco
Les, Ever try Lums in Plattsburgh? They have fantastic hot dogs cooked in beer-Fresco
I REMEMBER GOING TO SHOWS THERE.ALSO GOING TO MOVIES AT ENGLISH CHURCH BETWEEN VERDUN AND WELLIGHTON.EVERY SATURDAY WAS 25 CENTS IF I REMERBER RIGHT
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