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Highland Theatre, a historic movie theater in Highland Park, has closed after 100 years. The theater struggled to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 1913, the Robinson Grand Theater was opened in downtown Clarksburg. The Robinson Grand, a pioneer in its era, became the thirteenth theater in the United States to be equipped with sound technology in 1927. During its golden age, it hosted a diverse array of events, including movies, plays, wedding receptions, and the Miss West Virginia Pageant.
Opened June 12, 1931, it was designed by architect John Eberson, [1] whose theaters included the since-demolished Colonial and Astor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Calvert in Washington, D.C., and the Capitol in Chicago, Illinois; and the extant Cinema le Grand Rex in Paris, France, the Capitol in Sydney, Australia, the Dixie in Staunton, Virginia, and the American in the Bronx, New York City.
Highland is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Highland is located on Bonds Creek and County Route 1, 4.65 miles (7.48 km) west-northwest of Pennsboro. [2] The community was named after the Scottish Highlands, the ancestral home of a large share of the first settlers. [3]
Highland Park, jct. of Lincoln Dr. and National Rd., Wheeling, West Virginia Coordinates 40°3′6″N 80°39′53″W / 40.05167°N 80.66472°W / 40.05167; -80
Title Director Release Location Note Stage Struck: Allan Dwan: 1925 New Martinsville, West Virginia: The Millerson Case: George Archainbaud: 1947 Jefferson County, West Virginia
The theater continues to provide a home for the city's live entertainment with a single floor auditorium, balcony, two storefronts on the ground floor, and a pool hall in the basement. Monongalia County Courthouse , built in 1891, is a two-story Romanesque style building with a five-story clock tower and separate three-story circular tower.
Robey Theatre is a historic theater located at Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907 and extensively remodeled in 1926. It is a three-story, five bay wide Neoclassical / Italian Renaissance style building. The front facade features a large central entrance bay, with a ticket booth flanked on both sides by two sets of double ...