Theatres in Bellaire

Theatres in Bellaire
THE CAPITOL THEATRE
This popular theatre was built on the former site of the First Presbyterian Church on Belmont Street.
photo taken by Bill Brinker The Capitol Theatre (left side of picture) and Belmont Street during 1940s	The Capitol Theatre went out of business in the early 1980s, and the building was demolished in the summer of 2002.
photo taken by Bill Brinker Another night view of Belmont Street and The Capitol Theatre

THE MINER'S TEMPLE THEATRE

The Temple Theater
photo taken by Bill Brinker
The Temple movie theatre -
Tuesday and Thursday nights were 10¢ nights, and the place was always filled.

The Temple Theatre on 34th and Belmont Streets (across from the city park) was torn down in the late 1970's.

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The Miner's Temple Theatre first appeared on Sanborn fire maps June 1924. Unfortunately, they stopped doing the maps in 1950, so they don't show when it was actually stopped being used as a theatre.
research by Patty Jenkins

THE COLUMBIA THEATRE

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According to former library staff member Patty Jenkins, there was a theatre called Columbia, which was listed on a Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for Bellaire from June 1900. She determined that the Columbia Theatre and Opera House was at the end of Oak Alley, and the nearest cross-street would have been 33rd & Guernsey Streets (on the same block where Grisell Funeral Home is located, right across from NAPA Auto Parts and the current Bellaire Post Office).

OTHER BELLAIRE THEATRES

The Olympic Theatre, 3155 Belmont Street, offered 10¢ Vaudeville shows. It later became the B. P. O. E. Lodge and Theatre and was also known as the Elks Grand Live Theatre. The theatre used to host stock companies when they came to town before the 1920s. The building currently houses Flanagan's Restaurant.

The Ohio Theatre (next to the old Superior Hot Dogs Restaurant), on 33rd and Belmont Streets. The building is now currently housing M & R Tire. The theatre went out of business in 1957.