Breathing new life into aging New Port Richey Theatre
Breathing new life into aging New Port Richey Theatre
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July 22, 2005. A history of the Richey Suncoast Theatre is at
Richey Suncoast Theatre, Young Frankenstein
I love this little theatre in the heart of New Port Richey FL. It was built in the 1920s as a silent movie house and has been nicely restored.A good place for live entertainment now.
Richey Suncoast Theatre
2014-2015 Season Program
Main Street - New Port Richey Florida
New Port Richey and neighboring Port Richey were named for Captain Aaron Richey who came from Missouri and established Port Richey in the 1880s. New Port Richey was founded in 1915 and incorporated on October 27, 1924. Formerly, the area was known as Hickory Hammock. Publisher and former Ohio State Senator Dr. Elroy M. Avery was named New Port Richey's first mayor. [3][4]
The Hacienda Hotel, on Main Street, is a 55-room Spanish-style luxury hotel completed in 1927 by George J. Becker and Warren E. Burns. Silent screen stars Thomas Meighan & Gloria Swanson, and local promoter George Sims owned the hotel, and Meighan's brother provided the land. They intended to attract the west coast motion picture industry to Florida. In fact, several silent films were produced in the rural area, and several actors built mansions along the nearby Pithlachascottee River. Screen star Ed Wynn served as master of ceremonies at the hotel's grand opening, attended by other Hollywood luminaries such as Lupe Valez, Ann Hardking, Meighan and Swanson.
The Meighan Theatre, on Grand Boulevard, was built in 1925 by the Richey Amusement Company at a cost of $50,000. With over 300 seats, it opened in 1926 with the silent film The New Klondike, accompanied by a piano player. Sound was added in 1930 soon after the invention of sound films. Actor Thomas Meighan died in 1936, and the theatre's name was changed to The Cinema and The Vogue. Now the Richey Suncoast Theatre, the historic building with its elaborate entrance arch and golden dome, serves the community as a stage production venue.
Sims Park (Bank Street & Circle Boulevlard), originally called Enchantment Park, honored George R. Sims, an early developer of New Port Richey who donated the land and clubhouse. Relocating to the area in 1922 from Greck Neck, New York, he purchased impoverished property during the 1925-26 land boom. His wife, Marjorie, earned the first title of the 1922 Chasco Fiesta Queen in the first annual Chasco Fiesta, a fundraising event linked to a legend honoring Native Americans who once inhabited the area.
Erected in 1916 as the first brick building in the area, the Sims Land Office on Main Street was once adjacent to the railroad depot. Its brick had been salvaged from the northern town of Fivay, now Bayonet Point.
Orange Lake, once called Mirror Lake, girded by Circle Boulevard in the heart of downtown, was a source of concern to early settlers. In the 1800s, it was called Blue Sink, and was nestled in a jungle of hickory hammock. The lake allegedly reached a depth of 250 feet (76 m), and farmer's lost cattle and hogs that disappeared or fell prey to the alligators that inhabited the lake and surrounding swamp. It is now a picturesque setting for relaxation and serves as the venue for special events such as art shows, antique car shows, and Winter Holiday celebrations.
Gene Sarazan, a 1920s golf professional, relocated to the area and established a golf course in the downtown area.
In 1926, composer Irving Berlin owned property in the area adjacent to land owned by Paul Whiteman, the era's King of Jazz.
Comedian Ed Wynn wrote a successful Broadway musical, The Perfect Fool, while fishing in the Pithlacascotee River. He also owned the Palms Theatre on Main Street. Built in 1921, it offered silent film entertainment to the area for a price of 25 cents for an adult admission.
Harry Miller and William Zimmer of Paramount Pictures visited the area in 1933 seeking a location of a feature length motion picture. Nathan H. Gordon and Jesse L. Lasky, the production manager of Paramount Lasky Corporation, expressed wishes to join screen star Thomas Meighan in creating a colossal motion picture studio in the area. The Great Depression of the early 1930s brought this dream to an end.
Motion picture director Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho & The Birds) visited the area in the early 1930s and stayed in a bungalow on Grand Boulevard.
Raymond Hitchock, a theatrical comedian, and his wife, Flora Zabelle, a prominent actress, and Earl Benham, a songwriter from New York, invested in property in New Port Richey in the 1920s.
Jasmine Point, on North River Road, was the first luxuary subdivision in New Port Richey in the 1920s. Thomas Meighan's two-story Spanish mansion boasted thirteen rooms, six baths, and an enormous swimming pool containing 65,000 gallons of water.
Downtown New Port Richey (Haunted History) S02E07 - Outdoors in the Sunshine State
Quick tour of the Downtown area of New Port Richey with a twist of its haunted history that might amaze you.
By 1914 the area around Orange Lake was being called new Port Richey and the older part of Port Richey was called old Port Richey. In 1915 a separate post office was established for the residents of the southern part of Port Richey. The post office was named New Port Richey, and the name became official. The first postmaster was Gerben DeVries. The growth of the city came about after George Sims purchased the Port Richey Land Company. He built a home in New Port Richey in 1916.
The first Chasco Fiesta was held in 1922 to raise money for the local library. The event was revived in 1947 and has been held annually since then. It includes a large street parade and a boat parade on successive Saturdays.
In 1924 New Port Richey was incorporated. The first mayor was Dr. Elroy M. Avery, an educator, historian, and prolific author who came to New Port Richey from Cleveland after he retired in 1919.
The first act of the city council was to accept Enchantment Park as a gift from George Sims. The park was renamed Sims Park. The main attractions of the city were the park, the Pithlachascotee River, and Orange Lake.
In the mid-1920s the city hoped to become a winter home for Hollywood stars. In fact, Thomas Meighan, a leading actor in silent movies, built a large home on the river in 1928 and spent the winters there. He hoped to make movies in New Port Richey. Gene Sarazen, one of the top golfers in the 1920s, also built a home in New Port Richey. He invented the modern sand wedge in a garage in New Port Richey. Other Hollywood figures such as Ed Wynn visited New Port Richey. Songwriter Irving Berlin and bandleader Paul Whiteman made down payments on property, but did not build homes. In 1926, a new theater named for Thomas Meighan opened, and in 1927, the Hacienda Hotel, a 55-room Spanish-style luxury hotel, was completed. Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch, which featured a private game preserve of 7,000 acres, opened in the 1930s.
The end of the 1920s Florida land boom ended the aspirations of New Port Richey to become a haven for Hollywood celebrities, and the Great Depression had a devastating effect on the town.
Beginning in the late 1960s, western Pasco County began a decades-long period of rapid population growth, although the population of New Port Richey has not increased much because of the small area which makes up the city. Most of the population of western Pasco County is in unincorporated areas. Pasco-Hernando State College began offering classes in New Port Richey in 1972, and completed construction of a campus in 1976. Gulf View Square shopping mall opened in 1980. In 1995, New Port Richey became sister cities with Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the French Riviera. Cavalaire Square in downtown was named in honor of that relationship. In 2004 President George W. Bush, campaigning for re-election, spoke to supporters in Sims Park.
Florida also contains Walt Disney World, Busch Gardens, Sea World, Adventure Island, Universal Studios, Legoland and Universal Studios Islands of Adventure. Rumor has it that Six Flags might be coming soon.
Directed by Jesse Yarborough
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Intro (Hacienda Hotel, New Port Richey, Florida) (Oct 3, 1976)
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Genevieve Griffin as Cassie Cooper in Rumors at the Richey Suncoast Theatre Oct - Nov 2005
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Moon Lake Lodge Destroyed by Fire (1996)
The historic Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch near New Port Richey, Florida, operated in the late 1920 and early 1930s. An early morning fire set by an arsonist destroyed the remaining lodge on Sept. 22, 1996. Video recorded by Lillian Kreps for the West Pasco Historical Society.
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Some Citrus County students and residents are working to address the problem of childhood bullying through a new independent film. “No Place In This World” delves into the harsh reality of bullying, at home and in schools. Dawn Horton of CVI Productions says the film will talk about how often kids will skip school when they become victims and how much that it can harm them. If kids aren't in school, where there's adults watching them, and they're skipping, we don't know what's going to happen with those kids either, Horton said. According to a 2015 study from WalletHub.com , Florida is among the states with the highest percentages of kids who miss school because they feel unsafe. The biggest thing is fear, Horton said.
The independent movie is filming in different locations around the city of Inverness, including Citrus High School. Hayley Castillo plays Lauren Wright, a girl terrorized by three popular girls in her school. She gets upset and she's like broken, mentally, she said. Castillo said reading through the script made her realize other kids go through this on a daily basis. It just made me kind of upset that kids actually have to go through that at school, she said.
Jackson Tessmer plays a student who is unaware that Lauren is being bullied until it's too late. I'm surprised that they could be that mean and not care at all, Tessmer said. He says he now understands how some kids will cut class just to get away from tormenters. They don't want to be embarrassed and they don't want to be made fun of, Tessmer said. They just don't want to deal with any of that. “Children cannot get a quality education if they don’t first feel safe at school.” These actors hope that local kids will see the film and say something if they or their friends become victims. “You just need to tell someone,” Castillo said. “You need to speak up.” The film starts shooting on October 1, 2016 and is set to premiere in April 2017.
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