Forsyth in Rosebud County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Roxy Theatre
Forsyth Main Street Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 13, 2020
1. Roxy Theatre Marker
Inscription.
Roxy Theatre. Forsyth Main Street Historic District. May You Prosper Well in Your New Theatre with Your Steadfast Faith in Forsyth, read one of the many ads that filled the August 28, 1930, Forsyth Times. Car and clothing merchants joined building contractors and suppliers in congratulating Anthony Wolke and Frank Faust on the construction of their new theatre. Movies had played in Forsyth since the turn of the century, first in the Commercial Hotel, then in a converted Main Street storefront. The Roxy, however, was the first building in Forsyth constructed specifically as a theatre; it was also one of the few buildings constructed in Forsyth during the Great Depression. Equipped with RCA sound-producing equipment, the new theatre boasted red velour curtains, spring cushion seats, Spanish lanterns in the foyer, and six small Spanish balconies in the auditorium itself. The Spanish dιcor carried to the exterior, where stucco walls and exotic-looking Spanish roof tiles tempted passersby to escape the sometimes grim reality of the Depression. Entrance into the realm of romance and entertainment cost only fifty cents (sixty cents for balcony seats).
May You Prosper Well in Your New Theatre with Your Steadfast Faith in Forsyth, read one of the many ads that filled the August 28, 1930, Forsyth Times. Car and clothing merchants joined building contractors and suppliers in congratulating Anthony Wolke and Frank Faust on the construction of their new theatre. Movies had played in Forsyth since the turn of the century, first in the Commercial Hotel, then in a converted Main Street storefront. The Roxy, however, was the first building in Forsyth constructed specifically as a theatre; it was also one of the few buildings constructed in Forsyth during the Great Depression. Equipped with RCA sound-producing equipment, the new theatre boasted red velour curtains, spring cushion seats, Spanish lanterns in the foyer, and six small Spanish balconies in the auditorium itself. The Spanish dιcor carried to the exterior, where stucco walls and exotic-looking Spanish roof tiles tempted passersby to escape the sometimes grim reality of the Depression. Entrance into the realm of romance and entertainment cost only fifty cents (sixty cents for balcony seats).
Location. 46° 15.961′ N, 106° 40.689′ W. Marker is in Forsyth, Montana, in Rosebud County. It is on Main Street near 10th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 981 Main Street, Forsyth MT 59327, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s Northern Cheyenne Nation, in Southeast Montana, in Custer Country and in the Powder River Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 13, 2020
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
