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GRAND OPENING
H. L. Whitehead of Idle Hour Amusement Company opens the Irving Theater. It costs $15,000 to build and has 525 seats. The admission price to films shown from the General Film Company is ten cents. -
Expansion in the 1920s
After purchasing the Irving, new owner Charles Walker give it an update. A second story is added to the front of the theater in order to house a fire-proof projection room. The theater is also expanded to create a larger capacity. -
The 50s
More renovations to both the inside and the outside of the theater are done. A small parking lot is also added in the rear of the theater. -
The 70s
In 1969, the Irving is sold to a group of investors. It is said that two of the three investors disappeared, and the last one renamed the venue "the Festival Theater." It is used to screen pornographic films until 1979, after angry citizens in the area try for ten years to have it shut down. -
Zenon I Theater
The theater is reopened for a few years as the Zenon I Theater. It plays second run movies and houses some live performances. -
Re-opening
Irvington businessmen purchase the building and reopened it as the Irving Theater. It becomes very successful as a place of foreign films and art, but becomes obsolete as a movie theater when another cinema opens nearby. -
The 90s
The theater is closed and sold at an auction. -
Dec 80s - present day
The Irving Theater is reopened as a venue hosting such events as live music concerts and art shows.