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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The theater is reopened for a few years as the Zenon I Theater. It plays second run movies and houses some live performances.
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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.
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The theater is closed and sold at an auction.
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The Irving Theater is reopened as a venue hosting such events as live music concerts and art shows.