Benjiman I. William Fey (June 4, 1874 – December 7, 1938) was an American movie theatre owner.
Life
Benjiman Fey was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he later worked as a barkeeper and stock keeper. He married Lillie Huppert, who gave birth to their son, Erwin J. Fey, on August 13, 1900. By 1920, the family was living in Seattle, Washington and Fey was managing the Madison Theatre in the Capitol Hill, Seattle district at Madison and Broadway, where Erwin Fey also worked as a helper.
The Roxy Theatre
In 1924, he sold his interest in the Madison and bought two theatres in Renton. The Roxy Theatre, located at 504 S. 3rd Street, was an art-decolandmark, with an eight-sided dome in the ceiling and staircases with sweeping chrome railings. Inside the auditorium were art-deco light fixtures in the shape of four-pointed stars, which were able to be dimmed and yet leave enough of a glow to outline the chrome stars on the ceiling. In the stairwells there were chandeliers of slim, stately milk glass columns with stacks of little chrome trumpets on top.
In more recent years, the Roxy was reopened to run East Indian Cinema, and later, as a church and rental hall.
The Roxy, a nightclub in London's Covent Garden that existed from 1977-1978, and was home to the start of the British punk rock music scene at the time.
Roxy Theatre (also known as The Roxy) was a movie theatre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that was later converted into a live-action performance venue. It opened on October 13, 1938 and was destroyed by fire on January 13, 2015. The theatre was designed by William G Blakey and built by I.F.Shacker of Hanna. It was managed by Bill Wilson, the son of a Famous Players theatre manager. It was considered luxurious for its time as it had air conditioning, spring seating, and extra legroom.
In 1941, the theatre was leased to Odeon Theatres of Canada]]. After Odeon's lease ran out, the cinema was operated as a part of Inner City Cinemas along with the Avenue Theatre and Varscona Theatre. Inner City Cinemas ran a calendar program that ran movies for three days first at one, then the next, then the next cinema. Famous Players leased all 3 theatres from Inner City, which ended their unique venture. When Famous gave up the lease, the Roxy became The $2 Roxy, operating as a discount theatre with all shows $2.
Atlanta was an American country music group formed in 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. It was composed of Brad Griffis (vocals), Bill Davidson (vocals, guitar), Tony Ingram (vocals, fiddle), Alan David (lead guitar), Allen Collay (keyboards), Bill Packard (keyboards), Jeff Baker (harmonica), Dick Stevens (bass guitar) and John Holder (drums). Between 1983 and 1988, Atlanta recorded two albums for MCA Records and charted nine hit singles on the Billboard country charts. Its chart history included two Top Ten country hits in "Atlanta Burned Again Last Night" and "Sweet Country Music." The latter was also the band's highest charting single, peaking at number 5.
History
Atlanta was formed in 1982 by Brad Griffis (Bass guitar), Bill Davidson (vocals, rhythm guitar), Tony Ingram (vocals, fiddle), Alan David (lead guitar), Allen Collay (keyboards), Bill Packard (keyboards), Jeff Baker (harmonica), Dick Stevens (vocals)) and John Holder (drums). Prior to the foundation, Ingram had recorded on Epic Records in the band Spurzz, and Stevens, Davidson, Griffis and David had previously toured as a re-establishment of The Vogues. The group was founded through the assistance of record producer Larry McBride, who had also launched the career of Alabama. With nine members, Atlanta was the largest country music band at the time.
Designed by architect Neel Reid, it was built in 1918 as a commuter stop on the northside of town for the Southern Railway whose main stop was Terminal Station downtown. The new station was formally named Peachtree Station by Southern; informally it was widely referred to as Brookwood Station. Terminal Station closed in 1970, at which time Peachtree Station became the only passenger station in Atlanta still open. Amtrak took over the Crescent from Southern in 1979 and became the station's tenant.
Architecture
Designed in an Italian Renaissance style of architecture, the depot features Palladian windows and classical elements such as pilasters and a molded entablature.
Amtrak passengers often note that the station is small and is elevated far above the tracks, requiring use of a long stairway or elevator. This design reflects the original intent of the station as a suburban stop and the much smaller size of Atlanta at the turn of the 20th century.
The trip-hop legends were set to play four dates, their first US gigs in five years, with the first scheduled for Atlanta’s Coca-Cola RoxyTheatre on October 17.
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase ... 16-18 ... 22 ... and Canada ... 11 ... Oct ... Dec ... 14, 2025 at the Coca-Cola RoxyTheatre in Atlanta, GA.
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase ...New York fans are in luck, too ... 24 ... Oct. 17 at the Coca-Cola RoxyTheatre in Atlanta, GA.
Although the Gwinnett County-born rapper MADE has his share of experience performing before audiences, his appearance tonight at the Coca-Cola RoxyTheatre at The BatteryAtlanta will represent the largest crowd of his brief career ... .
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