Newspaper Articles
There are old newspaper articles on the old Polar Theater, some dating back to 1971 and some in 1994. Below are some listed articles that referenced the Polar Theater, whether they’re people talking about it or the movie section listing Polar I and Polar II. If you want to see these articles in a larger size, click on the photo. This will bring you to Flickr, and there will be an All Sizes button above the picture. This will give you the option of seeing the picture in a larger size.
The Announcment
On July 22 of 1971, the grand opening of the Polar Twin Theater was being announced by the Lathrop Company. It introduced the two theater feature and spacious parking lot. In theater I, Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus was playing. In the second theater, The Adromeda Strain was playing. Actually, the theater started the day after July 22. Lathrop was only announcing the opening of the theater.
The Day the Polar Twin Theater Opened
On July 23 of 1971, the Polar Twin Theater officially opened.
Linda Billington’s Article
On June 17 of 1994 (which was around the time when the Anchorage School District bought the Polar Theater from Act III), Linda Billington, who is a community editor in the Anchorage Daily News, wrote an article about the Polar Theater. She references quotes from people who have gone to the theater many times, like Ron Crawford, who works in the University of Alaska Anchorage Department of History and Geography. He remembers the old times going to Polar Theater like watching Electric Boogaloo and That’s Dancin. Another person she references is Dave Stroh, how is now on KTVA Channel 11. For ten years, Dave used to be the marketing director for Wometco and Lanthrop. He was the manager for the theater for a long time. Both Linda and the two men agree that the Polar Theater was the hot spot for movie-going back then in Anchorage.
Denise in the Theater
Before there was any construction done on the building, Denise got a picture of herself in one of the theaters.
Screen Test
This is an article in 1994 about the theater becoming a school.
Theater Section Continued
Newspaper Clipping
