The Hanna Amusement Hall - Love's

Page by Bob Leathers

1927

Views of the New Hanna Amusement Hall

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Upper Left - Front exterior. Upper Right - View of stage. Center - Exterior view, showing stage loft in the background. Lower Left - Interior of the Theatre, which will seat 346 people. Lower Right - Ball Room - size 30x60 feet. (UPCCEM, Jan. 1928)
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UPCCEM, Jan. 1928)

1927

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HANNA AMUSEMENT HALL (UPCCEM, AUG. 1927)
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Hanna Amusement Hall (UPCCEM, Aug. 1927)
November 19, 1927: The new Theatre was opened. The first on the program was the American flag flashed oh the screen and the National Antem sung by Mr. Jack Lee, after which Mrs Butler gave an address which was followed by the picture "McFadden Flats." A very large audience attended and enjoyed the program. (UPCCEM, Jan. 1928)
November 23, 1927: The ​opening dance given at the new dance hall on Wednesday, November 23, by the American Legion was attended by an enormous crowd. Music was furnished by the Saratoga Orchestra. We are proud of our new dance hall and everyone enjoyed the first dance. The proceeds from this dance were turned over to the Commity Council to be used for the Community Christmas tree. (UPCCEM, Jan. 1928)

1928

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Love's Confectionary. Hanna. 1928. (Hanna Pioneer. 1928)

1928

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Love's Hanna Amusement Center (Gert Milliken from Gary Milliken)
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Love's Amusement Center (Hanna Miner)
The Thomas Love run Opera House burned down on December 24, 1929 after a Community Christmas Tree celebration. A new building was built in 1927. The same traditions at Christmas were carried on at the new Hanna Amusement Hall - Love's.

1929

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Opera House Hanna Community Christmas Tree (UPCCEM, Feb., 1929)

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Hanna Theatre. Hanna. 1928. (The Pioneer. 1928)

1929

1929: The talking movies came to Hanna when Thomas Love equipped the Hanna theater with an R. C. A. Photophone machine.
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(Union Pacific Coal Company Magazine, not dated)

1935

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1935. Hanna Theatre. Love's Confectionary. Thomas Love, Proprietor (Hanna Miner)

1938

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Hanna Theatre. Hanna. 1938. (Hanna Miner. 1938)

1939

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1949

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Hanna Theater. 1949. (Hanna Miner. 1949)

1962

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Hanna Theater and Shipping Center. Lionel Love Propietor. Hanna Wyoming (The Miner, 1962)
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Hanna Theater. Jan. 1962. (The Pioneer, Jan. 1962)

1972

Love Store Ownership Transferred
HANNA - A Laramie couple has purchased one of the largest and oldest stores in Hanna, it was announced here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McChesney purchased the Love Store and Theatre from Mrs. Lionel Love March 15 and presently are in the process of making plans for expanding the business. The McChesneys said they will open a drive-up liquor store, bar, lounge, grille and confectionary-notions department in the building. Additionally, they plan to open the theatre, which has been closd since 1964.

McChesney said he hopes to be able to offer a Montgomery Ward shopping service from the store, but no final plans have yet been announced.
"This is more of a transition than a crash program," he said in noting that most of the facilities will be open by next fall.
"We will expand some of our stock and continue to offer a lunch-type menu, confectionary and notions," he reported.
The McChesneys, who have no children, are preparing an apartment for their use at the top of the store and he will commute to his job with the Federal Aviation Agency in Laramie. (Rawlins Daily Times, April 7, 1972)

1990

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Love's Amusement Center not long before it was torn down (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken)