My very first job “on the books” was for Dickinson in 1992. Sadly, they’ve been a poorly managed company that entire time. They’ve built some beautiful theatres over the years, but not maintained them.
Their luck wasn’t good either. It was really all over in December of 1997 when AMC opened something like 72 screens in the KC metro area on a single day, just in time for Titanic. This lead directly to the demise of the Glenwood (which would soldier on a few years in other hands) and the Southglen 12, which was just a few years old at the time.
I have fond memories of the Westglen when it first opened. Two huge main houses on either side of the concession stand, both THX certified with stadium seating at the rear, sloped floor at the front and waterfall curtains. This was in the mid to late 90’s. Last time I was there a few years ago, it was dirty and unkempt, and the projection in our auditorium was all jacked up (still film at that time).
The best Dickinson Theatres right now are in other peoples hands. The Springfield 11 with Imax was originally a very nice 8-plex with a 70mm equipped main auditorium.
My very first job “on the books” was for Dickinson in 1992. Sadly, they’ve been a poorly managed company that entire time. They’ve built some beautiful theatres over the years, but not maintained them.
Their luck wasn’t good either. It was really all over in December of 1997 when AMC opened something like 72 screens in the KC metro area on a single day, just in time for Titanic. This lead directly to the demise of the Glenwood (which would soldier on a few years in other hands) and the Southglen 12, which was just a few years old at the time.
I have fond memories of the Westglen when it first opened. Two huge main houses on either side of the concession stand, both THX certified with stadium seating at the rear, sloped floor at the front and waterfall curtains. This was in the mid to late 90’s. Last time I was there a few years ago, it was dirty and unkempt, and the projection in our auditorium was all jacked up (still film at that time).
The best Dickinson Theatres right now are in other peoples hands. The Springfield 11 with Imax was originally a very nice 8-plex with a 70mm equipped main auditorium.