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June 11, 2012
Scenes of Coming Attractions: Hartford’s Front Street movie theater
HARTFORD, CT — Hartford’s Front Street development has its new theatre rising up. The project mentioned late last year is still aiming for a summer opening.
Read more and see a pic in the Hartford Courant.
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May 28, 2012
Pix/Capri Theater reopening planned
JACKSON, MS — Jackson residents can celebrate that their beloved Pix Capri Theatre is coming back. Two more screens are being added with the whole project slated to get off the ground next year.
Read more in WLBT.
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May 17, 2012
Theater seats and a theater for sale
We have two listings today, one for theater seats and then a separate one for an actual theatre in Vermont.
Company: American Seating Model 7M Made between 1925-38 Cast Iron. 27 seats and backs 25 center legs 2 left end 2 right end (1 of them has a broken foot)
Sale of these will benefit Boy Scout Troop 1120 of Eldersburg MD
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May 3, 2012
Plans for Ridgefield Playhouse take shape
RIDGEFIELD, CT — The soon to be new owner of the Ridgefield Playhouse, Valerie Jensen, has been submitting her proposal to the zoning board for rebuilding the theatre with three screens. Jensen said the new multi-functional space could be ready in 18 months.
Read more in the News Times.
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April 9, 2012
Alamo Drafthouse moving into vacant Metro Theater
NEW YORK, NY — All New York is buzzing about the arrival of Alamo Drafthouse as they plan to reopen the Metro Theater next year. The five screen theater had already been gutted to prepare it for retail use so this Alamo will be built from scratch.
Read more in DNA info.
(Thanks to Patrick Crowley for providing the photo.)
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April 5, 2012
Blink Fitness signs 19,200 SF lease at former Jamaica movie theater
JAMAICA, NY — The former Merrick Theater is becoming the next location of Blink Fitness. Its 2,500 seat capacity will now be utilized by almost 20,000 feet of gym space across two floors, when it opens this fall.
Read more in citybiz.
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March 30, 2012
Old movie theater restored into new, modern church
SHAWNEE, KS — An abandoned cinema has proved to be the ground for a new progressive chruch. The former Trailrdige Cinema is new What if the Church and the $200,000 in renovations have now helped them to utilize the theatre’s features as part of the religious experience they’re promoting.
Read more in the Shawnee Dispatch.
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March 1, 2012
A new lease on life for a rundown Tel Aviv cinema
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — The historic Hamerkaz Cinema could have new life as residences. After opening in 1956, the theatre spent most of its years screening adult films. The gutted interior could be converted into living spaces and still maintain some of the original features that are still left on the facade.
Read more in the Haaretz.com.
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February 24, 2012
Stuart Street theater getting major remake
BOSTON, MA — The Stuart Street Playhouse will reopen as Theatre 1, an upscale screening room and event space. There will be plush seats that double as workstations which they hope will open doors to loads of entertainment possibilities.
Read the full story in the Boston Herald.
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February 16, 2012
Tax credit to speed Senator Theatre renovations
BALTIMORE, MD — A Sustainable Communities Tax Credit is going to bring some improvements to the Senator Theatre. Additional screens and a restaurant are what’s in store and it should all be done by the holidays. Hopefully, the new features can solidify a future for this oft-troubled palace.
Read more in the Baltimore Sun.
(Thanks to JackCoursey for providing the photo.)