This opened as the Fare 4 by Cobb Theatres on May 26th, 1971. In 1987, Ambarish Keshani, the director of real estate for Cobb theatres buys this theatre and starts Ajay theatres. It was expanded to 8 screens on September 18th, 1992 and renamed Cinema Showcase, which expanded to 12 screens in 1994. It was renamed Star Cinema 12 on October 22nd, 1999 and closed in 2002. It reopened as the Palace Cinema with 10 screens on June 27th, 2003. Grand opening ads posted.
The Apple Tree Cinema 12 opened on December 13th, 1991 as a discount except for one screen. Grand opening ad and top-down aerial posted. (Apple Tree not Appletree)
June 27th, 1943 grand opening ad:
Star theatre opening 27 Jun 1943, Sun Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas) Newspapers.com
closed August 20th, 1995 by Movie One. Article posted.
Grand opening ad:
Paramount theatre opening 18 May 1930, Sun Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas) Newspapers.com
Photo posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Closed as a cinema in 1993.
The Cineplanet 16 is opened by Ambarish Keshani (who owned Ajay theatres) on July 7th, 2006. Grand opening ad and newspaper with some history posted.
This opened as the Fare 4 by Cobb Theatres on May 26th, 1971. In 1987, Ambarish Keshani, the director of real estate for Cobb theatres buys this theatre and starts Ajay theatres. It was expanded to 8 screens on September 18th, 1992 and renamed Cinema Showcase, which expanded to 12 screens in 1994. It was renamed Star Cinema 12 on October 22nd, 1999 and closed in 2002. It reopened as the Palace Cinema with 10 screens on June 27th, 2003. Grand opening ads posted.
Closed in 1992 and rebuilt and reopened by Malco on July 4th, 2001. Another ad posted.
Opened on June 15th, 2001 as America’s Most Beautiful Movie Theater. Grand opening ad (full-page) posted.
The Malco’s Cordova Cinema opened on November 2nd, 2001. Grand opening ad posted.
This reopened as Cinema Malco showing movies in Spanish on October 20th, 2000, and closed on November 2nd, 2000. Another ad posted.
Closed 1998
The Desoto Cinema opened on May 12th, 1999. Grand opening ad posted.
Listed in the newspaper 1973-1976
The Hollywood Cinema opened on October 10th, 1997. Grand opening ad posted.
This opened on November 14th, 1997, as the first all-stadium seating cinema in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
The Malco’s Stage Cinema opened on May 12th, 1995. Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
The Apple Tree Cinema 12 opened on December 13th, 1991 as a discount except for one screen. Grand opening ad and top-down aerial posted. (Apple Tree not Appletree)
The Bartlett Cinema 10 opened as the largest cinema in the area on August 4th, 1989. Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted. With the opening of this cinema, Malco became the largest chain in the Memphis area beating out General Cinema.
Three screens on April 25th, 1986, and four screens on March 13th, 1987. Small opening ads.
The Raleigh 6 Cinemas opened on March 22nd, 1985. Grand opening ad posted.
and taken over by Malco theatres in 1985.