Thanks; I had put in “Fort Wayne” instead of “Ft. Wayne” in the search box.
Looking at the cinema map of Ft. Wayne, the two theaters are not all that close together; Carmike’s existing theater is on the outer fringe of the city on Dupont Rd. (and closer to Regal’s Coldwater Crossing Theater), about nine miles north of the city center, whereas Rave is about three miles due west of the city center. There would be about twelve miles or so via freeway between Rave and the Carmike 20.
I would doubt that the Rave would be converted to a discount house with the the discount Starplex so relatively close. I would guess that Carmike is betting on continued growth to the west of the city.
There is some additional information about and pictures of this theatre here (scroll down about two-thirds of the way). This text claims that the theater opened as the Empress rather than the Empire, and that it functions now as a religious centre.
This is what I fear the Uptown will become – trashed, as a so-called “music venue”. Additionally, consider what what has happened at the Congress and what soon might happen to the Portage.
The Drive-ins.com website has an entry for a Crest Drive-in at 2600 Hammer Ave., but locates it in Norco, CA, which is very close to Corona. There is one picture of the theater’s signage there.
A picture of the theater’s exterior sign as of 1989 can be seen here. The theater was opened by National General and then operated by Mann Theaters before TBE.
Just to clarify, it was Carmike that bought the theaters from Rave, not Cinemark (my error when I submitted the item to CT). According to their respective websites, Cinemark currently operates 461 theaters (5,207 screens) and is based in Plano, TX )under the names Cinemark, Century, and Tinseltown); Carmike, based in Columbus, GA, currently operates 236 theaters with a total of 2,264 screens.
The Rave acquisition will boost Carmikes total to 252 cinemas. If Carmike’s goal is three hundred, I wonder what their next acquisition target might be (in addition of course to any new builds).
According to a an article that appeared in the October 14, 2012 edition of Crain’s Detroit Business, a $1.5 million dollar makeover should be complete by November 1, 2012 (subscription required to view article).
In addition to new screens and seating, the revamped cinema will now feature a coffee bar and alcoholic beverage service. A set of (mostly) renovation-related photos can be seen here.
The theater will no longer operated by Landmark; it has a new website (see above) and the company that owns it is known as Cloud Nine Theater Partners LLC.
Here is an ad for the Summerville Drive-in; it is from the gallery page of an unamed drive-in in Summerville, SC at Drive-ins.com. The information for this drive-in in the database there gives the address as “Highway 64 (Portable)”, whatever that means. The gallery page also includes an aerial view of the drive-in’s former location.
Thanks; I had put in “Fort Wayne” instead of “Ft. Wayne” in the search box.
Looking at the cinema map of Ft. Wayne, the two theaters are not all that close together; Carmike’s existing theater is on the outer fringe of the city on Dupont Rd. (and closer to Regal’s Coldwater Crossing Theater), about nine miles north of the city center, whereas Rave is about three miles due west of the city center. There would be about twelve miles or so via freeway between Rave and the Carmike 20.
I would doubt that the Rave would be converted to a discount house with the the discount Starplex so relatively close. I would guess that Carmike is betting on continued growth to the west of the city.
An c. 1950 image of one side of the Alhambra’s marquee can be seen here.
Two old photos of the Lamar can be seen here and here. An advertisement can be seen here.
What theater does Carmike currently have in Fort Wayne? I checked their website and nothing is listed.
Scroll down to see two pictures of the Central from 1968 on this webpage.
Most of the links to pictures in the preceding omments are dead; perhaps some fans of this theater could help find some, especially of the interior.
There is some additional information about and pictures of this theatre here (scroll down about two-thirds of the way). This text claims that the theater opened as the Empress rather than the Empire, and that it functions now as a religious centre.
Scroll down a little more than halfway on this webpage to see the photo that Lost Memory was probably talking about.
This page has pictures and history of the Victoria Hall/Victoria Picture Theatre.
A picture of the Palace Theatre, Walthamstow can be seen here.
This is what I fear the Uptown will become – trashed, as a so-called “music venue”. Additionally, consider what what has happened at the Congress and what soon might happen to the Portage.
The Drive-ins.com website has an entry for a Crest Drive-in at 2600 Hammer Ave., but locates it in Norco, CA, which is very close to Corona. There is one picture of the theater’s signage there.
A photo of the theatre as the Empire can be seen here.
A picture of the entrance can be seen here.
Here is a picture of the building as the Ozone Theatre.
A picture of the theater’s exterior sign as of 1989 can be seen here. The theater was opened by National General and then operated by Mann Theaters before TBE.
There is a photo of the interior of the Princess at the bottom of this webpage.
Just to clarify, it was Carmike that bought the theaters from Rave, not Cinemark (my error when I submitted the item to CT). According to their respective websites, Cinemark currently operates 461 theaters (5,207 screens) and is based in Plano, TX )under the names Cinemark, Century, and Tinseltown); Carmike, based in Columbus, GA, currently operates 236 theaters with a total of 2,264 screens.
The Rave acquisition will boost Carmikes total to 252 cinemas. If Carmike’s goal is three hundred, I wonder what their next acquisition target might be (in addition of course to any new builds).
A picture of the theater’s impressive frontage can be seen here, and here is a picture of the theater’s digital IMAX screen,
An article about octagenarian former teacher Peggy Grimshaw, who knows to keep increasingly rare film prints coming to the Redford, can be read here.
According to a an article that appeared in the October 14, 2012 edition of Crain’s Detroit Business, a $1.5 million dollar makeover should be complete by November 1, 2012 (subscription required to view article).
In addition to new screens and seating, the revamped cinema will now feature a coffee bar and alcoholic beverage service. A set of (mostly) renovation-related photos can be seen here.
The theater will no longer operated by Landmark; it has a new website (see above) and the company that owns it is known as Cloud Nine Theater Partners LLC.
Here is a picture of the building as of 1989.
The Gateway now has a page here on CT.
This photo from the Gateway’s gallery page at Drive-ins.com shows the locational relationship of the Port Drive-in and the Gateway Drive-in.
The pictures on its gallery page at Drive-ins.com show aerial views of the site.
A drawing of the Strand based on old photographs can be seen here.
Here is an ad for the Summerville Drive-in; it is from the gallery page of an unamed drive-in in Summerville, SC at Drive-ins.com. The information for this drive-in in the database there gives the address as “Highway 64 (Portable)”, whatever that means. The gallery page also includes an aerial view of the drive-in’s former location.