AMC Springfield 11 with IMAX
3200 East Montclair Street,
Springfield,
MO
65804
3200 East Montclair Street,
Springfield,
MO
65804
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Very good theatre, but I go to it sometimes because it’s on the north side. I used to go more often before I quit going to the movies from 2000-2001, then in 2002, I started going again. It doesn’t get much business but it’s amazing how it has stuck around as long as it has. The sound is excellent and the seats are comfy and they show you don’t need stadium seating to have a great theatre. They also have a digital preshow.
Easily the best theatre in Springfield. Very similar to the Forum 8 in Columbia, but built from the get-go to be more luxurious. Main auditorium seats 455, and has the largest screen in Springfield. Was originally 70mm capable (projector came from the Century 21 that used to be at the Battlefield mall). I presume Goodrich has done away with that machine and upgraded to modern equipment, as that is their pattern. Originally equipped with side-to-side curtains (unlike the Forum 8), but these appear to have been removed to facilitate pre-show digital ads. Built in a very nice area, the brickwork and design reflect the upscale clientle. Very serene place to see a show. Also has a 350 seat house at the end of the hall, which makes this theatre somewhat unique by today’s standards with less emphasis on tiny “crackerbox” houses.
A lot of the 8-plexes built in the early 90’s got caught up and destroyed by the mega-plex building boom, but this theatre seems to have a bright future. Good location, good clientle. It’s been maintained well too. Got to give Goodrich credit, they do a better job of maintainance than Dickinson ever did, and I was working for Dickinson at the time this was built.
Tour of Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas Theatres in 2004
From June 26 through July 1, 2004 the Theatre Historical Society of America will tour a number of theatres in Kansas City Missouri and surrounding areas, including theatres in Lamar, Joplin, Richmond, St. Joseph and Springfield, MO, as well as Miami, OK, and these cities in Kansas: Leavenworth, Kansas City, Emporia, El Dorado, Augusta, Wichita, Hutchinson, McPherson, Salina, Concordia, and Topeka. More information is contained on their web site: http://www.HistoricTheatres.org and special photos and information concerning the Kansas City theatres: UPTOWN and the MIDLAND is available on this temporary page of their site at: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~angell/thsa/fromarch.html A glossy brochure about this “Heart of America” Conclave is available from the Society’s headquarters listed on their homepage, via E-mail to the Ex. Director, or via snail mail. Membership in the Society is not required to attend the Conclave and tour the theatres, but fees do apply as detailed on their site. Bring your camera and lots of film, for it is usually difficult or impossible to enter these theatres for photos, and some of them will surely not be with us in the years to come.