This Cineplex company that owned this theatre predates Cineplex theatres of Canada by at least 3 years. (construction for the Cineplex in Toronto’s Eaton Center started in 1978)
This opened on the last Friday of May 1977 with two screens by Martin Theatres. It was taken over by Carmike in 1982, who expand it to six screens, which opened on May 16th, 1986. Closed in 2005 as Carmike’s last cinema in town. Grand opening ads in photo section.
This was opened by AMC as Greenwood 6 on June 12th, 1981. It was sold to Carmike in 1991 who closed it in 2004. Great Escape expanded it to 10 screens and reopened it later in the year.
April 27th, 2001 grand opening announcement ad in photo section as well as an 3D model picture from Google Maps. The cinema opened on May 2nd, with only 2 screens and slowly opened to 12 screens by the end of June.
Grand opening ad as Jerry Lewis from December 12th, 1972 in photo section.
Owners:
1972-1973 Jerry Lewis franchisee
1973-1974 General Cinemas
1974-closing United Artists
July 2nd, 1948 ad for new ownership in photo section
This Cineplex company that owned this theatre predates Cineplex theatres of Canada by at least 3 years. (construction for the Cineplex in Toronto’s Eaton Center started in 1978)
May 23rd, 1997 grand opening ad in photo section.
This opened on the last Friday of May 1977 with two screens by Martin Theatres. It was taken over by Carmike in 1982, who expand it to six screens, which opened on May 16th, 1986. Closed in 2005 as Carmike’s last cinema in town. Grand opening ads in photo section.
1981 grand opening ad as well as an aerial photo in photo section.
This was opened by AMC as Greenwood 6 on June 12th, 1981. It was sold to Carmike in 1991 who closed it in 2004. Great Escape expanded it to 10 screens and reopened it later in the year.
April 27th, 2001 grand opening announcement ad in photo section as well as an 3D model picture from Google Maps. The cinema opened on May 2nd, with only 2 screens and slowly opened to 12 screens by the end of June.
2 screens opened on May 2nd, 1970. April 30th, 1970 ad in photo section. Closed 2000
June 6th, 1968 grand opening ad in photo section
Listings ended in 1971 as a cinema. 1971 page at https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pa0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7098%2C3732537
1943 grand opening ad as well as postponement announcement from 1941 in photo section.
Grand opening ad as Jerry Lewis from December 12th, 1972 in photo section. Owners: 1972-1973 Jerry Lewis franchisee 1973-1974 General Cinemas 1974-closing United Artists
April 18th, 1973 grand opening ad as Backstage in photo section.
July 19th, 1972 grand opening ad in photo section.
The same theatre of the same design opened as the Fox in Lubbock TX. Almost the same grand opening ad as well.
I uploaded the grand opening ad from 1968. The theatre is the same design as the North Hills Cinerama in Calgary, AB. Also the same ad ran in Calgary.
Grand opening ad in photo section
Grand opening ad as Five Point Drive-In from October 3rd, 1947 in photo section. It was the first drive-in to open in the area.
November 29th, 1949 grand opening ad in photo section
December 14th, 1924 & November 7th, 1948 grand opening ads in photo section.
October 31st, 1946 grand opening ad as well as the Arcadia uploaded in the photo section.
April 14th, 1948 grand opening ad in photo section
April 25th, 1947 grand opening ad in photo section
Grand opening ad in photo section.
July 27th, 1946 ad in photo section.