Comments from rivest266 - Cinema Treasures

rivest266 commented about Crossroads Movies 8 on Oct 11, 2008 at 4:44 pm

General Cinemas opened this theatre in 1988.

rivest266 commented about AMC Classic Crossroads 16 on Oct 11, 2008 at 4:37 pm

This was opened on February 26th, 1999

rivest266 commented about Cinemark Tinseltown 20 and XD on Oct 11, 2008 at 4:16 pm

The Cinemark Tinseltown USA 20 opened on October 23rd, 1998

rivest266 commented about Chieftain Theatre on Oct 11, 2008 at 4:14 pm

This theatre opened on August 30th, 1951

rivest266 commented about Brixton Square 8 on Oct 11, 2008 at 4:05 pm

This opened on December 11th, 1987.

rivest266 commented about Almonte Cinema 6 on Oct 11, 2008 at 3:51 pm

This opened on June 19, 1981

rivest266 commented about 14 Flags Drive-In on Oct 11, 2008 at 3:34 pm

This drive-in opened on July 3rd, 1968

rivest266 commented about Bad cinema architecture on Sep 30, 2008 at 6:10 pm

An ugly one- Cinema Le Paris in Valleyfield,qc at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=ca&id=1642 It looks like a poor rip off of the 1970’s AMC shoeboxes.

rivest266 commented about Le Spectrum on Sep 27, 2008 at 9:28 am

Nice picture, Lost Memory. The demolation has not started yet for the Best Buy and office tower.

rivest266 commented about Garden Theatre on Sep 19, 2008 at 6:49 pm

1999 article on microfilm at View link

rivest266 commented about Union Station Movie Theaters To Close on Sep 17, 2008 at 4:23 pm

http://movie-theatre.org/usa/dc/dcm.pdf has the grand opening announcement ad

rivest266 commented about Phoenix Theatres Union Station 9 on Sep 17, 2008 at 4:22 pm

Grand opening ad at my website at http://movie-theatre.org/usa/dc/dcm.pdf

rivest266 commented about RC Pittsburgh West 12 on Sep 14, 2008 at 8:50 pm

The grand opening ad is on this page at View link

rivest266 commented about Showcase Cinemas East on Sep 14, 2008 at 8:39 pm

Grand opening ad at 07/01/1976
View link

rivest266 commented about State Theatre on Sep 13, 2008 at 4:46 pm

This theatre opened on May 1st, 1950, and the ad can be found on this newspaper page at View link

rivest266 commented about Beach Theatre on Sep 13, 2008 at 4:17 pm

the beach website has an opening date of January 15th, 1940
http://www.beachtheatre.com/history.html but no ad appered in the newspapers until 1946. The movie page for January 15th, 1940 can be found at View link

rivest266 commented about Beach Theatre on Sep 13, 2008 at 4:11 pm

Lost Memory, the Beach opened on March 3rd, 1946 and an ad can be found at
View link

rivest266 commented about Tyrone Square 6 on Sep 12, 2008 at 9:04 pm

It opened by somebody else then ended up with the Wometco circuit.

rivest266 commented about Sunstar Seminole Cinema 8 on Sep 12, 2008 at 8:26 pm

This theatre and the Cineplex Odeon Main Street 5 in Clearwater opened on July 25th, 1986. Ads for these cinemas are at View link

rivest266 commented about Tyrone Square 6 on Sep 12, 2008 at 8:02 pm

Correction to the Sept 12 posting: It was renamed 9th Avenue theatre when AMC took it over. It closed in 1981.

rivest266 commented about Tyrone Square 6 on Sep 12, 2008 at 7:59 pm

There was an another theatre in the mall that opened in September, 1965.
picture and grand opening announcement is on this page at View link
Listings for it disappered in 1979.

rivest266 commented about Silver Lake Drive-In on Sep 12, 2008 at 7:31 pm

The grand opening ad is at View link (you may have to drag the page to bring the ad in view.) and http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/patsil3

rivest266 commented about 28th Street Drive-In on Sep 11, 2008 at 7:35 pm

Grand opening ad is on this newspaper page at View link

rivest266 commented about Warner Theatre on Sep 11, 2008 at 4:00 am

Ad for the premiere of Cinerama at the New Google archive at View link

rivest266 commented about Sunshine Mall 5 on Sep 10, 2008 at 6:46 pm

Google has posted Microfilms for the newspapers for this area.
Expansions:
1968 one cinema opened as Trans-Lux
1974 renamed Sunshine Mall Cinema
1977 2 cinemas
1986 5 cinemas
Owners:
1974-1986 Plitt
1986-1995 Cineplex Odeon
I have not gone through the 1990’s.