I grew up less than a mile from the Lincoln Village in the 1970’s and early 80’s and was probably the most visited by my family along with the Nortown and later the Plaza Theatre after it opened down the street.
I remember specifically that it remained a one screen theatre until the winter of 1982 when it re-opened as a tri-plex with the balcony split in two. The first movie I remember seeing after it was split was To Be or Not To Be, which I believe was one of the first to play at re-opening.
I remember that through the 70’s it was a clean and very modern looking theatre with a huge open lobby with a large working fireplace fronted by a sunken seating area which gave it a very comfortable feel, especially in the winter. I also remember that they used to place billboards outside the theatre which ran the height of the building, Saturday Night Live ran for months with John Travolta staring down on the Parking Lot through much of the year it was released.
I grew up less than a mile from the Lincoln Village in the 1970’s and early 80’s and was probably the most visited by my family along with the Nortown and later the Plaza Theatre after it opened down the street.
I remember specifically that it remained a one screen theatre until the winter of 1982 when it re-opened as a tri-plex with the balcony split in two. The first movie I remember seeing after it was split was To Be or Not To Be, which I believe was one of the first to play at re-opening.
I remember that through the 70’s it was a clean and very modern looking theatre with a huge open lobby with a large working fireplace fronted by a sunken seating area which gave it a very comfortable feel, especially in the winter. I also remember that they used to place billboards outside the theatre which ran the height of the building, Saturday Night Live ran for months with John Travolta staring down on the Parking Lot through much of the year it was released.