Rena Cinemas

Kellogg, ID

310 N. Division Street

, Kellogg, ID 83837 United States

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208.784.7101

Status:	Open
Screens:	Twin
Style:	Art Moderne

Function:	Movies (First Run)
Seats:	606
Chain:	Polson Theatres

Architect:	Bjarne Moe
Firm:	Unknown

The Rena Theatre opened in around 1938. It is beleived that Rena was the wife of the first manager, who was also a partner in the business and was bought out early on. The Rena Theatre was one of two theatres in Kellogg operated by W.A. Simons and was owned by Simon Amusements. Their other theatre was the Liberty Theatre.

Simons continued to operate the Rena Theatre until the early 1990's, when it sold to Magic Lantern Theatres of Edmonton, Canada. They upgraded the building (it had become quite run-down). The Magic Lantern operation proved unprofitable, largley because of the distance from Canada and difficulties with supervision. The Rena Theatre was rented out, with one tenant twinning it in the 1990's. They divided the auditorium from the stage to the back wall. It was later sold and is still in operation, now part of the Polson Theatres chain.

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Contributed by Chuck, Tom Hutchinson

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Website for the Rena Cinemas in Kellogg can be found here.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 26, 2006 at 3:58pm

A small photo of the Rena Cinemas
http://snipurl.com/o86o
Thans LM for the website on the Rena, seems it is part of the Polson Theatres.

posted by Chuck1231 on Mar 26, 2006 at 5:22pm

Predating Polson Theaters, it looks like the Rena was part of some conglomerate in the early eighties. The 1981 almanac lists the operator as W.A. Simons Co, a division of Sharp-Sias Enterprises. This company also ran the Wilma in Couer D'Alene at the time.

posted by ken mc on Sep 14, 2007 at 5:31pm

1980 Photo

1984 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 18, 2009 at 12:27pm

This was the Rena in 1992.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 18, 2009 at 3:42pm

The October 9, 1937, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that Seattle architect Bjarne Moe was actively involved in 15 of the 17 theater projects then underway in the northwest, both new construction and remodelings. The Rena Theatre was one of the 16 projects listed by name.

Though the item didn't specify that it was one of those designed by Moe, the Rena Theatre was listed as being owned by Moe-Simons Entertainment, so he probably did design it. See also comments posted today by Tom Hutchinson and myself on the Cinema Treasures page for the Garland Theatrein Spokane.

posted by Joe Vogel on May 17, 2009 at 10:00pm

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