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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Texas » Mesquite » Big Town Cinema 9
Also known as Big Town Mall Theatre

Big Town Cinema 9

Mesquite, TX
1400 Big Town Boulevard
, Mesquite, TX 75149 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Multiplex (9 Screen)
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: Unknown
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Maurice D. Sornik
Firm: Unknown
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The Big Town Mall Theatre opened in 1963 as a single screen. Later additional screens were added, and it was closed in 1999. It has since been demolished.
Contributed by Ken Roe

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Boxoffice Magazine mentions of this theater's architect always spell his surname Sornik. So does the online finding aid for the J. Evan Miller collection of Cinerama Theater Plans at UCLA.

The Miller Collection also lists this house as the Big Town Mall Theater, and says it opened in 1963. I can't find any other site giving that date for the theater, but there are numerous references to the Big Town Mall shopping center itself having opened in 1959. Most of the theaters built for Cinerama do date from the early 1960s, so a 1970 opening seems very unlikely, if this is indeed the same theater and not a later replacement.
posted by Joe Vogel on Mar 1, 2009 at 9:30pm
Opened in the Early 1960's, the Big Town (Cinema) Theatre, along with the Mall, was demolished in 2006. The only building left standing is the Bowling Alley. My Photos of the Theatre can be seen here:.. http://tinyurl.com/lktoor ... A few photos of the Mall can also be seen here:.. http://tinyurl.com/mv56kt ...
Enjoy!
Randy A. Carlisle
Historical Photographer
www.flickr.com/photos/racphotography/sets
posted by Randy A. Carlisle on Jul 10, 2009 at 9:19pm
Grand opening ad from February 27th, 1964 is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/30943004@N00/3999526038/ . This is the first General Cinema theatre in the DFW area.
posted by Mike Rivest on Oct 20, 2009 at 4:22pm
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