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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Hawaii » Hilo » Kress Cinemas
Also known as Kress Department Store

Kress Cinemas

Hilo, HI
174 Kamehameha Avenue
, Hilo, HI 96720 United States
(map)
Status: Open
Screens: Multiplex (4 Screen)
Style: Art Deco, Neo-Vintage
Function: Movies (First Run)
Seats: Unknown
Chain: Wallace Theaters
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Opened in 1932, in downtown Hilo, the S.H. Kress Department Store was a longtime fixture on Kemehameha Avenue until it closed in the 80s. The store, notable for its beautiful Art Deco multi-colored terra-cotta facade and its two-story tall "Kress" vertical sign, was converted into a movie theater in 1995, six years after downtown Hilo's last movie house was shuttered.

The Wallace Theaters chain turned the upper two floors of the old department store into four auditoriums screening first-run and the ocassional art films.

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Wallace Theaters (Official)
Contributed by Bryan

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Here is a photo of the Kress Cinemas in Hilo.
posted by Lost Memory on Mar 1, 2006 at 4:38pm
This is a 2007 photo of the Kress Cinemas.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 25, 2007 at 6:27pm
A 2008 close-up view can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 26, 2008 at 7:34am
I was the opening manager for this complex, and it really is a shame to see it in the condition it is in today. In its early days it was the largest complex on Big Island, and the only one with Digital Sound. It truly is a beautiful little theatre...wood floors, tin roof and all! It will be a real heart breaker when this one goes dark.
posted by movieman17 on Jun 19, 2008 at 7:07pm
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