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Brookgate Movies

Brook Park, OH
5837 Smith Road
, Brook Park, OH 44142 United States
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Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Multiplex (5 Screen)
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1200
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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This 5-plex was opened in 1976 by National Theatre Corporation, and later was taken over by Regal Cinemas after Regal took over National in the early 1990's. Regal later closed the Brookgate, and it was soon taken over by Cleveland Cinemas (owner of the Cedar Lee, Tower City, and other local theatres.) Both Regal and Cleveland Cinemas had shown sub-run fare successfully for years at the Brookgate. The Brookgate Movies closed in 2002, and was demolished to make way for a Tops supermarket.
Contributed by Toby Radloff


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That's amusing that it was demolished for a supermarket - before the theatre was there the space had been occupied by an A&P.

When "Jaws" was originally released it played here - 1 print - interlocked - on all five screens - with frequent problems - I remember that I was glad I wasn't working there.

National Theatre Corp. was part of the Blair Mooney's mini-empire - he had his chain of theatres, maybe about 10 houses. He also had Co-Operative Theatres of Ohio, Inc., a booking agency that at one time booked every theatre in N.E.Ohio including General Cinema and Loews. And he also owned Academy Advertising, and they did the ad campaigns for all the theatres and studios. Up until about the mid-70s, anybody in the film or theatre business wanting to play ball in Cleveland had to play ball with him, or you didn't play...
posted by dave-bronx on Apr 21, 2005 at 12:25am
And now the Tops stands vacant for 3 years.
posted by Hotspace on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:39am
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