Fireweed 7 Cinemas

661 E. Fireweed Lane,
Anchorage, AK 99503

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sconn
sconn on October 23, 2011 at 5:26 am

Saw Raiders of the Lost Ark on my parent’s wedding anniversary, Empire Strikes Back, and Ghostbusters twice (the next year on a double-bill with the premiere of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure) here.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on July 22, 2010 at 12:07 am

June 7 1990 these movies are playing at the FIREWEED CINEMAS.
“TOTAL RECALL” {no passes}
“SHORT TIME"
"TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE"
"SPACED INVADERS"
"CADILLAC MAN” {no passes]
“PRETTY WOMAN"
"HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER”

An ACT III theatre in 1990.
FIREWEED was also selling “DICK TRACY” Ticket T-Shirts to see the new “DICK TRACY” movie, Sold them at Fireweed and Totem Cinemas.

btmeacham
btmeacham on June 8, 2010 at 12:57 am

The Fireweed is now officially closed. It went out with a whimper, screening the Miley Cyrus film “The Last Song.”

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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on June 5, 2010 at 6:38 pm

Mike thanks for the archives.enjoyed looking at those ads.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on June 5, 2010 at 5:03 am

According to this news item the Fireweed will be closing as of June 6, 2010, in the wake of the opening a new Regal megaplex: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/151912

Coate
Coate on April 5, 2010 at 8:37 pm

<<< 1971 taken over by Womecto >>>

From this point until 1984 it was promoted as “Wometco-Lathrop.”

<<< 1980 Three cinemas >>>

Conversion to triplex took place in 1979.

<<< 1986 expanded to seven cinemas >>>

Expansion was to eight screens, not seven.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 29, 2010 at 11:45 pm

Anchorage newspaper archive is at View link

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on March 29, 2010 at 11:40 pm

I am going to find that paper and will list the movies playing for you.TLSLOEWS.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on March 18, 2010 at 4:17 am

Munchie Theatre would be a good name.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on January 2, 2010 at 4:13 pm

Come to think about it,We did sell alot of popcorn and candy on certain late shows.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on December 29, 2009 at 5:04 pm

With a name like “Fireweed” I bet they sold a lot of popcorn.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on December 28, 2009 at 3:41 pm

BElieve it or not, I have an ad from this theatre,but i can’t find the lousy Anchorage newspaper!

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on December 22, 2009 at 2:02 am

Looks more like a firestone tire store.

rivest266
rivest266 on December 22, 2009 at 12:31 am

Timeline for this cinema
1964 opened by Lathrop as a single screen cinema with Mary Poppins
1971 taken over by Womecto, which has theatres in Florida and the WHT Pay-TV channel in New York City and split into two cinemas
1980 Three cinemas
1984 taken over by Luxury Theatres
1986 expanded to seven cinemas
1989 taken over by ACT III
1998 taken over by Regal Cinemas.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 19, 2008 at 7:34 pm

Here is a photo of the Fireweed Cinemas.