Pine Ridge Theatre
5990 Foster Road,
Paradise,
CA
95969
5990 Foster Road,
Paradise,
CA
95969
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Probably built in the 1950s, the Pine Ridge was for many years the only indoor theatre operating in Paradise. This rather nondescript house was twinned in the late 1980s, and closed about 2000, a few months after the opening of a seven screen multiplex nearby.
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Joe Vogel
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This theater was actually converted from a failed grocery store in 1977, and was unique in the 1980’s for using ancient projectors with arc lamps still changes by a projectionist. When they they twinned the theater in the late 1980’s, they succumbed to platter systems and automation in order to allow one person to run the entire operation on light attendance nights. I know this because the theater was run by close friends of my family.
When theater was closed, the building was sold to a church. They have removed the twinning, so the original auditorium still exists in an altered form.
This is from the Paradise city website back in January 2005:
Skyway Feed to Relocate to the Downtown:
Skyway Feed, located on Wagstaff, will be relocating to the Downtown. They have purchased the old Foster Road Theatre and plan a major interior remodel and building facade renovation. Their facade renovation design and application will be reviewed by the Design Review Board & Redevelopment Advisory Committee in January.