Cinema 21
1440 Hotel Circle North,
San Diego,
CA
92108
1440 Hotel Circle North,
San Diego,
CA
92108
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Opened in July 1963 with “55 Days at Peking”. Closed by the Mann Theatre chain in September 1998. After closing, served as a church and sporting goods store before being torn down to build rather ugly condos.
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Statewide: 1963-1967
National General: 1967-1973
Mann: 1973-1998
Roger L – Someone told me once the film was moved to the Loma. The Cinema Grossmont was never a Mann. Also, the Cinema 21 may have flooded more than once. Mike Gran (who worked briefly at the 21): are you still around? How about Mickey, who some of us got into trouble after we indiscreetly left alchohol containers in the manager’s office one night? Are you still in SD? And, again, the quintessential twenty-oner: Eric Thompson, what ever happened to you?
“Nickleodeon” had a seven week run here!Must not have been playing day and date with other locations in that city.7 weeks for that O'Neal-Reynolds turkey.
Thanks Mike.
Did you guys play it? We opened a new twin theatre with it and within a week or two it had died.
Great memories at this theatre. I remember watching “Presumed Innocent” and “The Godfather III” with my high school girlfriend. I believe the last movie I saw there was “Dances with Wolves”. I wish I would have watched a few more movies there before it closed.
I worked as a projectionist thru the Smokey Bandit series and a few more pictures, also when we upgraded from carbon arcs to zenon lamphouse during a B/W Woody Allen picture. When I retire in 3 months I will link a bunch of San Diego booth photos. IMAXJack
I grew up in San Diego during the 60’s and remember going to see the opening film at the Cinema 21 ( Originally part of “Statewide theatre chain….then FOX West Coast….then Mann theaters……55 DAYS AT PEKING. I used to write down every movie I saw there…..I found my partial list…..so here…not in necessarily in order are films that played at Cinema 21….. THE VIPS…IRMA LA DOUCE…TOM JONES. …THE CARPETBAGGERS…..MOVE OVER DARLING….TAKE HER SHE’S MINE….WHAT A WAY TO GO!….WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT?……THE PINK PANTHER…..SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL….36 HOURS….A SHOT IN THE DARK….TEN COMMANDMENTS (re-release)….HARPER…MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS….HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE….FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX….ZORBA THE GREEK…..DARLING…..DOCTOR DOOLITTLE……DO NOT DISTURB….THE SANDPIPER….THE COMEDIANS…..TWO FOR THE ROAD…WAIT UNTIL DARK…….THE RED TENT….THE ANDERSON TAPES…..ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER……WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?….THE LION IN WINTER…..INSIDE DAISY CLOVER..LOVE STORY.. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS ( re release..cut version)..MIDNIGHT COWBOY..IS PARIS BURNING?..THE SAND PEBBLES….HAROLD AND MAUDE…PAINT YOUR WAGON….GODFATHER…..THE GODFATHER II…CHARIOTS OF FIRE. I spent many hours making copies of the San Diego Tribune movie section at the main library in downtown SD.( late 50’s—-60’s and early 70’s) Fun too look at all those great ads! I also worked at the Vally Circle…from 69-74.
Pictures and details of the Cinema 21 can be found in this Boxoffice Magazine 1964 issue:
http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1964-1-6&page_no=59#page_start
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