Graceland Twin Cinema

The Graceland started out as a Jerry Lewis cinema in the ‘70’s; the chain had another location in Columbus, a single screen called the York Plaza. When the Lewis chain went under they were picked up by Nicholas Circone and Marvin Goldfarb, who also dabbled in hotel/motel movie distribution, the ancestry to the “Spectravision” services that are common today. It was widely held that since Graceland had the longest continuous run of ROCKY HORROR since the film’s opening, it would stand to reason that it opened at Graceland during their stewardship.
Bob and Belinda Judson took over both theatres in the '80’s, along with the Grandview theatre, and operated them as second run houses. When they had a dispute with the property owners of Graceland Shopping Center, they closed the theatre and briefly attempted to set up ROCKY HORROR at the York Plaza, but that folded after a couple weeks. The Judsons eventually left theatre operation, and Belinda is now an Executive Director of the Mid-States branch of National American Theater Operators.
Glenn Ackerman, creator of the Raintree Cinemas and later the Flickers cinema/restaurant chain, took over operation of the Graceland Twin and returned ROCKY HORROR to regular play. Eventually, however, Ackerman would close all of his locations and the Graceland went dark for good in the late '90’s.

We now have a page for the York Plaza.

Columbia 1 and 2 in what city?

Theatre opened on Wednesday, February 28, 1973. First features were THE GREAT WALTZ and 1776. It was the last of the Jerry Lewis Theatres to open in the Columbus area.

The Seasonal Concepts is NOT the location of the theatre. The Graceland Cinema building was demolished and was west of the Seasonal Concepts store.