Oakwood Cinema
Oakwood Shopping Center,
New Orleans,
LA
70056
Oakwood Shopping Center,
New Orleans,
LA
70056
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Found an old New Orleans paper with the movie ads. According to the paper it was located in Oakwood Shopping Center in the Terrytown district. I know certainly well this theatre could have been expanded or had a name change, but it was in operation in in 1978 as the Oakwood Cinema playing"If Ever I See You Again" it was playing on three New Orleans' screens.
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Mike Rogers
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This was a triplex by the timeframe described in the intro write-up. Its location may have been in Gretna.
From what I read, when Geneeral Cienmas opened this theatre in the late 1960’s it was opened as a twin. By the time it closed it was a four plex.
It was a triplex in the late-1970’s.
A triplex in the late-1970s? Really, Chuck? Didn’t I just state that a couple of comments ago?
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
197 WESTBANK EXPRESSWAY, GRETNA, LA 70056
That’s a better address than Oakwood Shopping Center, New Orleans, because it’s not in New Orleans. I’ve been in Gretna many times being at the close by U.S. Naval Support Activity in Algiers and the U.S. Naval Air Station JRB New Orleans in Belle Chasse. They are all across the Mississippi from New Orleans. I ought to know, I took the ferry lots of times to get across the river to New Orleans. I got a lot of “sea duty” that way.
I know it was open in 1967 as Oakwood I & II owned by General Cinema Corp.
~Late 1970’s 3 screens approximate?
~Early 1980’s 4 screens approximate?
~Early 1990’s closed approximate? Michael Coate or anyone else is welcome to verify and come up with exact dates. See all the extra typing I have to do Michael, and I’m not a good typist?
Anyone have more info or photos?
Mike Rogers, your Skyway/Skyland Drive-In in Anderson, SC was deleted because it was alredy on CT.
Chief Jensen
Thanks Bob.
This opened on August 4th, 1967 along with the Lakeside Cinema. The grand opening ad has been posted here.