Columbia Palace 9

8805 Center Park Drive,
Columbia, MD 21045

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Holden_Pike
Holden_Pike on August 15, 2011 at 7:10 pm

Doh! And I misspelled Loews, of course.

Holden_Pike
Holden_Pike on August 15, 2011 at 6:46 pm

It was Sony by the time it closed in 2001.

Holden_Pike
Holden_Pike on August 15, 2011 at 6:45 pm

The Palace 9 was a Lowes, though I believe it began as an independent, originally, before being bought out. I may have that wrong, but it was definitely a Lowes for the majority of its existence.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on August 14, 2011 at 8:30 am

thanks holden pike.wonder why it didn’t become a dollar theatre?

scottneff
scottneff on August 12, 2011 at 9:52 am

Who owned this theatre? The design looks a little familiar.

Holden_Pike
Holden_Pike on August 11, 2011 at 8:40 pm

The Columbia Palace 9 was across from Howard High School in Columbia. When it opened in 1986 it was a huge success, drawing potential patrons away from Columbia’s first theater, the General Cinema III downtown, which was already struggling. It reigned supreme until the United Artists sixteen-screener opened in Snowden Square across town. Its success basically killed off both of Columbia’s original theaters, with the General Cinema closing in 2000 and Palace 9 in 2001.

A Giant Supermarket sits on the lot where the Palace 9 once stood.