Twin Lakes Theatres 1 & 2
2030 N. Amidon Street,
Wichita,
KS
67203
2030 N. Amidon Street,
Wichita,
KS
67203
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The Twin Lakes Theatres 1 & 2 was a twin theatre in Wichita which opened June 12, 1968. It was a Commonwealth Theatre. Playing May 15, 1974 was “The Conversation” and on screen two was “Where the Lillies Bloom”.
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The Twin Lakes Theaters were never demolished as they were part of the Twin Lakes Mall. The part of the mall where the theater was is still there. It is now offices.
Twin Lakes is where I saw “Lawrence of Arabia” in 70mm when it was re-released in 1989 I believe. At the time, I believe it was the only theatre in Wichita that had the capability of showing a 70mm print. The other memory of Twin Lakes I have is that one of the “twins” had a huge window where you could look at the lake outside. It had a curtain that was drawn before the movie started of course.
Twin Lakes opened on June 12, 1968. It’s first showing was “The Odd Couple”.
Following info courtesy the Wichita Eagle, advance opening story, Sunday, June 9, 1968, pp 1F.
-Owned by Commonwealth Frontier (later Commonwealth).
-Theater opened Wednesday, June 12, 1968 with THE ODD COUPLE (as noted above) in Theater 1, and the 1968 Best Foreign Language Academy Award winner, Jiri Menzel’s CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS (1966, released in the US by Sigma III Corp.) in Theater 2. Miss America Debra Dene Barnes (later Snodgrass) of Moran, KS, attended.
-Seating Capacities: 630 seats in Theater 1, 306 in Theater 2.
-Cinemeccanica projectors (both 70mm capable) and six-track stereo systems in both auditoriums.
-Single box office for both theaters capable of handling either regular or reserved seating.
-Architects: Feagins & Kirsch. Contractor: Law Construction Co.
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum has a thread of memories about the Twin Lakes Theaters.
Grand opening ad posted.
Twin lakes theatre opening Sun, Jun 9, 1968 – 60 · The Wichita Eagle-Beacon (Wichita, Kansas) · Newspapers.com