Ridge Plaza Cinemas

960 W. Dundee Road,
Ridge Plaza Shopping Center,
Arlington Heights, IL

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rivest266
rivest266 on June 19, 2012 at 1:02 am

Kencmcintyre, I uploaded ALL of the ad for the Ridge Cinemas in the photo section for this cinema. They ran the same ad for the Le Fabourg Cinemas in Montreal and Cinemas Place Charest in Quebec City.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 20, 2009 at 7:00 am

Here is an ad from the Daily Herald dated 10/3/86:
http://tinyurl.com/ovr2s8
http://tinyurl.com/qpp93x

ghowmedic
ghowmedic on April 26, 2008 at 3:28 am

I loved working there, and I loved going to movies there.

Marbel lined floors and columns. Large concession stands. Spacious lobby. Comfortable seats. A true palace.

Sue P. we had a great time working side by side. I have lots of pictures from the construction stages of the theater.

I remember while the theater was still under construction, going to lunch with the contactors at Portillo’s.

  • Gary Howorka
    Asst Mgr 1986-1988
    Port Richey, Fl
brianbobcat
brianbobcat on April 24, 2008 at 5:32 pm

I remember seeing Air Force One here and also when some boxing movie (one of the Rocky’s maybe?) came out, they BUILT an almost full sized ring in the lobby.

-Brian

Broan
Broan on February 9, 2006 at 12:38 pm

Here is another.

Broan
Broan on February 9, 2006 at 12:35 pm

Here is an article about the theater.

jimpiscitelli
jimpiscitelli on December 14, 2005 at 6:12 pm

The theater was nice. My only visit was in 2000 to see “Space Cowboys” I was the only person in the theater.

Jazzbo13
Jazzbo13 on November 22, 2004 at 11:35 pm

Sad to see that this theater is now gone. When we lived in the area and were dating I used to take my wife there all the time.

btkrefft
btkrefft on July 17, 2004 at 4:50 pm

This was actually the Ridge Plaza Cinemas, the same name as the shopping center it was at. XSport Fitness opened up in 2003 in the former theater building.