Cinema Theatre
1021 4th Avenue,
Huntington,
WV
25701
1021 4th Avenue,
Huntington,
WV
25701
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After running in the red for some time, this theater closed on November 3, 2011: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x541893161/Downtown-Huntington-cinema-closes-doors
I’m confused about the midnight/karate kid thing? Last time I checked we didn’t do midnight movies!
“THE KARATE KID” for a Midnight show.A kid movie for grown-ups,which in my experience with Midnight movies,never in a million years would I book such a picture.Maybe folks up there don’t want edgeier movies at Midnight Movies.Strange booking.
Thanks Greg.
Just posted photos of the Orpheum/Cinema we have in our files.
http://www.ourshowtimes.com/orpheum_pics.html
The architect firm for the Orpheum was Ritter-Vickers and the architect was Verus T. Ritter of Huntington WV. The plans we have are dated with 3 different dates in 1915. I guess they were done in stages.
Here is a photo of the Cinema Theater.
The year given for these photos is 1985:
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The Cinema Theater can be seen in this recent photo.
The Cinema is currently operating as a discount second-run theater. It seems to be doing well.
Here is a website with a photo of the Orpheum Theater in the 1937 flood (now where the Cinema Theater is located)
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With the closing of the Keith Albee (Jan 22) and Camelot (Jan 5), the youngest of the three Cinema Treasures in Huntington will be the only remaining active movie house . The Greater Huntington Theater Corporation has stated that they will announce Cinema’s future in three to four weeks. However when Pullman was announced , the GHTC stated that Cinema would remain as a second-run theater. I suppose in a few weeks we will know if that is still the plan.
Here is a link to a photo of the Cinema Theatre.
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When this theatre was known as the Orpheum Theatre it seated 1346 people. And it is located at 1021 4th Avenue.