Main Street Cinema
211 Main Street,
Williston,
ND
58801
211 Main Street,
Williston,
ND
58801
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This grand old lady is located on Main Street at Second Street East. It opened in 1920 and has since been converted into a four screen complex. The balcony was converted into two screens and the building next door that was once a shoe store has been converted into auditorium 4.
The two story exterior hasn’t changed much at all. The upper portion is in red brick with a white terra border along the roof line. The marquee has remained the same, with a flat U shape that has attraction panels on each end with the name “Grand” on the front. The old vertical sign is still in operation with the wording “Our Pictures Talk” still there under the word Grand.
In 2009, an additional two screens were added.
Contributed by
Chuck Van Bibber
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The address for this theatre should be
211 Main St.
Williston, ND. 58801
I would have given a refund within the 20 minutes after that No way.And these theatres that refund movies after folks watch a whole are nuts.
In my theatre days we hardly gave refunds or were even asked for them,the ticket price just bought you a seat, we could not know if you would like the film or not, if that was the case you could watch the whole movie and said you did not like it and get your money back,same as a concert or play or any other event.The persons picked to see the film.
right on tisloews,WHERE ARE ALL THE REAL THEATRE MANAGERS AT THESE DAYS ?
The refund policy for the Loew’s Theatres in St. Louis was that the patron present their ticket stub. The numbers on the ticket stub were checked again the box office work sheet and if the ticket was purchased within a half hour either a refund was issued or a pass for a future movie. Mr. Rabakoff who was the district manager was very adament about always making the patron happy.
Well, I never had a problems with refunds especially when playing films like “ON GOLDEN POND” which i did refund a few at Regency because the ladies came out complaining about the dirty lanuage.Ladies that old still saw the PG rating as Family friendly,In those days PG pictures such as “BILLY JACK” were loaded with Adult language and Quite a bit of nudity.But to give someone a full refund after watching the entire film is crazy.I had one lady one night at Columbia 1 and 2 want her money back after watching the whole movie.Needless to say,She didn’t get it a penny.Love working with the public everyone should be forced to do it.
G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra? Why would you waste money on that anyway…You’re lucky she didn’t give you a boot in the behind…
I haven’t heard anyone mention that Williston is now an oil boomtown.
The population has grown from 12,000 to more than 20,000 in five years.
The Huffington Post says that strippers at a local club can make from $2,000-$3,000 a night.
The Williston Herald says that T&J Agnes Theatres have plans to build a 14-screen cinema in Williston, which will replace their current theaters.
http://www.willistonherald.com/news/new—screen-movie-theater-to-be-built-in-williston/article_b81eb1fa-6197-11e1-a4ae-0019bb2963f4.html
An interesting story on Williston and U.S. oil reserves here:
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/25/140784004/new-boom-reshapes-oil-world-rocks-north-dakota
Here’s a link to some 2009 photos on Flickr. Looks like they covered the whole 2nd floor with metal panels. Personal opinion…it looks crappy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sethgaines/7051728617/in/contacts/
photo link