Opened as a triplex in November 1993 as the “Cinema 1 Plus 1 Plus 1”. Two more screens were added in July 1995 and its name was shorten to just “Cinema 1 Plus”.
The Meramec Cinema likely opened on July 7, 1980 with “The Shining” in Screen 1 and “Wholly Moses” in Screen 2. Kerasotes closed the Meramec in mid-September 2002.
The Gasconade Theatre was renamed the “Campbell’s Music Hall Theatre” in October 1979 but continued to screen first-run films.
The theater closed in 1981 and sat abandoned for more than a year. The theater would then reopen as the Owensville Community Theater on January 5, 1983 with “E.T.” but this didn’t last long, and the Community closed as a movie theater on September 11, 1983.
Some original installations the Cinema Theatre had as of 1965 include Century MBA projection with Cole-Morgan F17X lenses and a 24x52ft Technikota screen.
Opened with James Stewart in “Cheyenne Autumn” and Walt Disney’s “Emil And The Detectives” along with an unnamed Disney cartoon. It was first managed by Charles Dorsey, who also managed the Santa Maria Theatre at the time.
Metro Nashville Police identified 29-year-old Vincente David Montano as the suspect after confirming his identity using an identification card found on his body and through his fingerprints, which matched an arrest record dating all the way back to 2004.
Montano was born in Rockford, Illinois on December 28, 1985, but moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, at the age of 18 in 2003 because of his mother’s job translation. Shortly afterward, he began having his arrest history, and throughout the following few years, he was arrested three times in 2004 and twice in 2007.
In February 2004, officers arrived at Montano’s home on Briar Bend Drive after his mother called 911. He told them that her son “has been having thoughts of suicide, as well as homicide,” according to the police report. Pruett said he had been hearing voices, and broke both a coffee table and a jewelry box.
Six months after the first incident, police were called back to the same home that August. She said that she asked Montano to mow the lawn. But he wouldn’t get out of bed, so she threw a bucket of water on him. Then he went into the bathroom and attempted to flood the house. Both each claimed that they were hit by the other, but they both calmed down and the officers eventually left. But police were called back two hours later and Montano was arrested, booked with simple assault on an officer and resisting arrest. The court ordered a mental evaluation. He was then committed involuntarily several other times over the following three years according to a Nashville police spokesman.
Prior to the shooting, he was homeless and had a history of mental illness. Montano was a paranoid schizophrenic according to an interview, and had been institutionalized at least three times in his past 11 years of life. Montano’s mother said that she left her son after he threw a cup into her car window. His mother had been out of touch with him throughout his last two years of life.
First operated as the Rainbow Theatre as early as the mid-1970s. It was later operated by Cinemette Corporation of America and finally Carmike. Carmike closed the Rainbow on October 16, 1996.
The actual opening date is October 27, 1938 with Robert Taylor in “The Crowd Roars” along with a few unnamed short subjects (unlisted on grand opening ad), and was a replacement of an earlier Gayety Theatre which opened in 1915.
Opened on August 28, 1924 with Jack Holt in “Wanderer Of The Wasteland” along with the Frederic Eugene Ives 3-D short “Plastigrams”, the two-reel scenic short “The Chase”, and a musical performance by the Ohio Melody Boys.
The State Theatre actually did NOT become an adult movie house in the early-1970s, they chose to run it for only area purposes. United Artists operated the State Theatre in the early-1970s, and was running normal movies at the time such as “American Graffiti”, “The Poseidon Adventure” and “The Exorcist”, sometimes double features as well. And yes, it did housed as a venue for Top 40 and rock acts at the time but was still operating as a movie theater.
The State Theatre closed as a first-run movie theater on August 9, 1981 with Walt Disney’s “The Fox And The Hound”, and was last operated by Angstadt and Wolfe Theatres.
This first operated with three screens and was operated by Budco in the 1970s and 1980s. A fourth screen was added in 1986 and was taken over by AMC the following year.
AMC operated the 25th Street Cinema 4 until closing on July 30, 2000. It reopened independently under the name “Cinema Buffet” the following month, and was reverted back to its 25th Street Cinema name in 2001.
Its very tough to find the closing date to this theater though. It was still operating in 2005 but most likely it continued operating without advertising. It was already closed in July 2007.
Found it! The Moonlit Drive-In was built on a site of a racing track and has very long entrance and exit paths. The entirety of its screen, projection and concession booths, and traces were directly located on 398-360 Seminole Rd, Radcliff, KY 40160, which are now occupied by dozens of houses and trailer homes. Its entrance to the drive-in would’ve been located on 458-440 Hill St, Radcliff, KY 40160.
This likely operated as early as 1952. There was detail stating that the theater might be located 3 miles west of Vine Grove on then-State Route 64, but I could be completely wrong.
Likely closed as a movie house in late-February 1986.
Opened as a triplex in November 1993 as the “Cinema 1 Plus 1 Plus 1”. Two more screens were added in July 1995 and its name was shorten to just “Cinema 1 Plus”.
The Meramec Cinema likely opened on July 7, 1980 with “The Shining” in Screen 1 and “Wholly Moses” in Screen 2. Kerasotes closed the Meramec in mid-September 2002.
The Gasconade Theatre was renamed the “Campbell’s Music Hall Theatre” in October 1979 but continued to screen first-run films.
The theater closed in 1981 and sat abandoned for more than a year. The theater would then reopen as the Owensville Community Theater on January 5, 1983 with “E.T.” but this didn’t last long, and the Community closed as a movie theater on September 11, 1983.
Its current functions are classic films and first-run films.
Closed on March 26, 2006.
The husband-and-wife team of Mike and Betty Earlywine opened the 152-seat Oleta Theater on November 17, 1995 with “How To Make An American Quilt”.
I always think that operating a drive-in theater in a middle of a trailer park is definitely a very stupid idea.
Some original installations the Cinema Theatre had as of 1965 include Century MBA projection with Cole-Morgan F17X lenses and a 24x52ft Technikota screen.
Likely closed on July 30, 1983 with “Psycho II”.
Opened with James Stewart in “Cheyenne Autumn” and Walt Disney’s “Emil And The Detectives” along with an unnamed Disney cartoon. It was first managed by Charles Dorsey, who also managed the Santa Maria Theatre at the time.
Metro Nashville Police identified 29-year-old Vincente David Montano as the suspect after confirming his identity using an identification card found on his body and through his fingerprints, which matched an arrest record dating all the way back to 2004.
Montano was born in Rockford, Illinois on December 28, 1985, but moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, at the age of 18 in 2003 because of his mother’s job translation. Shortly afterward, he began having his arrest history, and throughout the following few years, he was arrested three times in 2004 and twice in 2007.
In February 2004, officers arrived at Montano’s home on Briar Bend Drive after his mother called 911. He told them that her son “has been having thoughts of suicide, as well as homicide,” according to the police report. Pruett said he had been hearing voices, and broke both a coffee table and a jewelry box.
Six months after the first incident, police were called back to the same home that August. She said that she asked Montano to mow the lawn. But he wouldn’t get out of bed, so she threw a bucket of water on him. Then he went into the bathroom and attempted to flood the house. Both each claimed that they were hit by the other, but they both calmed down and the officers eventually left. But police were called back two hours later and Montano was arrested, booked with simple assault on an officer and resisting arrest. The court ordered a mental evaluation. He was then committed involuntarily several other times over the following three years according to a Nashville police spokesman.
Prior to the shooting, he was homeless and had a history of mental illness. Montano was a paranoid schizophrenic according to an interview, and had been institutionalized at least three times in his past 11 years of life. Montano’s mother said that she left her son after he threw a cup into her car window. His mother had been out of touch with him throughout his last two years of life.
First operated as the Rainbow Theatre as early as the mid-1970s. It was later operated by Cinemette Corporation of America and finally Carmike. Carmike closed the Rainbow on October 16, 1996.
The actual opening date is October 27, 1938 with Robert Taylor in “The Crowd Roars” along with a few unnamed short subjects (unlisted on grand opening ad), and was a replacement of an earlier Gayety Theatre which opened in 1915.
Still operating in 1978.
Still open in 1965.
Opened in June 1921.
Opened on August 28, 1924 with Jack Holt in “Wanderer Of The Wasteland” along with the Frederic Eugene Ives 3-D short “Plastigrams”, the two-reel scenic short “The Chase”, and a musical performance by the Ohio Melody Boys.
Last operated by Angstadt and Wolfe Theatres.
Once operated by Angstadt and Wolfe Theatres.
Once operated by Angstadt and Wolfe Theatres.
The State Theatre actually did NOT become an adult movie house in the early-1970s, they chose to run it for only area purposes. United Artists operated the State Theatre in the early-1970s, and was running normal movies at the time such as “American Graffiti”, “The Poseidon Adventure” and “The Exorcist”, sometimes double features as well. And yes, it did housed as a venue for Top 40 and rock acts at the time but was still operating as a movie theater.
The State Theatre closed as a first-run movie theater on August 9, 1981 with Walt Disney’s “The Fox And The Hound”, and was last operated by Angstadt and Wolfe Theatres.
This first operated with three screens and was operated by Budco in the 1970s and 1980s. A fourth screen was added in 1986 and was taken over by AMC the following year.
AMC operated the 25th Street Cinema 4 until closing on July 30, 2000. It reopened independently under the name “Cinema Buffet” the following month, and was reverted back to its 25th Street Cinema name in 2001.
Its very tough to find the closing date to this theater though. It was still operating in 2005 but most likely it continued operating without advertising. It was already closed in July 2007.
Found it! The Moonlit Drive-In was built on a site of a racing track and has very long entrance and exit paths. The entirety of its screen, projection and concession booths, and traces were directly located on 398-360 Seminole Rd, Radcliff, KY 40160, which are now occupied by dozens of houses and trailer homes. Its entrance to the drive-in would’ve been located on 458-440 Hill St, Radcliff, KY 40160.
This likely operated as early as 1952. There was detail stating that the theater might be located 3 miles west of Vine Grove on then-State Route 64, but I could be completely wrong.