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rivest266 commented about Cineplex Cinemas Queensway & VIP on Sep 29, 2023 at 11:47 am

This was to be built by Cinemark (i think Tinseltown Toronto), but the land was sold to Cineplex Odoen.

unbuilt Tinseltown Toronto cinemaunbuilt Tinseltown Toronto cinema 18 Dec 1998, Fri The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about 400 Drive-In on Sep 29, 2023 at 9:44 am

400 Drive-In opening:

(Newspapers.com just uploaded Toronto Star 1900-2020)

400 Drive-In opening400 Drive-In opening 22 Jul 1954, Thu The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Flix Brewhouse Mansfield on Sep 28, 2023 at 2:54 pm

Grand opening ads posted.

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rivest266 commented about Showcase 5 on Sep 28, 2023 at 1:43 pm

Too cheap to move over the sign when they added more screens.

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rivest266 commented about Frisina Drive-In on Sep 23, 2023 at 8:33 am

Last season: 1981. It was closed for the 1980 season.

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rivest266 commented about Taylorville Cinema on Sep 23, 2023 at 8:20 am

It closed in 1959 and reopened as Frisina Cinema 1 & 2 on November 10th, 1978.

Frisina Cinema 1 & 2 openingFrisina Cinema 1 & 2 opening 10 Nov 1978, Fri The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier (Taylorville, Illinois) Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Ritz Theatre on Sep 23, 2023 at 6:07 am

Reopened as the Ritz theatre on November 7th, 1931

Ritz theatre openingRitz theatre opening 06 Nov 1931, Fri The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier (Taylorville, Illinois) Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Ritz Theatre on Sep 23, 2023 at 4:36 am

Opened on November 16th, 1905. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Village Theater Orange on Sep 21, 2023 at 4:44 pm

Grand opening ad from the OC Register posted. The Edwards Cinema West in Westminster also opened on the same day.

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rivest266 commented about Curtain Call Dinner Theater on Sep 21, 2023 at 4:40 pm

Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Stanton Theatre on Sep 21, 2023 at 4:35 pm

This was opened by Associated Independent theatres, which had many locations in the New York City region on September 28th, 1965. Grand opening ad posted. Later became part of Statewide, Loew’s, General Cinema and adult movie owners.

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rivest266 commented about West End Theater on Sep 21, 2023 at 4:01 pm

Reopened as State-Art with “L'Avventura” on August 31st, 1961. Ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about West End Theater on Sep 21, 2023 at 3:55 pm

Renamed State theatre on January 19th, 1930 per:

West End theatre becomes the State theatreWest End theatre becomes the State theatre 19 Jan 1930, Sun Santa Ana Register (Santa Ana, California) Newspapers.com