The first thing to note is the spelling…it is Airway (one word) not Air Way.
Operation began in September 1948 under Henry Halloway. The following year a 30-year lease was negotiated by Midwest Drive-In Theatres…a predecessor General Cinema.
Wehrenberg Theatres took over operation in September 1974…and in May of 1975 the operation was twin-screened.
Wehrenberg operated the drive-in until the closing in November 1986.
On the final night the bills were: Screen #1 – “Trick or Treat” & “Maximum Overdrive”; Screen $ 2 – “Sky Bandits” & “Teen Wolf.”
Theatre was listed in the Wehrenberg Theatres ad from February to Sepember of 1985. Then, a note that the theatre was “closed temporarily due to fire.”
Contrary to a comment above, the Mark Twain remained a single screen house until closing, under Wehrenberg management, in September 1986. Final film was “Nothing in Common.”
Well, in my part of St. Louis it is pronounced as I noted above.
As to the spelling, it would seem the theatre marquee is the only
place it is spelled that way. The theatre is/was on Lemay Ferry Road; the area (non-incorporated) is spelled Lemay; and for the most part the theatre always appeared in theatre ads as Lemay.
Speaking to trying to get interior photos: In the late 70s we asked to be able to get in and do so, but were refused as “there was no insurance.” The owner at the time: Equitable Life Assurance of America!
Theatre opened in March 1925.
The last film exhibited in March 1979.
When it opened in July 1987 theatre was known as the Lindbergh Plaza 8. The first manager was David McCann, brought from the Northwest Plaza.
The St. Charles 10 opened in July 1987.
Have you contacted the Theatre Historical Society at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~angell/thsa/welcome2.html ?
The first thing to note is the spelling…it is Airway (one word) not Air Way.
Operation began in September 1948 under Henry Halloway. The following year a 30-year lease was negotiated by Midwest Drive-In Theatres…a predecessor General Cinema.
Wehrenberg Theatres took over operation in September 1974…and in May of 1975 the operation was twin-screened.
Wehrenberg operated the drive-in until the closing in November 1986.
On the final night the bills were: Screen #1 – “Trick or Treat” & “Maximum Overdrive”; Screen $ 2 – “Sky Bandits” & “Teen Wolf.”
Theatre closed on March 12, 1987. The three final films were “Red Headed Stranger”, “Nightmare on Elm Street 3” and “The Mission.”
Theatre was listed in the Wehrenberg Theatres ad from February to Sepember of 1985. Then, a note that the theatre was “closed temporarily due to fire.”
I recall no Indian bust in the Ivanhoe. Perhaps it was from the Powhatan in Maplewood?
Operation held on until September 1984. Final bill: Bolero & Last
American Virgin.
Contrary to a comment above, the Mark Twain remained a single screen house until closing, under Wehrenberg management, in September 1986. Final film was “Nothing in Common.”
Theatre closed, under Wehrenberg management, in January 1987.
The original Galleria had 4 screens and was an AMC operation. The venue opened in May 1986.
Final night of operation was January 12, 1986. Bill of Agnes of God in one auditorium with Santa Claus-The Movie in the other.
This venue has no stadium-seating.
Final day of operation was March 30, 1986.
Well, in my part of St. Louis it is pronounced as I noted above.
As to the spelling, it would seem the theatre marquee is the only
place it is spelled that way. The theatre is/was on Lemay Ferry Road; the area (non-incorporated) is spelled Lemay; and for the most part the theatre always appeared in theatre ads as Lemay.
The four-screen QUAD opened in November 1985.
Just so you know…it is pronounced LEE-may.
The twinning took place in November 1985, and was not a Moseley operation at the time.
The opening of six-screen re-configuration was in June 1985.
Ceased operation in September 1984.
Ceased operation in September 1984.
Ceased operation in September, 1984; an RKO Mid-America operation at the time.
Closing night was September 1, 1985. At the time was part of the RKO Mid-America circuit, RKO Century Warner buying out Mid-America the previous May.
Speaking to trying to get interior photos: In the late 70s we asked to be able to get in and do so, but were refused as “there was no insurance.” The owner at the time: Equitable Life Assurance of America!
Due to problems, the 1964 planned opening was missed. Venue finally opened on September 1, 1965.
The last season was that of 1984.