I go to this theater alot because I live in bensenville now. It’s A “cute” little theater with A killer ice cream parlor. I hear that they are going thought some problems thou. I read in the bensenville newsletter that the theater was losing money and was scheduled to close…but I haven’t seen no changes yet and the theater is still open.
P.S. I hope it dosen’t close because I really like this theater.
The last time I was in this theater was in 1987, I saw the movie “MANNEQUIN” there.
Of what I can remember; this theater was pretty worn down but nothing they couldn’t fix. I don’t know why they closed it down??…
Before the theater was built,there was A builders square on that site, before builders square moved in it was K-mart,there was also balley’s workout there.
(former chicago heath club)
The drake opened in 1958,the first movie shown there was “SOUTH PACIFIC”. The cinema closed on october 31st 1999, the last movie shown there was “BIG DADDY”
It was so sad to see this theater close. I always went to this cinema when I was A kid. The last movie I went to see there was “CANDYMAN” back in late 92'.
I went back there resently and found A best buy store in it’s place I went inside to take A look and I gotta to tell ya' “not much has changed” you can still tell how the theater was desiged. The long walk down from the front doors to the consetion stand & screens 1-4. It kinda' brought A tear to my eye walking through best buy knowing that it was one of the movie theaters I grew-up in.
There is now A gym where this theater once sat.
The address is 701 N. milwaukee
Actualy this movie theater open in november of 1988.
Where were they located in maywood?…
I think “ROCKY IV” was the last movie shown there.
I go to this theater alot because I live in bensenville now. It’s A “cute” little theater with A killer ice cream parlor. I hear that they are going thought some problems thou. I read in the bensenville newsletter that the theater was losing money and was scheduled to close…but I haven’t seen no changes yet and the theater is still open.
P.S. I hope it dosen’t close because I really like this theater.
In the 1980’s these cinemas were under the plitt theater chain. Soon after cineplex odeon took over.
The last time I was in this theater was in 1987, I saw the movie “MANNEQUIN” there.
Of what I can remember; this theater was pretty worn down but nothing they couldn’t fix. I don’t know why they closed it down??…
I'v seen manny movies here, I took my first date here like manny people, I really miss this place.
The last time I was there was back in 97'…
I saw “SPEED 2”.
It was A cineplex odeon when it closed.
I saw the “ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW” there…
They ran it on saturday nights at midnight.
The first movies shown at the hillside square where
“THE BLUE LAGOON” “THE BLUES BROTHERS” “AIRPLAIN” AND
“BRUBAKER”
Before the theater was built,there was A builders square on that site, before builders square moved in it was K-mart,there was also balley’s workout there.
(former chicago heath club)
What are they going to do with this closed theater?
demolish it? or reopen it?…I would really like to know.
The drake opened in 1958,the first movie shown there was “SOUTH PACIFIC”. The cinema closed on october 31st 1999, the last movie shown there was “BIG DADDY”
Drake photos coming soon!
This theater is not a dominicks food store like I thought…It is a baptist chruch.
It was so sad to see this theater close. I always went to this cinema when I was A kid. The last movie I went to see there was “CANDYMAN” back in late 92'.
I went back there resently and found A best buy store in it’s place I went inside to take A look and I gotta to tell ya' “not much has changed” you can still tell how the theater was desiged. The long walk down from the front doors to the consetion stand & screens 1-4. It kinda' brought A tear to my eye walking through best buy knowing that it was one of the movie theaters I grew-up in.
The montclair has been demolished for qite some-time now. There is now an auto zone store where it once stood.