AMC would have also spent money by now to fix their aged cinema in Amherst. (I haven’t been there in a few years, so maybe they have.) And when Regal took it over, I think that’s when they decided to tear down and rebuild. I was out of the area for a while, and when I was in town, I went to the Quaker Crossing as it was closer, and had stadium seating. Still do, in fact, but last flick I was was at Galleria.
Still suffers from the same issues that bothered me when it first opened. The seating is still not staggered, and there is no real slope to the rooms. (Unless, by staggering, you offset the seats by 1.2 inch in random directions from one row to the next.) When I saw a movie here recently, a woman sitting 3 rows in front of obscured a portion of the screen. Still can’t rate this theater as a worthy place to see a movie.
The theater is reopening today, Dec 18, 2009, under new management. According to the local paper, it is actually old management, the guy who built the theater in the first place. He claims better seats and lower prices.
There are rumors of a new owner, but I have been unable to confirm anything yet. However, Over the last week or so I seen a dumpster out in front, and 2-4 cars parked in front of the theater; along with interior and some exterior lights on.
Lets hope that if someone is fixing this place up, they do a decent job, including staggering the rows. (When built, the ‘designer’ set the seats up so that every seat was aligned from front to back. Never a good seat in the house.)
Funny. Or, I guess more intriguing. I saw a movie here once, while on vacation to DC. I didn’t recall that the theater had just opened, but it was opening week. I never got around to visiting the theater again when I visited DC almost 4 years ago. Now I wish I had.
Now that I think about it, AMC did through the ‘80’s and early 90’s have multiple cineplexes in the Buffalo area. This might have been the other one. I hate fading memory.
I saw the full parking lot of S & S about 2 weeks before. Didn’t drive past the nonexistent Boulevard, but did drive past the other nonexistent (now Red Robin restaurant) theater in the neighborhood. I don’t know why, but I miss the old GCC cinemas.
I saw Poltergeist, The Right Stuff, Temple of Doom, among others there. First movie I saw there was Empire Strikes Back. It is the theater I miss the most, of all that I have been to around the country. Of course, I miss the Putt-Putt that used to be across the street, too. Oh, well. “Progress”.
I had a great steak there 20 years ago. On Memorial Day S&S looked closed, but their website is still up. It could have just been the day, as other normally open restaurants were closed. I’m not often in that area, so I don’t know what their status is. 20 years ago? Now i feel old.
Next time I am in that area, I will have to stop by. When I lived there, I used to go to a barber whose business was located in the same building as the library. Sadly, memory isn’t good enough to remember what I didn’t pay close attention to.
Dunkirk Observer article about the Grand View DI in Angola. I posted there, but thought folks here would be interested as well. It mentions the DI in Jamestown. View link
In my defence, I never worked there, I just saw movies there. And I was living in Ithaca, and seeing movies at the State Theatre there, when the Regent (and the Cine) closed.
There is a new book on Dunkirk (written by a teacher I used to have), and they have a picture of the old Drohen (Dronen?) Theater and ever so briefly mention the theaters.
I see a movie here every 2-3 years. The first was shortly after they opened. Flooding mens room, and all. Most recently I saw Speed Racer here. Way back when (about 10 years ago) it seemed almost as if it was all alone in the neighborhood. Now they need a bigger sign, as I almost missed the place.
On Regal’s web site they list “grand opening”, but this one is not listed. Don’t know how far into the future the openings go, or how often the section s updated. One wonders if this means the ompany has reconsidered their options.
Odd editing.
AMC would have also spent money by now to fix their aged cinema in Amherst. (I haven’t been there in a few years, so maybe they have.) And when Regal took it over, I think that’s when they decided to tear down and rebuild. I was out of the area for a while, and when I was in town, I went to the Quaker Crossing as it was closer, and had stadium seating. Still do, in fact, but last flick I was was at Galleria.
Still suffers from the same issues that bothered me when it first opened. The seating is still not staggered, and there is no real slope to the rooms. (Unless, by staggering, you offset the seats by 1.2 inch in random directions from one row to the next.) When I saw a movie here recently, a woman sitting 3 rows in front of obscured a portion of the screen. Still can’t rate this theater as a worthy place to see a movie.
The theater is reopening today, Dec 18, 2009, under new management. According to the local paper, it is actually old management, the guy who built the theater in the first place. He claims better seats and lower prices.
http://www.dunkirkmovieplex.com/
Corporate Info:
Glenwood Movieplex Coroporation
Kevin Mullin, Owner
118 Oxyoke Drive
Rutland, VT 05701-9301
(802) 353-6770
The paper also states that he is opening locations in Painted Post and Hudson, NY.
There are rumors of a new owner, but I have been unable to confirm anything yet. However, Over the last week or so I seen a dumpster out in front, and 2-4 cars parked in front of the theater; along with interior and some exterior lights on.
Lets hope that if someone is fixing this place up, they do a decent job, including staggering the rows. (When built, the ‘designer’ set the seats up so that every seat was aligned from front to back. Never a good seat in the house.)
The status of this cinema should also be changed to “Closed/Demolished” as it is long gone.
Funny. Or, I guess more intriguing. I saw a movie here once, while on vacation to DC. I didn’t recall that the theater had just opened, but it was opening week. I never got around to visiting the theater again when I visited DC almost 4 years ago. Now I wish I had.
Now that I think about it, AMC did through the ‘80’s and early 90’s have multiple cineplexes in the Buffalo area. This might have been the other one. I hate fading memory.
I think the one I am thinking of is University Cinemas.
Originally a General Cinemas theater. First saw a movie here in the early 1980’s, when the the mall was a mall.
Is there any address associated with this theater, beyond the generic Main Street? Brocton is small, but not that small. :)
I saw the full parking lot of S & S about 2 weeks before. Didn’t drive past the nonexistent Boulevard, but did drive past the other nonexistent (now Red Robin restaurant) theater in the neighborhood. I don’t know why, but I miss the old GCC cinemas.
This cinema is locate in a former Ames Department Store, and opened circa 1990. Was a Hoyt’s cinema in the mid to late 1990’s.
Cinema North appears closed. At least the this cinema is closed for now.
GCC itself died around 2000, its assets being bought by AMC.
I saw Poltergeist, The Right Stuff, Temple of Doom, among others there. First movie I saw there was Empire Strikes Back. It is the theater I miss the most, of all that I have been to around the country. Of course, I miss the Putt-Putt that used to be across the street, too. Oh, well. “Progress”.
I had a great steak there 20 years ago. On Memorial Day S&S looked closed, but their website is still up. It could have just been the day, as other normally open restaurants were closed. I’m not often in that area, so I don’t know what their status is. 20 years ago? Now i feel old.
Next time I am in that area, I will have to stop by. When I lived there, I used to go to a barber whose business was located in the same building as the library. Sadly, memory isn’t good enough to remember what I didn’t pay close attention to.
Thanks for the pointer.
I walked past the Strand yesterday. It’s still a parking lot. And the walls on the adjacent walls have some graffiti on them.
Dunkirk Observer article about the Grand View DI in Angola. I posted there, but thought folks here would be interested as well. It mentions the DI in Jamestown. View link
Paul
Dunkirk Observer: View link
In my defence, I never worked there, I just saw movies there. And I was living in Ithaca, and seeing movies at the State Theatre there, when the Regent (and the Cine) closed.
There is a new book on Dunkirk (written by a teacher I used to have), and they have a picture of the old Drohen (Dronen?) Theater and ever so briefly mention the theaters.
I lived in Marathon for about 3 years, about 13 years ago. This place was gone by then. I am curious as to where it was, though.
I see a movie here every 2-3 years. The first was shortly after they opened. Flooding mens room, and all. Most recently I saw Speed Racer here. Way back when (about 10 years ago) it seemed almost as if it was all alone in the neighborhood. Now they need a bigger sign, as I almost missed the place.
If it is where I think it was, it wasn’t attached to the mall, but across the street. Wegman’s supermarket is there now.
On Regal’s web site they list “grand opening”, but this one is not listed. Don’t know how far into the future the openings go, or how often the section s updated. One wonders if this means the ompany has reconsidered their options.