It stopped being called “Cinema Center” long before it changed to Roxy on the Square. Was always “Cinema 6” in ads and referred to as “UA6” locally (along with Movies 5/UA5).
Clarksvillenow.com reports that AMC will be closing this theater after business on 8/25/2024. The mall management says they’re in discussions to replace AMC with a different operator.
An article in the March 4, 1993 edition of the Bonner County Daily Bee reported that Larry Blair had just purchased the theater. It had opened in 1980 by a local couple and had changed hands a few times before.
I strongly believe this is a photo of the Washington Square General Cinema in Indianapolis. This is a very typical General Cinema marquee and quite different than what Moyer Theaters used. Further, MCL Cafeterias seems to be a midwest business, and to my knowledge the Washington Square Mall in Oregon was not a Debartolo mall.
An article in the April 7, 1952 edition of the Lynchburg Daily Advance reported that this drive-in would open at 6pm that night and had a capacity for 520 cars. Operated by Neighborhood Theater, Inc. of Richmond.
Based on old newspapers I strongly believe that this theater did not replace the two Cinemas at the mall but was in fact the same two theaters combined.
Also the San Jacinto mall and and wherever these were inside it, is now demolished.
I’ve always been curious about this theater because it looks like it was originally built as a twin and had another building added on to it. To see that AMC opened it as a 5-plex is even more curious to me. Did they build it this way? Did they convert an existing building?
Before this theater opened General Cinema operated multiple theaters inside the parking lot that surrounded the Redondo Beach Galleria and ultimately advertised them as one complex. Each originally a single screen, their last designations as General Cinema were Cinema 1, Cinema 2-3, and Cinema 4-5-6. When this theater opened the Cinema 4-5-6 limped on as a discount theater known as the Redondo Cinema 3, which has a separate listing here.
Opened 9/21/1970.
YouTube video shows some decent footage of the closed theater starting at 13m14s
https://youtu.be/ljOvtUIT-II?si=y0RIkJw9o76eq3O3&t=794
It stopped being called “Cinema Center” long before it changed to Roxy on the Square. Was always “Cinema 6” in ads and referred to as “UA6” locally (along with Movies 5/UA5).
Clarksvillenow.com reports that AMC will be closing this theater after business on 8/25/2024. The mall management says they’re in discussions to replace AMC with a different operator.
This theater closed yesterday, 8/11/2024.
This building which stood behind the NE corner of the shopping center appears to have been demolished.
An article in the March 4, 1993 edition of the Bonner County Daily Bee reported that Larry Blair had just purchased the theater. It had opened in 1980 by a local couple and had changed hands a few times before.
I don’t think Main Event is a movie theater, so as far as a Cinema Treasure goes, this theater is closed.
This no longer appears on VIP Cinemas website, but does appear to be open.
I strongly believe this is a photo of the Washington Square General Cinema in Indianapolis. This is a very typical General Cinema marquee and quite different than what Moyer Theaters used. Further, MCL Cafeterias seems to be a midwest business, and to my knowledge the Washington Square Mall in Oregon was not a Debartolo mall.
Looks like apartment complex now.
A November 19, 1990 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Cinema World had recently acquired this theatre from Hoyts Cinemas.
An article in the April 7, 1952 edition of the Lynchburg Daily Advance reported that this drive-in would open at 6pm that night and had a capacity for 520 cars. Operated by Neighborhood Theater, Inc. of Richmond.
Carmike acquired this in January of 1994.
Carmike operated this theater until its new 8-plex (now Venue Cinemas) was opened in July of 1991.
Many of AMCs 6-plexes of the era were built with ground floor projection booths using mirrors, usually three separate booths each serving two screens.
The Sunrise Drive-In? https://www.cinematreasures.org/theaters/6623
Based on old newspapers I strongly believe that this theater did not replace the two Cinemas at the mall but was in fact the same two theaters combined.
Also the San Jacinto mall and and wherever these were inside it, is now demolished.
Any indication as to why it was the Central Park II?
It appears to be part of the Auto Mart dealership at approximately 970 Bowens Mill Rd SW. Visible on Google street view.
I’ve always been curious about this theater because it looks like it was originally built as a twin and had another building added on to it. To see that AMC opened it as a 5-plex is even more curious to me. Did they build it this way? Did they convert an existing building?
The theater was at 761 E 88th Ave – the World Alive Church as of October 2023.
I was wrong with my comment above. It was in fact operated by Cineplex Odeon.
The theater is no longer listed on Cinema West’s website and appears to be closed.
Before this theater opened General Cinema operated multiple theaters inside the parking lot that surrounded the Redondo Beach Galleria and ultimately advertised them as one complex. Each originally a single screen, their last designations as General Cinema were Cinema 1, Cinema 2-3, and Cinema 4-5-6. When this theater opened the Cinema 4-5-6 limped on as a discount theater known as the Redondo Cinema 3, which has a separate listing here.