The August 31, 1990 ad posted by Rivest appears to be for the Boomerangs Theatre on Lee Trevino Drive, not at the Northpark Mall.
An article in the June 4, 1992 edition of the El Paso Times reported on the pending opening of the Boomerangs Family Fun Center at Northpark Mall. The article stated this was a four screen theater with 825 seats, an 18-hole miniature golf course, 16 basketball hoops, and a video arcade with 50 games.
When I was an auditor for Century Theatres, I didn’t realize it at the time, but parts of the original lobby still existed and was used as a stock room. I always wondered why a stock room had such high ceilings but really didn’t think about it. Had I known I would’ve taken more pictures, although w/o digital cameras I don’t know how well they would’ve come out.
The Stratford Stadium 14 was a separate theater than the UA/Hoyts Stratford Cinemas. The 14-screen theater was a converted Pathmark supermarket which was converted by Entertainment Cinemas and opened on June 14, 2001 (ad in the Bridgeport Connecticut Post).
I also cannot confirm but this style of cinema is consistent with the theatres built by Cineplex Theatres of Texas which Cinemark acquired assets after Cineplex went bankrupt.
Though originally closed after business on September 16, 1990 so that the Century Park 7 Theatre could be built in its place, the drive-in appeared in the Salinas Californian once more on Monday July 29, 1991 showing Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor’s “Another You” on one remaining screen.
Why rename? Santa Rosa Cinemas doesn’t call this the Santa Rosa Cinema Plaza 14. On their website it’s just the Plaza 14. With Regal and AMC they list their theatres with the “brand” name. Sometimes theatres are just theatres that happened to be owned by somebody. This is what the “Operated by” field is for.
This theatre was featured heavily during it’s days as the Bismarck Palace banquet hall/event center in the 1998 movie “Since You’ve Been Gone”, hosting the high school reunion the movie was centered around.
I don’t think this was was ever a single screen UA theatre. I can find no evidence in any of the newspapers of a theatre here before West Side Valley Theatres opened the Oaks 3 on December 27, 1974. (Grand Opening ad uploaded).
I could be mistaken, but you’d think that it would at least appear in a co-op ad in the Examiner/Chronicle or one of the peninsula newspapers had there been an Oaks in Cupertino/San Jose prior to 1974. The closest I can see is the UA Fairoaks Automovie, or perhaps the UA Regency or Cinema 150? Also, if it was a UA why would they leave it out of their ads when the rest of their south bay theatres were listed?
This theatre operated after Mann closed in 1988. It appears in Denver Post newspaper listings as the Starship Southglenn 7 as late as April 1999. There was a Starship Theatres operating in Salt Lake around this time, though I’m not sure this was the same company. Starship was also oeprating the Aurora Plaza 6 and Aurora Mall 3.
It was not a GCC. No record of it in the GCC files I’ve seen nor do any of the newspaper ads resemble a General Cinema ad. I believe that’s why Rivest referred to it as “a ‘CGC’ cinemas chain.”
For what it’s worth AMC closed both buildings after business on January 5, 2003 when they decided to not renew their lease.
Regal Cinemas reopened the 1-3 (inside the mall) on April 11, 2003 and operated it until July 13, 2006, the night before their new 16-plex opened at the same mall. Cinema 1-3 still stands closed inside the mall.
Cinema 4-10 (outside the mall) were never reopened and were demolished in 2005.
The last showtimes appear in the El Paso Hearld-Post on March 28, 1996 stating the times are good until April 4.
The August 31, 1990 ad posted by Rivest appears to be for the Boomerangs Theatre on Lee Trevino Drive, not at the Northpark Mall.
An article in the June 4, 1992 edition of the El Paso Times reported on the pending opening of the Boomerangs Family Fun Center at Northpark Mall. The article stated this was a four screen theater with 825 seats, an 18-hole miniature golf course, 16 basketball hoops, and a video arcade with 50 games.
Carmike ad appearing in the Lafayette Daily Advertiser on January 8, 1999 reported that the theatre would shut down on that day.
This has been demolished and is now the site of a self storage facility.
The theatre is not demolished, it is currently shown on Google Maps as “Fright Haven” at the west side of the parking lot.
When I was an auditor for Century Theatres, I didn’t realize it at the time, but parts of the original lobby still existed and was used as a stock room. I always wondered why a stock room had such high ceilings but really didn’t think about it. Had I known I would’ve taken more pictures, although w/o digital cameras I don’t know how well they would’ve come out.
The Stratford Stadium 14 was a separate theater than the UA/Hoyts Stratford Cinemas. The 14-screen theater was a converted Pathmark supermarket which was converted by Entertainment Cinemas and opened on June 14, 2001 (ad in the Bridgeport Connecticut Post).
The Northridge 8 was entirely demolished before its replacement was built.
I also cannot confirm but this style of cinema is consistent with the theatres built by Cineplex Theatres of Texas which Cinemark acquired assets after Cineplex went bankrupt.
Though originally closed after business on September 16, 1990 so that the Century Park 7 Theatre could be built in its place, the drive-in appeared in the Salinas Californian once more on Monday July 29, 1991 showing Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor’s “Another You” on one remaining screen.
Why rename? Santa Rosa Cinemas doesn’t call this the Santa Rosa Cinema Plaza 14. On their website it’s just the Plaza 14. With Regal and AMC they list their theatres with the “brand” name. Sometimes theatres are just theatres that happened to be owned by somebody. This is what the “Operated by” field is for.
This is not a photo of the Twenty Mile 10.
This is not a photo of the Twenty Mile 10.
This is not the Twenty Mile box office.
Though not definitive, the October 12, 1978 edition of the Wilmington New Journal reported that the State closed the previous Saturday October 7.
The theatre has been converted into indoor practice facilities for the Storm Softball and Baseball teams.
This theatre was featured heavily during it’s days as the Bismarck Palace banquet hall/event center in the 1998 movie “Since You’ve Been Gone”, hosting the high school reunion the movie was centered around.
I don’t think this was was ever a single screen UA theatre. I can find no evidence in any of the newspapers of a theatre here before West Side Valley Theatres opened the Oaks 3 on December 27, 1974. (Grand Opening ad uploaded).
I could be mistaken, but you’d think that it would at least appear in a co-op ad in the Examiner/Chronicle or one of the peninsula newspapers had there been an Oaks in Cupertino/San Jose prior to 1974. The closest I can see is the UA Fairoaks Automovie, or perhaps the UA Regency or Cinema 150? Also, if it was a UA why would they leave it out of their ads when the rest of their south bay theatres were listed?
Opened May 28, 1982 by Mann Theatres. Closed in 1999 by Starship Theatres
This theatre operated after Mann closed in 1988. It appears in Denver Post newspaper listings as the Starship Southglenn 7 as late as April 1999. There was a Starship Theatres operating in Salt Lake around this time, though I’m not sure this was the same company. Starship was also oeprating the Aurora Plaza 6 and Aurora Mall 3.
It was not a GCC. No record of it in the GCC files I’ve seen nor do any of the newspaper ads resemble a General Cinema ad. I believe that’s why Rivest referred to it as “a ‘CGC’ cinemas chain.”
This is not the same Cineplex.
The Cineplex that operated in Texas was not the same company that operated in Canada.
This theatre is listed in the Houston Chronicle until 1999, appearing in Co-Op ads as a “Cinemann” theatre. It last appeared January 6, 1999.
For what it’s worth AMC closed both buildings after business on January 5, 2003 when they decided to not renew their lease.
Regal Cinemas reopened the 1-3 (inside the mall) on April 11, 2003 and operated it until July 13, 2006, the night before their new 16-plex opened at the same mall. Cinema 1-3 still stands closed inside the mall.
Cinema 4-10 (outside the mall) were never reopened and were demolished in 2005.