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CSWalczak commented about Andrews Air Force Base Theater on Oct 5, 2012 at 9:01 am

An exterior view can be seen here.

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CSWalczak commented about Beacon Theatres on Oct 5, 2012 at 2:49 am

There are several photos of this theater on its page at CinemaTour. This page indicates that the building is for sale, but also that it has “mold issue".

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CSWalczak commented about Overland Park-based Dickinson Theatres seeks bankruptcy reorganization on Oct 5, 2012 at 2:28 am

Although the article does not identify them, other recent articles about the Dickinson bankruptcy have identified or strongly suggested that these theaters have been or are likely to be closed or sold off as a part of the action: the Penn Square 10 in Oklahoma City, OK, the Plaza 6 in Leavenworth, KS, and the Northrock 14 in Wichita, KS.

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CSWalczak commented about Coronet Theatre on Oct 5, 2012 at 12:37 am

Remembering “Star Wars” at the Coronet: slideshow and article here.

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CSWalczak commented about Sunshine Cinema on Oct 4, 2012 at 8:21 am

Landmark is seeing to provide food and liquor service at this theater, according to this article.

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CSWalczak commented about B & B West Olive 16 on Oct 4, 2012 at 12:17 am

According to this article, AMC plans to convert this theater to its dine-and-view format.

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CSWalczak commented about James M. Nederlander Theatre on Oct 3, 2012 at 3:41 pm

It works when I clicked upon it.

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CSWalczak commented about Castle Bitburg Air Base Theater on Oct 3, 2012 at 9:58 am

Here is a picture of the Spangdahlem Air Base Theater before the renovation.

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CSWalczak commented about Pic Theatre on Oct 3, 2012 at 9:46 am

Here is a webpage about the furniture store that incorporated the space that once was the Pic; part of the theater’s entrance can be seen in one of the B&W pictures, and there is a modern day photo of the frontage of the furniture store that includes the Pic premises.

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CSWalczak commented about Fort Sam Houston Theatre on Oct 3, 2012 at 9:22 am

Here is a set of officially commissioned photos of the Sam Houston Theater; here is a set of photos of the renovation in progress, and here is an article about the theater and its renovation with a before-and-after slideshow.

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CSWalczak commented about Quickie Theatre on Oct 2, 2012 at 11:11 pm

If you want bizarre, take a look at this photo of and this ad for what was the former University Theater in Cleveland, Oh.

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CSWalczak commented about City of Aurora Survey results in: most want the Century 16 reopened on Oct 2, 2012 at 3:05 pm

Well, not quite that far behind; that story about the survey ran in the Huff Post on 9/21 which is not all that old; I think the announcement that Cinemark would reopen the theater started appearing a day or so later.

I am sure that many people submit news items every week (I send in quite a few myself) and I am sure that the number varies from week to week. Over the last several months, there has been a great deal of movie theater related news; there have been an increased number of openings, of closings, (principally due to the number of theaters that cannot make the costly transition to digital), of theaters going up for sale, of theaters celebrating anniversaries, and of announcements of films and festivals, etc.

Then too, it seems that the general operating procedure regarding blog postings is that only two new ones are posted each weekday (with occasional exceptions). If there are many submissions, the queue can back up a bit, I imagine.

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CSWalczak commented about Phoenix Theatres at Laurel Park Place on Oct 2, 2012 at 11:18 am

This theater is operated by Phoenix Theatres, a small Michigan-based chain. Phoenix Big Cinemas is an entirely different company which has its U.S. offices in Knoxville, TN, and has theaters not only in the U.S. but in India and Indonesia as well.

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CSWalczak commented about AMC Wonderland 6 on Oct 2, 2012 at 10:44 am

The theater and the Wonderland Mall were in Livonia, not Labak, Michigan. There was an earlier theater at Wonderland in a different location at the mall; this one was built as part of the Wonderland Mall expansion in a space formerly occupied by a large restaurant. The Mall is essentially demolished; the Target at the Mall’s location is the only building that contains any part of the Mall’s physical plant.

There is a picture of the exterior of the theater (its entrance was inside the Mall) and additional information on this webpage.

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CSWalczak commented about Alhambra Cinema on Oct 2, 2012 at 8:40 am

There is a picture of the theatre at the bottom of this webpage and another one can be seen here.

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CSWalczak commented about Pavilion Cinema on Oct 2, 2012 at 8:18 am

Pictures of the Pavilion Cinema can be seen here and here.

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CSWalczak commented about Lex Theater on Oct 2, 2012 at 6:33 am

What appears to be a postcard view of the theater and the adjacent hotel can be seen here.

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CSWalczak commented about Circus Cinema on Oct 2, 2012 at 6:28 am

An interior photo can be seen here.

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CSWalczak commented about Mainstreet KC at the Power & Light District on Oct 1, 2012 at 10:16 pm

The Mainstreet is closing temporarily for conversion to the Alamo Drafthouse format; reopening is estimated to be around November 15, 2012. View article

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CSWalczak commented about City of Aurora Survey results in: most want the Century 16 reopened on Oct 1, 2012 at 12:47 pm

Since this story was published, Cinemark has announced that the theater will reopen, perhaps around January 1, 2013, with changes made to its interior layout and perhaps to its exterior as well.

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CSWalczak commented about Plaza Theatre on Oct 1, 2012 at 11:09 am

Here is a video about the efforts of a man who is converting the former Plaza Theater in to an amusement arcade named after an Electric Theater that once was on Main Street in Independence which apparently was located nearby (or might have been a previous name for this theater?).

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CSWalczak commented about Campus Drive-In on Oct 1, 2012 at 10:51 am

Scroll down about one-quarter of the way down on this webpage to see some additional pictures of the Campus Drive-in.

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CSWalczak commented about Starlite Drive-In on Oct 1, 2012 at 10:42 am

This website shows an alleged picture of UFOs over the Starlite Drive-in in Roswell. (The site also alleges that drive-ins were built by aliens who trained humans to run them, and that drive-in movie screens were alien communication devices).

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CSWalczak commented about F.E. Warren Air Force Base Theater on Oct 1, 2012 at 10:10 am

Interior views of this theater can be seen here and here.

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CSWalczak commented about Loew's Jersey Theatre on Sep 30, 2012 at 4:25 pm

A recent profile of the Loew’s Jesey can be read here.