This actually started life as the State Theatre, opening with 350 seats on May 6, 1931 with Charlie Chaplin in “City Lights” (unknown if extras added). It was renamed the Kiva Theatre on July 2, 1934 after a management change by the Cornhusker Theaters Company. The Kiva Theatre closed in 1941 and the building was rebuilt.
The theater also received a massive remodel in 1941 featuring an updated marquee, seating expansion, and latest equipment. The theater name was reverted back to its original State Theatre name, and reopened with an expanded capacity of 713 seats on October 31, 1941 with James Ellison in “Ice-Capades” and Bob Crosby in “Rookies On Parade” (unknown if extras added).
Its seating capacity was later reduced to 700 following a 1979 remodel. Commonwealth Theatres later operated the State Theatre in the 1980s, and the State Theatre once had a few months of closure in 1986. It was last operated by United Artists before closing as a first-run movie theater on August 2, 1992 with “Basic Instinct”.
The 650-seat Martin Theatre opened its doors as a single-screener on March 16, 1967 with Walt Disney’s “Follow Me Boys”. On its grand opening day, a local rock group called “The Rogues” performed next to the box office. The original auditorium features a Vista-Vue screen, pushback seats, and tangerine and gold decorations.
It was twinned on September 27, 1974 after diving its original auditorium, splitting into two with 322 seats each.
In color, the Princess Theatre’s 87ft marquee contained the variety of colors of black, orange, yellow, green, red, and aluminum. The squares above the marquee are dipped in black, white, and orange.
The exact address is 9595 US-72, Cherokee, AL 35616. The smaller softball field at the bottom was where the former projection stand and speaker traces are, and the baseball field on the north was where both the entrance and exit traces are.
The Mississippi Mall Cinema I & II opened its doors on July 14, 1978 with Burt Reynolds in “The Longest Yard” in Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “Hot Lead And Cold Feet” and “The Madcap Adventures Of Mr. Toad” (or the retitled reissue of “The Wind In The Willows” from “The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad”) in Screen 2. It was first managed by Bob Dean and was originally owned by Tim O'Neil.
The Kyoto Takarazuka’s original performances were all done by the Takarazuka Shojo Revue, and was primarily operated by Toho. For the movies they screened at the time, they also screened movies from other companies because distribution was centralized under film distribution companies.
The MOVIX Kyoto building was formerly occupied by two other movie theaters also operated by Shochiku, the Kyoto Roxy Theatre (formerly the Kyotoza) and the Tokiwaza.
The Forest Lake 3 opened its doors with three screens on March 24, 1990 with “Pretty Woman” in Screen 1, “The Hunt For Red October” in Screen 2 and “Driving Miss Daisy” in Screen 3. Two more screens were added on Christmas Day 1992 and became the Forest Lake 5 Theatre.
The Community Hall is now called the Old Town Bar & Grill Event Center, and the building appears to be repainted. What’s so funny is that the staff placed a photo of Snidely Whiplash from Dudley-Do Right in a background of the Japanese flag near the left entrance of the hall.
Once operated by Commonwealth Theatres.
This actually started life as the State Theatre, opening with 350 seats on May 6, 1931 with Charlie Chaplin in “City Lights” (unknown if extras added). It was renamed the Kiva Theatre on July 2, 1934 after a management change by the Cornhusker Theaters Company. The Kiva Theatre closed in 1941 and the building was rebuilt.
The theater also received a massive remodel in 1941 featuring an updated marquee, seating expansion, and latest equipment. The theater name was reverted back to its original State Theatre name, and reopened with an expanded capacity of 713 seats on October 31, 1941 with James Ellison in “Ice-Capades” and Bob Crosby in “Rookies On Parade” (unknown if extras added).
Its seating capacity was later reduced to 700 following a 1979 remodel. Commonwealth Theatres later operated the State Theatre in the 1980s, and the State Theatre once had a few months of closure in 1986. It was last operated by United Artists before closing as a first-run movie theater on August 2, 1992 with “Basic Instinct”.
The theater reopened as the Victory Theatre on December 21, 1941 with Jack Oakie in “Rise And Shine” (unknown if extras added).
Opened on December 12, 2003 with 7 screens. Two more screens were added around a few months later.
The 650-seat Martin Theatre opened its doors as a single-screener on March 16, 1967 with Walt Disney’s “Follow Me Boys”. On its grand opening day, a local rock group called “The Rogues” performed next to the box office. The original auditorium features a Vista-Vue screen, pushback seats, and tangerine and gold decorations.
It was twinned on September 27, 1974 after diving its original auditorium, splitting into two with 322 seats each.
Closed on December 2, 1999.
In color, the Princess Theatre’s 87ft marquee contained the variety of colors of black, orange, yellow, green, red, and aluminum. The squares above the marquee are dipped in black, white, and orange.
First managed by Joe Wiley of Hickman, Kentucky, and closed in December 1953.
Opened with William Holden in “Blaze Of Noon” (unknown if extras added).
It was first managed by Dan Murray, who also managed the Hartford Theatre. The original screen tower measures 60ft with a 50x40ft screen.
This started life as the Ashton Opera House. It was renamed the Colonial Theatre on December 1, 1934 and again the Ashton Theatre on January 26, 1947.
The exact address is 9595 US-72, Cherokee, AL 35616. The smaller softball field at the bottom was where the former projection stand and speaker traces are, and the baseball field on the north was where both the entrance and exit traces are.
Also to note is that “Minnie The Moocher” is a Betty Boop cartoon as well.
The Mississippi Mall Cinema I & II opened its doors on July 14, 1978 with Burt Reynolds in “The Longest Yard” in Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “Hot Lead And Cold Feet” and “The Madcap Adventures Of Mr. Toad” (or the retitled reissue of “The Wind In The Willows” from “The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad”) in Screen 2. It was first managed by Bob Dean and was originally owned by Tim O'Neil.
The Kyoto Takarazuka’s original performances were all done by the Takarazuka Shojo Revue, and was primarily operated by Toho. For the movies they screened at the time, they also screened movies from other companies because distribution was centralized under film distribution companies.
The MOVIX Kyoto building was formerly occupied by two other movie theaters also operated by Shochiku, the Kyoto Roxy Theatre (formerly the Kyotoza) and the Tokiwaza.
The Shibuya Shochiku Central was renamed the Shibuya Piccadilly on June 30, 2003.
That’s really good to know!
Category 1 Hurricane Belle blew the screen over on August 10, 1976 with its last films being “Survive” and “The Longest Yard”.
The drive-in was still intact in the 1986 aerial as well.
The Forest Lake 3 opened its doors with three screens on March 24, 1990 with “Pretty Woman” in Screen 1, “The Hunt For Red October” in Screen 2 and “Driving Miss Daisy” in Screen 3. Two more screens were added on Christmas Day 1992 and became the Forest Lake 5 Theatre.
Last operated by National Theatre Corp.
The Community Hall is now called the Old Town Bar & Grill Event Center, and the building appears to be repainted. What’s so funny is that the staff placed a photo of Snidely Whiplash from Dudley-Do Right in a background of the Japanese flag near the left entrance of the hall.
Closed after the 1986 season.
Closed in or around late-May 1991.