The Trimble Theater opened its doors on July 15, 1930 with Helen Twelvetrees in “Swing High” along with an unnamed Pathe comedy, Pathe News, a light show, and musical performances by “The Kentuckians”, a 10-piece orchestra conducted by students at the University of Kentucky.
The Twilight Drive-In opened its gates on July 5, 1947 with Judy Garland in “Meet Me In St. Louis” (unknown if extras added, but a fireworks show was presented after the show). It was still open in 1977, but appears to have closed in the 1980s.
The Eastlake Drive-In opened in mid-1950 and closed on October 6, 1985 with “Pale Rider” and “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”.
The original Walmart at the former theater’s site opened on February 2, 1993 and closed on June 12, 2013 when it was relocated a few buildings away at the site of an old Kmart which operated from November 14, 1968 until May 9, 2010.
The Palace Theatre closed as a regular movie house in 1973, but reopened as an porn theater the following year. The Palace flipped back to regular movies in 1977 but didn’t last long, closing as a movie theater the following year.
NOTE: There is another regular movie theater in Netcong called the Lakeside Theater, which closed in 1980.
On June 4, 1981, the Sands Theatre became national headlines when a station wagon (possibly a Pontiac) driven by 40-year-old Howard Thon of Alamogordo recklessly crashed into the side of the Sand Theatre’s auditorium during a showing of “Happy Birthday To Me”, killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring two others.
The Chester Twin Cinemas opened its doors on June 15, 1979 with “Golden Girl” in Screen 1 and “The Champ” in Screen 2. It was renamed the Cinema 206 Twin on September 25, 1981 after management changes. The original Chester Twin name made a comeback in August 1993.
Four more screens were added on July 14, 1997 after a two-month renovation closure, bringing a total to six screens and was renamed the Chester Cinema 6.
The State Theatre opened as early as 1939 and was renamed the Milton Cinema in 1964. It was last known as the East Milton Cinema and closed on December 30, 1988 with “Everybody’s All-American”.
On November 18, 1925, the Tremont Theatre became national headlines when both the theater management and Boston Police ejected 30 members of the Harvard University football team from the theater’s lobby, depicting them as “half-fried party boys”. The squad were forced to walk to the nearest police station to demonstrate their sobriety after then-manager Stanley Osborn lined the players up on the sidewalk and invited several lieutenants to check on them.
The actual opening date is September 14, 1912. It opened with several films, with one of which being Geo. Bennett in “Goodbye My Love Goodbye” (very inappropriate title name for a grand opening in my opinion).
The Trimble Theater opened its doors on July 15, 1930 with Helen Twelvetrees in “Swing High” along with an unnamed Pathe comedy, Pathe News, a light show, and musical performances by “The Kentuckians”, a 10-piece orchestra conducted by students at the University of Kentucky.
Both auditoriums were later split into two and it became the Cinema Center 4, and was lastly known as Loews Cinema Center 4.
Edited from my April 6, 2020 (8:30 PM) comment:
The Twilight Drive-In opened its gates on July 5, 1947 with Judy Garland in “Meet Me In St. Louis” (unknown if extras added, but a fireworks show was presented after the show). It was still open in 1977, but appears to have closed in the 1980s.
There’s not a lot of detail rather than a fire that destroyed the theater on June 30, 1971. This could possibly open as far early as 1923.
First operated by Signature Theatres.
Closed on October 7, 1984 with “Roadhouse” and “Alphabet City”.
The Kmart on the former drive-in’s site opened on April 25, 1994 and closed on December 11, 2016. A Meijer now occupies the former Kmart.
The Eastlake Drive-In opened in mid-1950 and closed on October 6, 1985 with “Pale Rider” and “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”.
The original Walmart at the former theater’s site opened on February 2, 1993 and closed on June 12, 2013 when it was relocated a few buildings away at the site of an old Kmart which operated from November 14, 1968 until May 9, 2010.
Opened in 1965, once operated by Walter-Reade.
Closed as a movie theater on July 28, 1978 with Burt Reynolds in “The End”.
The Palace Theatre closed as a regular movie house in 1973, but reopened as an porn theater the following year. The Palace flipped back to regular movies in 1977 but didn’t last long, closing as a movie theater the following year.
The Ledgewood Drive-In actually closed after the 1986 season.
Closed as a first-run movie theater on September 13, 1987 with Walt Disney’s “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs”.
On June 4, 1981, the Sands Theatre became national headlines when a station wagon (possibly a Pontiac) driven by 40-year-old Howard Thon of Alamogordo recklessly crashed into the side of the Sand Theatre’s auditorium during a showing of “Happy Birthday To Me”, killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring two others.
The Chester Twin Cinemas opened its doors on June 15, 1979 with “Golden Girl” in Screen 1 and “The Champ” in Screen 2. It was renamed the Cinema 206 Twin on September 25, 1981 after management changes. The original Chester Twin name made a comeback in August 1993.
Four more screens were added on July 14, 1997 after a two-month renovation closure, bringing a total to six screens and was renamed the Chester Cinema 6.
This opened as a replacement of the Glenway 5 in nearby Newmarket which closed the previous day.
Opened in May 1984.
The State Theatre opened as early as 1939 and was renamed the Milton Cinema in 1964. It was last known as the East Milton Cinema and closed on December 30, 1988 with “Everybody’s All-American”.
On November 18, 1925, the Tremont Theatre became national headlines when both the theater management and Boston Police ejected 30 members of the Harvard University football team from the theater’s lobby, depicting them as “half-fried party boys”. The squad were forced to walk to the nearest police station to demonstrate their sobriety after then-manager Stanley Osborn lined the players up on the sidewalk and invited several lieutenants to check on them.
Opened in 1984 as the Harlan Cinemas 4. It originally housed 960 seats.
Closed on January 4, 2001.
Opened in mid-August 1917.
This actually opened in the Spring of 1985 by the sponsorship of George Gund.
Opened on September 8, 1938 with Joe E. Brown in “The Gladiator” (unknown if extras added).
The actual opening date is September 14, 1912. It opened with several films, with one of which being Geo. Bennett in “Goodbye My Love Goodbye” (very inappropriate title name for a grand opening in my opinion).