Opened on December 2, 1926 with Richard Dix in “The Quarterback” (unknown if extras added). After its closure in 1961, the theater was converted into a music store which opened the following year.
The Woodward Theatre opened its doors on November 8, 1929 with Buddy Rogers in “Illusion” along with the two-reel comedy “He Did His Best” and the one-reel comedy “Radio Rhythm”.
The Circle Theatre opened its doors on May 1, 1946 with Judy Garland in “The Harvey Girls” (unknown if extras added), and was a replacement of the Majestic Theatre nearby which closed the previous day.
Some of the original installations include two 22,000 blowers placed in penthouse structures behind the main building as well as two 42in exhaust fans being placed on the roof. The building combines a cream and brown varying both light and dark, with the principal color accent in both red and green. The lobby space includes the ticket booth, refreshment stand, restrooms, and office which all have direct access to the seating space. The candy room west of the booth is decorated in red, green, and brown with deep ivory ceiling. The lower part of the auditorium was painted in light oak with the upper walls being decorated in a light shade of cream. The seats feature individual arm rests and 36in between rows to assure comfort. The carpeting used in the building was designed in varying shades of red, blue, green, and gold. The curtains are draped with gold rayon and both exits are built on both sides of the stage. Two aisles lead to the two sections of the balcony where each row of seats are raised above the one on front. And lastly, the main floor of the auditorium slopes to the screen with three different sections of seats.
The Paramount Theatre opened its doors on October 30, 1930 with Buddy Rogers in “Follow Through” along with four unnamed short subjects, featuring an original capacity of 600 seats and sound installations by Western Electric. The theater was constructed by J.B. Terry of Konawa.
The Cherokee Theatre actually opened on November 16, 1938 with Judy Garland in “Listen Darling” along with a sportsreel featuring highlights of a Oklahoma Vs. Missouri football game.
The Pow Wow Drive-In opened its gates on June 19, 1952 with Doris Day in “The Winning Team” along with the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie “Hare We Go” and the Tom And Jerry cartoon “Casanova Cat”.
It was managed by Woody Minor of his own local theater chain, and was supervised by Marvin Little. There were also Chinese elm trees being planted all around the theater.
It was gone in the 1980 aerial. A house was built on the site of the concession stand.
The New Theatre opened its doors on April 19, 1940 with a one-day showing of Basil Rathbone in “Rio” along with a few short subjects. Walt Disney’s smash “Pinocchio” was then shown the following day for a four-day run. It was renamed the Luxor Theatre on April 28, 1940.
The Rainbo Theatre (sometimes prefer as Rainbow Theatre) opened its doors on October 8, 1936 with Shirley Temple in “Poor Little Rich Girl” along with two unnamed comedies and a Fox Movietone Newsreel.
The Rainbo Theatre closed on March 31, 1953 with “Beware My Lovely” and “San Antonio Rose”.
The Park-Vu Drive-In opened its gates on September 3, 1952 with Gary Cooper in “You’re In The Navy Now” (unknown if extras added). The Park-Vu closed two years later in 1954.
The Sky-Vue Drive-In opened its gates on August 11, 1952 with Mark Stevens in “Munity” (unknown if extras added), featuring a 36x46ft screen and 265 individual speakers. It was first owned by J.J. Bowden and C.D. Hicks.
The Rex Theatre opened its doors on May 27, 1942 with Bing Crosby’s “Birth Of The Blues” (unknown if extras added). The Rex Theater building actually housed something else before its opening.
The husband-and-wife team of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Phillips opened the 600-seat Sequoyah Theatre’s doors on April 24, 1951 with Louis Jourdan in “Birds Of Paradise” with no extras.
Construction of the theater started on October 1, 1950.
The Sooner Drive-In opened its gates on June 5, 1964 with Cliff Robertson in “PT 109” and John Wayne in “Rio Bravo” with no extras, featuring a 35x80ft screen and a capacity of 306 cars. It was first owned by Carl Phillips.
The Round Lake Twin switched from first-run to second-run on September 14, 1988, which still retained its Cineplex Odeon ownership. The theater also lowered the price from $5.50 to $1.50. This also happened at few other Cineplex Odeon theaters including the West Plaza Theatres in Aurora and the Bolingbrook Theatres in Bolingbrook which happened at the same time.
The Round Lake Twin closed for the final time on October 28, 1990 with “Days of Thunder” at Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “Ducktales the Movie: Treasure Of The Lost Lamp” and “Pretty Woman” in Screen 2. The closure left Round Lake Beach without a movie theater until the opening of the 18-screener in November 1998.
The Mooresville Cinema closed in 1991 when the newer triplex opened nearby on 300 Southbridge Street, which would become an eight-screener in 1998 followed by a four-year closure from 2008 until 2012 (it’ll have its own CT page soon).
The South Drive-In opened its gates on August 10, 1951 with Larry Parks in “Emergency Wedding” and Cathy O'Donnell in “They Live By Night” with no extras.
This was never known as the Anderson Drive-In. That name belongs to the North Drive-In.
The South Drive-In closed on October 12, 1980 with “Airplane” and “The Hunter”.
The Fulton Opera House actually first started life as the Fulton Hall, opening on October 14, 1852 with music performances by the Philharmonic Society and the Lancaster Band as well as Judge Hayes delivering the address. It was renamed the Fulton Opera House in 1873, and renamed the Fulton Theatre in 1914. The Fulton Opera House name returned to advertisements in the mid-1960s featuring a mix of live performances and first-run movies, but retained its Fulton Theatre name in its entirety. Movies were dropped later in the 1960s.
Opened on December 2, 1926 with Richard Dix in “The Quarterback” (unknown if extras added). After its closure in 1961, the theater was converted into a music store which opened the following year.
Opened with Dick Powell in “Mrs. Mike” (unknown if extras added).
The Woodward Theatre opened its doors on November 8, 1929 with Buddy Rogers in “Illusion” along with the two-reel comedy “He Did His Best” and the one-reel comedy “Radio Rhythm”.
The Buffalo Theatre opened as early as 1924.
The Circle Theatre opened its doors on May 1, 1946 with Judy Garland in “The Harvey Girls” (unknown if extras added), and was a replacement of the Majestic Theatre nearby which closed the previous day.
Some of the original installations include two 22,000 blowers placed in penthouse structures behind the main building as well as two 42in exhaust fans being placed on the roof. The building combines a cream and brown varying both light and dark, with the principal color accent in both red and green. The lobby space includes the ticket booth, refreshment stand, restrooms, and office which all have direct access to the seating space. The candy room west of the booth is decorated in red, green, and brown with deep ivory ceiling. The lower part of the auditorium was painted in light oak with the upper walls being decorated in a light shade of cream. The seats feature individual arm rests and 36in between rows to assure comfort. The carpeting used in the building was designed in varying shades of red, blue, green, and gold. The curtains are draped with gold rayon and both exits are built on both sides of the stage. Two aisles lead to the two sections of the balcony where each row of seats are raised above the one on front. And lastly, the main floor of the auditorium slopes to the screen with three different sections of seats.
The Paramount Theatre opened its doors on October 30, 1930 with Buddy Rogers in “Follow Through” along with four unnamed short subjects, featuring an original capacity of 600 seats and sound installations by Western Electric. The theater was constructed by J.B. Terry of Konawa.
The Paramount Theatre closed in 1948.
The Cherokee Theatre actually opened on November 16, 1938 with Judy Garland in “Listen Darling” along with a sportsreel featuring highlights of a Oklahoma Vs. Missouri football game.
The Pow Wow Drive-In opened its gates on June 19, 1952 with Doris Day in “The Winning Team” along with the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie “Hare We Go” and the Tom And Jerry cartoon “Casanova Cat”.
It was managed by Woody Minor of his own local theater chain, and was supervised by Marvin Little. There were also Chinese elm trees being planted all around the theater.
It was gone in the 1980 aerial. A house was built on the site of the concession stand.
The New Theatre opened its doors on April 19, 1940 with a one-day showing of Basil Rathbone in “Rio” along with a few short subjects. Walt Disney’s smash “Pinocchio” was then shown the following day for a four-day run. It was renamed the Luxor Theatre on April 28, 1940.
The Luxor Theatre closed in 1960.
The Rainbo Theatre (sometimes prefer as Rainbow Theatre) opened its doors on October 8, 1936 with Shirley Temple in “Poor Little Rich Girl” along with two unnamed comedies and a Fox Movietone Newsreel.
The Rainbo Theatre closed on March 31, 1953 with “Beware My Lovely” and “San Antonio Rose”.
The Park-Vu Drive-In opened its gates on September 3, 1952 with Gary Cooper in “You’re In The Navy Now” (unknown if extras added). The Park-Vu closed two years later in 1954.
The Sky-Vue Drive-In opened its gates on August 11, 1952 with Mark Stevens in “Munity” (unknown if extras added), featuring a 36x46ft screen and 265 individual speakers. It was first owned by J.J. Bowden and C.D. Hicks.
Opened as early as 1912, closed in the 1970s.
The Rex Theatre opened its doors on May 27, 1942 with Bing Crosby’s “Birth Of The Blues” (unknown if extras added). The Rex Theater building actually housed something else before its opening.
The husband-and-wife team of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Phillips opened the 600-seat Sequoyah Theatre’s doors on April 24, 1951 with Louis Jourdan in “Birds Of Paradise” with no extras.
The Sooner Drive-In opened its gates on June 5, 1964 with Cliff Robertson in “PT 109” and John Wayne in “Rio Bravo” with no extras, featuring a 35x80ft screen and a capacity of 306 cars. It was first owned by Carl Phillips.
Do you have any information about when the Crescent Theatre became the Mars Theatre?
The Round Lake Twin switched from first-run to second-run on September 14, 1988, which still retained its Cineplex Odeon ownership. The theater also lowered the price from $5.50 to $1.50. This also happened at few other Cineplex Odeon theaters including the West Plaza Theatres in Aurora and the Bolingbrook Theatres in Bolingbrook which happened at the same time.
The Round Lake Twin closed for the final time on October 28, 1990 with “Days of Thunder” at Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “Ducktales the Movie: Treasure Of The Lost Lamp” and “Pretty Woman” in Screen 2. The closure left Round Lake Beach without a movie theater until the opening of the 18-screener in November 1998.
It appears that the drive-in didn’t last long. Traces were kinda faded between 1958 and 1964, but the entirety of the theater was gone by 1984.
The Mooresville Cinema closed in 1991 when the newer triplex opened nearby on 300 Southbridge Street, which would become an eight-screener in 1998 followed by a four-year closure from 2008 until 2012 (it’ll have its own CT page soon).
The South Drive-In opened its gates on August 10, 1951 with Larry Parks in “Emergency Wedding” and Cathy O'Donnell in “They Live By Night” with no extras.
The South Drive-In closed on October 12, 1980 with “Airplane” and “The Hunter”.
Gone in the 1980 aerial, although the screen appears to be standing.
Once operated by Kent Theatres.
Opened with Charles Coburn in “Green Grass of Wyoming” (unknown if extras added). The actual closing date is November 1, 1981.
The Fulton Opera House actually first started life as the Fulton Hall, opening on October 14, 1852 with music performances by the Philharmonic Society and the Lancaster Band as well as Judge Hayes delivering the address. It was renamed the Fulton Opera House in 1873, and renamed the Fulton Theatre in 1914. The Fulton Opera House name returned to advertisements in the mid-1960s featuring a mix of live performances and first-run movies, but retained its Fulton Theatre name in its entirety. Movies were dropped later in the 1960s.