Comments from rivest266 - Cinema Treasures

rivest266 commented about Promised Valley Playhouse on Apr 3, 2022 at 8:57 am

Opened as Wilkes on September 3rd, 1916 Wilkes theatre opening 03 Sep 1916, Sun The Salt Lake Herald-Republican (Salt Lake City, Utah) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about Promised Valley Playhouse on Apr 3, 2022 at 8:52 am

Reopened as Casino on October 8th, 1919 Casino Theatre opening 08 Oct 1919, Wed Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, Utah) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about Capri Theatre on Apr 3, 2022 at 8:40 am

Grand opening ad posted. It had shown mostly adult movies.

rivest266 commented about Capitol Theatre on Apr 3, 2022 at 8:32 am

Capitol theatre opening ad Capitol theatre opening 29 Sep 1927, Thu Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about Capitol Theatre on Apr 3, 2022 at 8:19 am

Opened as Orpheum per article: Orpheum theatre opening 02 Aug 1913, Sat Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, Utah) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about Mission Theatre on Apr 3, 2022 at 8:06 am

The Mission theatre opened on December 8th, 1909 per: Mission Theatre opening 08 Dec 1909, Wed The Salt Lake Herald-Republican (Salt Lake City, Utah) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about Strand Theatre on Apr 2, 2022 at 6:50 pm

and reopened with “Birth of a Nation” as the Strand on January 22nd, 1917. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Strand Theatre on Apr 2, 2022 at 6:46 pm

Reopened as Rex on April 5th, 1912. Grand opening ad posted

rivest266 commented about Blue Mouse Theater on Apr 2, 2022 at 6:23 pm

1949 and 1972 grand opening ads posted.

rivest266 commented about Granada Theatre on Apr 2, 2022 at 4:53 pm

This opened as the American theatre on July 5th, 1913, with an ad claiming that it’s the world’s largest movie theatre.

rivest266 commented about Broadway Theatre on Apr 2, 2022 at 4:41 pm

Nine grand opening ads posted.

rivest266 commented about AMC Showplace Springfield 8 on Apr 1, 2022 at 3:32 pm

This has been renamed Springfield 8 in 2021 after AMC removed the ShowPlace name from all former Kerasotes theatres.

rivest266 commented about AMC Showplace Springfield 12 on Apr 1, 2022 at 3:30 pm

This has been renamed Classic Springfield 12 in 2017. It opened on September 26th, 2003. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about AMC Classic Hobart 12 on Apr 1, 2022 at 10:27 am

The Kerasotes ShowPlace Hobart at the Westfield Southlake Mall opened on May 5th, 2006. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Moonlight Drive-In on Mar 31, 2022 at 12:50 pm

This opened on June 3rd, 1949. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Kennedy Theatre on Mar 31, 2022 at 12:27 pm

Reopened as Ace on December 24th, 1939. another ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Safari Cinema on Mar 31, 2022 at 8:33 am

1972 ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Broadway Cinema on Mar 31, 2022 at 8:06 am

Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Broadway Cinema on Mar 31, 2022 at 8:05 am

Grand opening ad: Cinema opening 28 Oct 1910, Fri Harrow Observer (Harrow, London, England) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about Cinemark Movies 8 on Mar 30, 2022 at 2:26 pm

according to Kevin Tredway’s photo, this cinema opened on June 27th, 1990.

rivest266 commented about Cinemark Movies 8 on Mar 30, 2022 at 2:25 pm

June 1990 photo provided by Kevin Tredway

rivest266 commented about Garden Cinema on Mar 29, 2022 at 5:51 pm

promo video

rivest266 commented about Regal Lake Zurich 12 on Mar 27, 2022 at 12:43 pm

This opened on January 7th, 1993. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Cinema I & II on Mar 26, 2022 at 2:06 pm

This opened on February 8th, 1974 with “American Graffiti” and “SuperDad”. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Deerbrook Cinema on Mar 26, 2022 at 2:03 pm

This opened on February 23rd, 1973, along with the Dunes Plaza cinemas in Gary, IN and the third screen at Ford City. Shared grand opening ad posted.