The Circle Drive-In opened its gates on March 4, 1970 with Don Knotts in “The Shakiest Gun In The West” and Phyllis Diller in “Did You Hear The One About The Traveling Saleslady?”
On December 23, 1970, manager Frank Farrar was working at the Circle Drive-In when two negro teenaged men stopped by. One of which got out of his car, reached inside the ticket booth, placed his arm around Farrar’s neck, and held a hawk-bill knife over his head. He sustained several minor cuts on the stomach, hands, and arms, and was forced to face behind the brick wall. The negro stole $70 in cash and ran off. Earlier in the scene, taxi driver John W. Harris said that a man who he picked up at the bus station on Friendly Avenue placed a gun at his head. Harris said the man asked to go to the store on Patterson Avenue. As they neared the store, the man placed a pistol to his head and ordered him to continue driving. The driver said when he stopped at a red light at the intersection of Patterson Avenue and Holden Road, he took off from the car and ran.
The Circle Drive-In continued to screen regular movies in the late-1970s, but flipped to adult films by the early-1980s.
The Park Drive-In opened its gates on July 7, 1950 with a one-day showing of Randolph Scott in “Albuquerque” with no extras. There is text confusion with reads “added attraction” at the bottom of the main attraction text, thinking that it may also opened with another unknown feature but could be an error.
The Park Drive-In closed for the final time on November 17, 1970 with George C. Scott in “Patton” and a cartoon show before the feature.
Opened with Jack Carson in “Romance On The High Seas” along with an unnamed cartoon and an unknown two-reel comedy (both were unlisted on grand opening ad).
The Drive-In opened its gates on July 24, 1941 with Ginger Rogers in “Bachelor Mother” along with the Mickey Mouse cartoon “Hawaiian Holiday” and a Grantland Rice Sportlight. It was renamed the South Drive-In on May 6, 1949.
The Bayberry Cinema opened its doors on Christmas Day 1968 with Walt Disney’s “The Horse In The Gray Flannel Suit” and “Winnie The Pooh And The Blustery Day”. It has a capacity of 500 seats and was a single-screener throughout its history.
The Bayberry went through the chains of Carrols Development Corporation, CinemaNational Theatres, USA Cinemas, and finally Loews until its closure on November 29, 1990 with “Child’s Play 2” due to the theater becoming a multiplex victim.
Once operated by CinemaNational Theatres, USA Cinemas, Loews, and finally Hoyts. Hoyts closed the theater in October 1997 when the 10-screener opened nearby.
Closed on September 28, 1991 with “City Slickers”. The Cinema East originally housed 1,200 seats but was downgraded to 800 seats later in its operations and remained like that until its closure.
The Cinema North was last operated by the Danlin Corporation, who had been operating since December 1988. During its last few months of operation in late-1989, the management downgraded its format from first-run to second-run due to lack of attendance and falling victim to suburban multiplex theaters. “Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade” became the last big hit for the Cinema North, otherwise the rest afterward had attendance lack.
The Cinema North closed on January 11, 1990 with “Look Who’s Talking”, and had a capacity of 902 seats before closure.
Actual closing date is September 28, 1980 with “Invasion Of The Body Snatchers” and “Foxes”. The screen remained standing for a little longer, but was already gone in the mid-1990s.
It was renamed the Islein Theatre in June 1980, and closed on June 6, 1982 with “Chariots Of Fire”. Florin-Creative last operated the theater as a dollar house.
The Brandenburg Theatre opened as early as 1935 although I cannot find its opening date. It was renamed the New Ace Theatre in 1941, and was remodeled several times throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
The Ace Theatre closed as a movie house in September 1965 due to the manager diagnosed with an illness, but reopened later on as a special events house.
The Circle Drive-In opened its gates on March 4, 1970 with Don Knotts in “The Shakiest Gun In The West” and Phyllis Diller in “Did You Hear The One About The Traveling Saleslady?”
The Circle Drive-In continued to screen regular movies in the late-1970s, but flipped to adult films by the early-1980s.
The Park Drive-In opened its gates on July 7, 1950 with a one-day showing of Randolph Scott in “Albuquerque” with no extras. There is text confusion with reads “added attraction” at the bottom of the main attraction text, thinking that it may also opened with another unknown feature but could be an error.
The Park Drive-In closed for the final time on November 17, 1970 with George C. Scott in “Patton” and a cartoon show before the feature.
Opened with Jack Carson in “Romance On The High Seas” along with an unnamed cartoon and an unknown two-reel comedy (both were unlisted on grand opening ad).
The Skyline closed in late-1979.
The Drive-In opened its gates on July 24, 1941 with Ginger Rogers in “Bachelor Mother” along with the Mickey Mouse cartoon “Hawaiian Holiday” and a Grantland Rice Sportlight. It was renamed the South Drive-In on May 6, 1949.
The South Drive-In closed in September 1977.
Edited from my June 20, 2021 (12:54 PM) post:
Closed on September 25, 1997.
Closed in 1997.
This is a very rare find, due to this being a customized variant of the Space Tag dater.
The theater has received a $40,000 grant from T-Mobile, meaning that the theater will now screen movies again.
Closed on June 18, 1987 with “Project X”.
Closed on September 28, 1986 with “Legal Eagles”, “The Money Pit”, and “Jewel Of The Nile”.
Closed at the end of the 1982 season.
The Bayberry Cinema opened its doors on Christmas Day 1968 with Walt Disney’s “The Horse In The Gray Flannel Suit” and “Winnie The Pooh And The Blustery Day”. It has a capacity of 500 seats and was a single-screener throughout its history.
The Bayberry went through the chains of Carrols Development Corporation, CinemaNational Theatres, USA Cinemas, and finally Loews until its closure on November 29, 1990 with “Child’s Play 2” due to the theater becoming a multiplex victim.
Once operated by CinemaNational Theatres, USA Cinemas, Loews, and finally Hoyts. Hoyts closed the theater in October 1997 when the 10-screener opened nearby.
Closed on September 28, 1991 with “Thelma And Louise”.
Closed on September 28, 1991 with “City Slickers”. The Cinema East originally housed 1,200 seats but was downgraded to 800 seats later in its operations and remained like that until its closure.
The Cinema North was last operated by the Danlin Corporation, who had been operating since December 1988. During its last few months of operation in late-1989, the management downgraded its format from first-run to second-run due to lack of attendance and falling victim to suburban multiplex theaters. “Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade” became the last big hit for the Cinema North, otherwise the rest afterward had attendance lack.
The Cinema North closed on January 11, 1990 with “Look Who’s Talking”, and had a capacity of 902 seats before closure.
Actual closing date is September 7, 1989 with “Ghostbusters II” and “The Karate Kid Part III”.
Actual closing date is September 28, 1980 with “Invasion Of The Body Snatchers” and “Foxes”. The screen remained standing for a little longer, but was already gone in the mid-1990s.
It was renamed the Islein Theatre in June 1980, and closed on June 6, 1982 with “Chariots Of Fire”. Florin-Creative last operated the theater as a dollar house.
Closed on September 1, 2003. It was last operated by Clearview Cinemas and was last known as “Woodbridge Cinemas 5”.
Closed on February 10, 1997 with “The Funeral” and “Breaking The Waves” (both Hawaii engagements) in Screen 1 and “The Relic” in Screen 2.
The Brandenburg Theatre opened as early as 1935 although I cannot find its opening date. It was renamed the New Ace Theatre in 1941, and was remodeled several times throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
The Ace Theatre closed as a movie house in September 1965 due to the manager diagnosed with an illness, but reopened later on as a special events house.
The actual opening date is December 17, 1980. Screen 1 opened that day while the two other screens opened two days later.
This opened on April 16, 1982, not February 17, 1982. It closed on January 7, 1999.
October 1936.