Comments from rivest266

rivest266 commented about Paradise Theatre on Jan 24, 2022 at 12:53 pm

Heres the timeline for this cinema. March 30th, 1949 opened as Studio by 20th Century Theatres

1969 sold to Famous Players 446 seats

September 7th, 1972 reopened as Eve by Famous Players Eve Pool. Adult movies are shown

1978 renamed Lyric

May 18th, 1981 renamed Towne by Landmark Cinemas

August 31st, 1984 renamed Studio

April 14th, 1989 renamed Paradise

1993 taken over by Caprice Theatres

1999 closed

rivest266 commented about Sunset Drive-In on Jan 21, 2022 at 5:53 pm

Opened October 4th, 1950. Sunset Drive-In opening 03 Oct 1950, Tue Evansville Press (Evansville, Indiana) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about Studio Art Theatre on Jan 21, 2022 at 4:20 pm

Reopened as Studio art on January 23rd, 1970. Another ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Ross Theatre on Jan 21, 2022 at 1:24 pm

Closed March 10th, 1991 per:

Ross theatre closing 27 Feb 1991, Wed Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, Indiana) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about Ross Theatre on Jan 21, 2022 at 12:53 pm

Renamed Cinema 1 in 1971 Ross, Washington and US 41 Drive-In renamed Cinema 1, Cinema 35 and Cinema 41 23 Feb 1971, Tue Evansville Press (Evansville, Indiana) Newspapers.com

rivest266 commented about American Theatre on Jan 21, 2022 at 12:30 pm

Reopened as American on August 14th, 1918. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Cineplex Odeon Carrefour Dorion on Jan 21, 2022 at 11:46 am

Grand opening ads posted.

rivest266 commented about AMC Classic Granite Run 8 on Jan 19, 2022 at 2:04 pm

Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266 commented about Mercier Theatre on Jan 11, 2022 at 11:59 am

English-language grand opening ad from the Star posted.

rivest266 commented about Palace 6 on Jan 9, 2022 at 5:37 pm

Wrong building. This was in Westmount, not Downtown.

rivest266 commented about Capri Theatre on Jan 7, 2022 at 6:24 pm

Official website: https://caprimovies.com/ is now live

rivest266 commented about Varsity Theatre on Jan 7, 2022 at 11:46 am

This opened as the Carolina Theatre on September 26th, 1927 and was renamed Varsity on May 4th, 1951. Grand opening ads posted.

rivest266 commented about Grand Cinema 3 on Jan 7, 2022 at 9:20 am

This cinema closed in 2021. Facebook and website disconnected. Poor reviews online for this cinema.