After the ABC Hanley’s closure, most of the theater’s equipment (alongside some from Doncaster) went to an ABC superfan from Stoke-On-Trent who built his own ABC theater in his backyard within a span of five years between 2012 and 2017.
His theater eventually became national headlines across Great Britain, and will eventually be added as a special treat into Cinema Treasures later in the near future.
The Cherry Hill Mall Cinema opened its doors by General Cinema on April 11, 1962 with Audrey Hepburn in “The Children’s Hour”, and was twinned on November 23, 1973.
NOTE: The “Old McDonald’s Farm” tagline at the bottom right of the grand opening advertisement was actually a farm attraction for all audiences in the mall which contains a mix of geese, ducks, and chicks.
The CinemaScope screen shown here measures 80x37ft, which was installed in December 1954 while under the management of Roy Brockman who also owned the Ritz.
This was the replacements of both the Plaza 1 & 2 in Norton and the Coeburn Cinemas 1-2-3 in Coeburn which closed at the same time as the Cinema City’s opening. Both theaters will have their own CT pages soon.
The Ada Theatre opened its doors on September 7, 1936 with Miriam Hopkins in “These Three” along with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony “Toby Tortoise Returns” (the sequel to the famous “The Tortoise And The Hare” short from the previous year) and a Universal Newsreel.
The Collegetown Twin Cinemas closed in 1988. However, renovations took place in 1993 that may lead into the theater’s reopening, but unfortunately it never reopened.
General Cinema closed the theater in January 1993, but was reopened a short time later by several independent chains and the theater closed for the final time in either 2000 or 2001. During its last days of operation, it was briefly renamed the “Cinema Buffet At The Echelon Mall”.
Primarily known as Eric Twin Route 38, United Artists was its last operator before closing on April 12, 1992 with “Thunderbird” in Screen 1 and “Wayne’s World” in Screen 2. It was quickly converted into a Chuck E. Cheese’s which opened later that same year.
After the ABC Hanley’s closure, most of the theater’s equipment (alongside some from Doncaster) went to an ABC superfan from Stoke-On-Trent who built his own ABC theater in his backyard within a span of five years between 2012 and 2017.
His theater eventually became national headlines across Great Britain, and will eventually be added as a special treat into Cinema Treasures later in the near future.
The Cherry Hill Mall Cinema opened its doors by General Cinema on April 11, 1962 with Audrey Hepburn in “The Children’s Hour”, and was twinned on November 23, 1973.
Closed after the 1983 season.
The screen was shown at the far right.
That definitely looks like the drive-in’s screen. So now it makes sense on why he added the photo.
Opened on July 30, 1976, closed on August 6, 2000.
The Funabashi Lalaport was also home to the first ever drive-in theater in Japan, it’ll have its own CT page soon.
The CinemaScope screen shown here measures 80x37ft, which was installed in December 1954 while under the management of Roy Brockman who also owned the Ritz.
Went through an auction in June 1947. According to an advertisement saying that all of the 283 seats and RCA projection remain in good condition.
This was the replacements of both the Plaza 1 & 2 in Norton and the Coeburn Cinemas 1-2-3 in Coeburn which closed at the same time as the Cinema City’s opening. Both theaters will have their own CT pages soon.
It appears that it closed on January 4, 1986 with “Silver Bullet”.
Actually, that’s from November 10, 1949.
Once minorly damaged by a fire in October 1935. What’s strange about it is that the fire originated from a small pile of papers.
Still open in 1965.
Closed on September 26, 1987. The Viking Outdoor Cinema last operated as an adult drive-in.
Closed on November 24, 1995.
Actual closing date is June 1, 2001.
First opened with three screens as the Mall 3.
Last operated by Regal, closed on January 21, 2007.
The Ada Theatre opened its doors on September 7, 1936 with Miriam Hopkins in “These Three” along with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony “Toby Tortoise Returns” (the sequel to the famous “The Tortoise And The Hare” short from the previous year) and a Universal Newsreel.
The Collegetown Twin Cinemas closed in 1988. However, renovations took place in 1993 that may lead into the theater’s reopening, but unfortunately it never reopened.
General Cinema closed the theater in January 1993, but was reopened a short time later by several independent chains and the theater closed for the final time in either 2000 or 2001. During its last days of operation, it was briefly renamed the “Cinema Buffet At The Echelon Mall”.
The Lumberton Twin Cinema opened its doors in March 1976 and was still open in 1989 and 1997.
Closed in 1978.
Primarily known as Eric Twin Route 38, United Artists was its last operator before closing on April 12, 1992 with “Thunderbird” in Screen 1 and “Wayne’s World” in Screen 2. It was quickly converted into a Chuck E. Cheese’s which opened later that same year.