Fine Arts Cinema X, an Alleycat theatre showing adult films, reopened on October 2nd, 1970. They ran into legal difficulties and closed in early January 1971, reopening as Cinemart on January 20th, 1971, with regular 35-millimeter projection equipment installed by new owners.
Grand opening ad posted
Last ad for this cinema is November 16th, 1988.
Two screens on April 10th, 1976
Barstow Twin Cinema opening 10 Apr 1976, Sat Desert Dispatch (Barstow, California) Newspapers.com
Newspaper listings for this drive-in stopped in 1968 in the Desert Dispatch.
The Skyline Drive-In opened on September 30th, 1966. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Closed week of October 25th, 1960.
Grand opening ad:
History of cinemas in Barstow
Barstow movie theatre history 16 Feb 1950, Thu Desert Dispatch (Barstow, California) Newspapers.com
Opened August 28th, 1936, first ad posted.
Forum Theatre opening 20 Aug 1936, Thu Desert Dispatch (Barstow, California) Newspapers.com
Official grand opening: August 8th, 1985 with unofficial opening on the 2nd.
Barstow Station Cinemas opening 08 Aug 1985, Thu Desert Dispatch (Barstow, California) Newspapers.com
This opened on December 21st, 1979. Grand opening ad posted.
two screens on December 21st, 1977. Another ad posted.
This reopened as a twin cinema on December 21st, 1977. Grand opening ads posted.
Closed in 1985.
Updates :
Fine Arts Cinema X, an Alleycat theatre showing adult films, reopened on October 2nd, 1970. They ran into legal difficulties and closed in early January 1971, reopening as Cinemart on January 20th, 1971, with regular 35-millimeter projection equipment installed by new owners.
Three grand opening ads posted.
Some history
Cinemart history 20 Sep 1971, Mon The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad posted.
the El Ray theatre opened on July 30th, 1937.
El Ray theatre opening 29 Jul 1937, Thu Courier-Journal (Walnut Creek, California) Newspapers.com
Two screens on October 22nd, 1976. Another ad posted.
Article of interest
El Ray theatre stops showing adult films. 27 Jan 1976, Tue Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad posted. It opened on August 17th.
1973 grand opening ad also posted.
The SunValley Cinema opened with one screen on August 9th, 1967, with “The Dirty Dozen”. Grand opening ad posted.
5-plex opening ad posted.
this opened on June 27th, 1968. Grand opening ad posted.
Solano Drive-In opening 27 Jun 1968, Thu Concord Transcript (Concord, California) Newspapers.com