This theatre was featured heavily during it’s days as the Bismarck Palace banquet hall/event center in the 1998 movie “Since You’ve Been Gone”, hosting the high school reunion the movie was centered around.
I don’t think this was was ever a single screen UA theatre. I can find no evidence in any of the newspapers of a theatre here before West Side Valley Theatres opened the Oaks 3 on December 27, 1974. (Grand Opening ad uploaded).
I could be mistaken, but you’d think that it would at least appear in a co-op ad in the Examiner/Chronicle or one of the peninsula newspapers had there been an Oaks in Cupertino/San Jose prior to 1974. The closest I can see is the UA Fairoaks Automovie, or perhaps the UA Regency or Cinema 150? Also, if it was a UA why would they leave it out of their ads when the rest of their south bay theatres were listed?
This theatre operated after Mann closed in 1988. It appears in Denver Post newspaper listings as the Starship Southglenn 7 as late as April 1999. There was a Starship Theatres operating in Salt Lake around this time, though I’m not sure this was the same company. Starship was also oeprating the Aurora Plaza 6 and Aurora Mall 3.
It was not a GCC. No record of it in the GCC files I’ve seen nor do any of the newspaper ads resemble a General Cinema ad. I believe that’s why Rivest referred to it as “a ‘CGC’ cinemas chain.”
For what it’s worth AMC closed both buildings after business on January 5, 2003 when they decided to not renew their lease.
Regal Cinemas reopened the 1-3 (inside the mall) on April 11, 2003 and operated it until July 13, 2006, the night before their new 16-plex opened at the same mall. Cinema 1-3 still stands closed inside the mall.
Cinema 4-10 (outside the mall) were never reopened and were demolished in 2005.
A December 17, 1986 article in the Everett Daily Herald reported that the theatre would close the following day. The same article specified that this theatre was not included in the recent sale to Cineplex Odeon.
An article in the December 19, 1985 edition of the Conway Log Cabin Democrat reported the Cinema 6 would have its grand opening the following day. The article went on to say “The theater, owened by the Mitchell Brothers of Dallas, has 857 seats divided among six auditoriums, the largest seating 210 and the smallest seating 120.”
By the mention of the “Mitchell Brothers” I would assume Cinemark operated it from day one.
An article (including a photo) from the May 23, 1982 edtion of the Conway Log Cabin Democrat reported on recent repairs to the aging theatre and presented a brief history. Article lists 4/22/1924 as the opening day.
The Scottsdale Discount Cinema stopped appearing in United Artists listings in the Arizona Republic after December 25, 1997. The Cinemafare section of the newspaper which listed movie times separate of the directory listings showed this theatre as closed.
An article in the November 7, 1998 Arizona Republic reported (with photo) that this theatre was being transformed into a contemporary art extension of the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, near Old Town Scottsdale.
Judging by images from Google street view, this building still stands as part of the Contemporary Art Museum at the northeast corner of E 2nd Street and N Wells Fargo Ave.
All the Regal Cinemas photos posted are not the Seminole Towne Center 10. Seminole was a very UA branded building its entire life. The pictures posted (including the interiors) are the Regal Ormond Beach Cinema.
The theatre has been converted into indoor practice facilities for the Storm Softball and Baseball teams.
This theatre was featured heavily during it’s days as the Bismarck Palace banquet hall/event center in the 1998 movie “Since You’ve Been Gone”, hosting the high school reunion the movie was centered around.
I don’t think this was was ever a single screen UA theatre. I can find no evidence in any of the newspapers of a theatre here before West Side Valley Theatres opened the Oaks 3 on December 27, 1974. (Grand Opening ad uploaded).
I could be mistaken, but you’d think that it would at least appear in a co-op ad in the Examiner/Chronicle or one of the peninsula newspapers had there been an Oaks in Cupertino/San Jose prior to 1974. The closest I can see is the UA Fairoaks Automovie, or perhaps the UA Regency or Cinema 150? Also, if it was a UA why would they leave it out of their ads when the rest of their south bay theatres were listed?
Opened May 28, 1982 by Mann Theatres. Closed in 1999 by Starship Theatres
This theatre operated after Mann closed in 1988. It appears in Denver Post newspaper listings as the Starship Southglenn 7 as late as April 1999. There was a Starship Theatres operating in Salt Lake around this time, though I’m not sure this was the same company. Starship was also oeprating the Aurora Plaza 6 and Aurora Mall 3.
It was not a GCC. No record of it in the GCC files I’ve seen nor do any of the newspaper ads resemble a General Cinema ad. I believe that’s why Rivest referred to it as “a ‘CGC’ cinemas chain.”
This is not the same Cineplex.
The Cineplex that operated in Texas was not the same company that operated in Canada.
This theatre is listed in the Houston Chronicle until 1999, appearing in Co-Op ads as a “Cinemann” theatre. It last appeared January 6, 1999.
For what it’s worth AMC closed both buildings after business on January 5, 2003 when they decided to not renew their lease.
Regal Cinemas reopened the 1-3 (inside the mall) on April 11, 2003 and operated it until July 13, 2006, the night before their new 16-plex opened at the same mall. Cinema 1-3 still stands closed inside the mall.
Cinema 4-10 (outside the mall) were never reopened and were demolished in 2005.
A December 17, 1986 article in the Everett Daily Herald reported that the theatre would close the following day. The same article specified that this theatre was not included in the recent sale to Cineplex Odeon.
February 15, 1988 to be exact.
An article in the December 19, 1985 edition of the Conway Log Cabin Democrat reported the Cinema 6 would have its grand opening the following day. The article went on to say “The theater, owened by the Mitchell Brothers of Dallas, has 857 seats divided among six auditoriums, the largest seating 210 and the smallest seating 120.”
By the mention of the “Mitchell Brothers” I would assume Cinemark operated it from day one.
An article (including a photo) from the May 23, 1982 edtion of the Conway Log Cabin Democrat reported on recent repairs to the aging theatre and presented a brief history. Article lists 4/22/1924 as the opening day.
Don’t think Frank operated this did they? Carmike did after Muvico.
The Scottsdale Discount Cinema stopped appearing in United Artists listings in the Arizona Republic after December 25, 1997. The Cinemafare section of the newspaper which listed movie times separate of the directory listings showed this theatre as closed.
An article in the November 7, 1998 Arizona Republic reported (with photo) that this theatre was being transformed into a contemporary art extension of the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, near Old Town Scottsdale.
Judging by images from Google street view, this building still stands as part of the Contemporary Art Museum at the northeast corner of E 2nd Street and N Wells Fargo Ave.
This last appeared as a Harkins Theatre on July 25, 1993.
New article from July 3, 2025 reporting on the latest environmental impact report. Shows plans for the area which include keeping the existing Cinema.
https://sfyimby.com/2025/07/environmental-impact-report-published-for-tanforan-mall-redevelopment-san-bruno.html
This is the Fox in Rolling Hills Estates, not Thousand Oaks.
All the Regal Cinemas photos posted are not the Seminole Towne Center 10. Seminole was a very UA branded building its entire life. The pictures posted (including the interiors) are the Regal Ormond Beach Cinema.
Judging by the original opening ad, that was still AMC. I don’t think AMC took it over, they opened it.
General Cinema operated it through September 27, 2000. Entertainment Film Works reopened in December 2001 and operated it until late April 2002.
Wouldn’t be the worst to say you got the photos from Cinematour. Maybe even give credit to the original photographer.
Wow. They took the UA Grand Opening ad and just threw an R/C logo on it. Wild.
I’d never known GCC to have the name of the theatre underneath “CINEMA” like that. Neat!