The Cinema I & II Opened Its Doors On March 4th, 1972 With Diamonds Are Forever On Screen 1 And The French Connection On Screen 2. It Was A Twin First-Run Theater Until The Middle Of May 1987, Where Renovations Were Constructed At Screen #2, And Divided To Make Way For A Triplex And Became A 3-Screener In June 1987. When The 7-Plex Located A Block Away Opened In The Early Summer Of 1995, The 3-Screener Location Closed, But Reopened For A Brief Time On June 27th, 1997 And Closed Afterwards. Nowadays The Building Was Still There And Was Placed On Sale For Office Space.
When This Theater Started Off As The COMMUNITY Theatre, It Opened Its Doors On January 15th, 1916. It Became Known As The CITY Theatre In December 1930, And The CREST Theatre On May 27th, 1948. In June 1954, The Crest Was Sold To The Rozanek Theatre Corporation, And The Crest Installed CinemaScope In December Of 1954. Unfortunately, The Theater Is Never Changed Back To The City Theatre. But On December 16th, 1965, The Theater Is Once Reopened And Was Lastly Known As The 4TH STREET Theatre (Or Simply 4th St. Theatre According To The Banner-Press). The 4th Street Theatre Ran A Mix Of First-Run Films And Family Content Until When The 4th Street Theatre Was Sold In April 1996 To Ben Juracck Of Albion, NE And The Theatre Is Closed Shortly Afterwards. It Is Demolished In April 1997 To Offer And Make Way For A Butler County Sheriff’s Department Office.
They Continued To Operate As A Movie House Until 1959 And Was Closed For 2 Years Until Reopening In April 1961. It is Still In Operation Since 1972 As A Special Events Theater.
As Of 1973, It Was Owned And Operated By Commonwealth Theatres, Who Also Operated The Sierra And Yucca (In Which Closed In 1974). It Is Still In Operation Since 1977.
The Actual Opening Date Is May 26th, 1949 With “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty”. It Is Owned And Operated By Culley B. Goss, Who Also Operated A Nearby Airport; W.W. And A.W. Hammond Who Both Also Worked At The Joy Theatre Nearby.
The LaFitte Drive-In Opened Its Gates On October 21st, 1952 After Being Constructed Since April Of That Year With A 500 Car Capacity. Originally The Theater Is Planned In April Of 1950. It Is Closed In 1982.
The Newville Theater Is First Planned On October 10th, 1935. Unfortunately, It Didn’t Open Until 1939. Yes It Is Closed On March 14th, 1952 Because Of The Fire That Destroyed The Curtain, And The Floodlight That Was Immediately Set On Fire, But I Think The FDY Is Lying.
The Theater Opened In Sometime In The Middle Of January 1900. Other Theaters In Grass Valley Like The Nevada Theatre And The Crystal Theatre Started To Operate A Few Years Later. In 1925, A Fire Siren Was Installed On Top Of The Theater’s Building. It Is Closed In 1928.
The Actual History Of The Arcade Theatre Takes Place In The 1910s. In 1919, The Arcade Was Once Almost Destroyed By A Small Fire And Was Remodeled Later On. In June 1936, The Arcade Changed Its Name To The State, And Was Remodeled Once Again. Along With The Ritz And The Texas, All 3 Theaters Are Locally Owned And Operated Later On After The Pope Took Its Local Operations As An Operator After Being A Chain For A While. Yes It Did Close In 1953, But However, The Local Theater Chain Ritz-Texas-State Theaters Inc. Of McKinney Remained Its “State” Name Until October Of 1955.
The Cinema I & II Opened Its Doors On March 4th, 1972 With Diamonds Are Forever On Screen 1 And The French Connection On Screen 2. It Was A Twin First-Run Theater Until The Middle Of May 1987, Where Renovations Were Constructed At Screen #2, And Divided To Make Way For A Triplex And Became A 3-Screener In June 1987. When The 7-Plex Located A Block Away Opened In The Early Summer Of 1995, The 3-Screener Location Closed, But Reopened For A Brief Time On June 27th, 1997 And Closed Afterwards. Nowadays The Building Was Still There And Was Placed On Sale For Office Space.
Frank Forrest First Operated The Forrest Picture Theatre As Early As The Middle Of 1907.
When This Theater Started Off As The COMMUNITY Theatre, It Opened Its Doors On January 15th, 1916. It Became Known As The CITY Theatre In December 1930, And The CREST Theatre On May 27th, 1948. In June 1954, The Crest Was Sold To The Rozanek Theatre Corporation, And The Crest Installed CinemaScope In December Of 1954. Unfortunately, The Theater Is Never Changed Back To The City Theatre. But On December 16th, 1965, The Theater Is Once Reopened And Was Lastly Known As The 4TH STREET Theatre (Or Simply 4th St. Theatre According To The Banner-Press). The 4th Street Theatre Ran A Mix Of First-Run Films And Family Content Until When The 4th Street Theatre Was Sold In April 1996 To Ben Juracck Of Albion, NE And The Theatre Is Closed Shortly Afterwards. It Is Demolished In April 1997 To Offer And Make Way For A Butler County Sheriff’s Department Office.
They Continued To Operate As A Movie House Until 1959 And Was Closed For 2 Years Until Reopening In April 1961. It is Still In Operation Since 1972 As A Special Events Theater.
As Of 1973, It Was Owned And Operated By Commonwealth Theatres, Who Also Operated The Sierra And Yucca (In Which Closed In 1974). It Is Still In Operation Since 1977.
The Actual Opening Date Is May 26th, 1949 With “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty”. It Is Owned And Operated By Culley B. Goss, Who Also Operated A Nearby Airport; W.W. And A.W. Hammond Who Both Also Worked At The Joy Theatre Nearby.
The LaFitte Drive-In Opened Its Gates On October 21st, 1952 After Being Constructed Since April Of That Year With A 500 Car Capacity. Originally The Theater Is Planned In April Of 1950. It Is Closed In 1982.
Actually, The Royal Theater Operated From The 1910s Until 1948. The Oldest Information I Can Find Is Around 1918.
The Newville Theater Is First Planned On October 10th, 1935. Unfortunately, It Didn’t Open Until 1939. Yes It Is Closed On March 14th, 1952 Because Of The Fire That Destroyed The Curtain, And The Floodlight That Was Immediately Set On Fire, But I Think The FDY Is Lying.
The Theater Opened In Sometime In The Middle Of January 1900. Other Theaters In Grass Valley Like The Nevada Theatre And The Crystal Theatre Started To Operate A Few Years Later. In 1925, A Fire Siren Was Installed On Top Of The Theater’s Building. It Is Closed In 1928.
The Actual History Of The Arcade Theatre Takes Place In The 1910s. In 1919, The Arcade Was Once Almost Destroyed By A Small Fire And Was Remodeled Later On. In June 1936, The Arcade Changed Its Name To The State, And Was Remodeled Once Again. Along With The Ritz And The Texas, All 3 Theaters Are Locally Owned And Operated Later On After The Pope Took Its Local Operations As An Operator After Being A Chain For A While. Yes It Did Close In 1953, But However, The Local Theater Chain Ritz-Texas-State Theaters Inc. Of McKinney Remained Its “State” Name Until October Of 1955.
The Tazewell Drive-In Opened Its Gates On May 12th, 1953 With Lovely To Look At And Halls Of Montezuma.
Originally Opened As A 10-Screener Called The “McKinney Movies 10”.
As Of The 1970s, The Hocking Is One Of A Few Theaters In America To Use The Drive-In As Church Services.
It Is Closed Between 1956 And 1957.
The Actual Opening Date Is July 3rd, 1952 With Drums In The Deep South.
Opened On August 10th, 1949 With Wild Harvest.
The Silver Sky-Vue Became A Twin In Late 1971.
It Is Closed In Late 1972.
Opened On May 19th, 1949 With Wake Up And Dream In Technicolor. It Is Closed On September 30th, 1989 And Demolished In The Early 1990s.
On July 24th, 1970, the South Drive-In was completely destroyed by a fire in the Concession Stand and was closed for 5-6 weeks before reopening again.
It Is Closed At The End Of The 1978 Season And Was Demolished In January 1979.
It Is Closed At The End Of The 1986 Season.
It Was Pronounced “Aerdome” According To The Newspaper.
Originally Opened On March 21st, 1930.
Still In Operation Since 1973.