The popularity of the Skyline Drive-In which opened two months prior to the closure of the Pocono Drive-In was the main cause of the closure of the Pocono Drive-In. However, the Skyline Drive-In in East Stroudsburg operated as a single-screen theater until late 1973 when it was twinned. Previously that same year, the Skyline Drive-In changed its name to the East Stroudsburg Drive-In (forgot to add that in my own Cinema Treasures page) and remained in operation until its closure in 1989.
The Pocono Drive-In (named after the surrounding beauties of the Pocono Mountains) held its private opening for four days before its grand opening to the public by St. Clair native Melvin L. Heimbach on June 22, 1951, with Larry Parks in “The Swordsmen” along with a comedy and a Grantland Rice Sportlight. Heimbach previously operated Ringtown’s Brandonville (later Starlite) Drive-In for the previous two years.
The theater featured installations of a Western Electric sound system, 35mm Matiograph sound projectors, and Hi-Power Ashcraft Arc high-intensity projection lamps by Vincent T. Mate and his Altee Service Corporation of 1618-20 Wyoming Drive of Wilkes-Barre led by J.L. Pyle as the area engineer. The original 60x50ft steel-framed screen was done by Wilson Reitz of Sunbury, and the 60ftsq concession building which also features restrooms for both genders was done by Claude M. Werkheiser of Stroudsburg.
On April 26, 1960, the construction of a new drive-in was announced two-and-a-half miles north of Stroudsburg. Stanley Lesinski, a local manager who worked for Heimbach announced that it will feature installations of a 50x120ft CinemaScope screen and an 800-car capacity compared to the 550-car capacity at Bartonville’s Pocono Drive-In and the 300-car capacity of the longtime Blue Ridge Drive-In in Saylorsburg. And the answer is the Skyline Drive-In in East Stroudsburg. The Skyline held its grand opening by Charles Locke and Jack Lusky who also did attend its help from Heimbach on July 27, 1960 (which will have its Cinema Treasures page soon).
Because of the Skyline’s popularity, the Pocono Drive-In closed for the final time at the end of the 1960 season. The Pocono closed on September 25, 1960, with Van Heflin in “Under Ten Flags” and Robert Youngson in “When Comedy Was King”. Although it was originally closed for three days before being expected to reopen on the 28th, unfortunately, I didn’t see any evidence of the theater being reopened.
Throughout 1977 and 1978, the Stroud Mall slowly opened many stores such as J.C. Penney, Stewarts, and Hess’s. However, around that same time, a movie theater was planned inside the Strouds Mall in August 1977. It did and the theater was built inside the mall shortly after the mall opened its first stores.
The Stroud Mall Cinema 1-5 opened in 1978 with five screens and was first managed by Pat Boyle. Two more screens were added in the 1980s bringing a total to 7 screens and was renamed the “Stroud Mall Cinema 1-7” and later “Loews Stroud Mall 7” after being taken over by Loews. I cannot find who first operated the Stroud Mall Cinema before its Loews takeover.
In 1994, the theater became a Sony theater and was renamed “Sony Stroud Mall 7” but retained its Loews signages. The theater went back to Loews in 1996 and rechanged its name back to “Loews Stroud Mall 7” and remained as a Loews theater until its bankruptcy in 2006.
On January 27, 1971, the Sherman Theatre became a twin theater as the Sherman I & II Theatre. The theater remained as a twin until closing as a movie house in the mid-1980s.
I mistakenly said 1948 on accident on the older page, but this is taken way earlier than that. So I apologized, I get my brain completely scrambled sometimes.
The theater first opened with a different name but was unknown at this time. It changed its name to the Cotter Theatre in 1917 after manager Frank Dawson remodeled the theater, and three years later it changed its name once again to the Hopkins Theatre in May 1920 after being purchased by C.E. Hopkins of Cotter from W.M. DeLapp of Mountain Home and remodeled the theater including new improvements being installed.
This replaced the Kokomo Mall 8 (formerly known as Kokomo Mall Cinemas I-II-III and Kokomo Mall Cinemas I-II-III-IV) across the street, which will have its own Cinema Treasures page soon.
According to Cinematour, this theater actually closed on September 6, 2001, just five days before 9/11. I didn’t see evidence on the theater afterward.
The Auditorium dates back as early as 1912 and was later named Auditorium Theatre in 1919. The Auditorium Theatre was a longtime movie theater for the city and was dominant there, but closed in 1975 in connection of a then-new cinema only a mile south of downtown which was later known as the Mall 5 Theatres. Stillwater left without a cinema since the closure of the Mall 5 Theatres in the late 1990s (or possibly early 2000s).
Closed after the 1989 season.
Opened in 1949 and closed in the 1980s.
The popularity of the Skyline Drive-In which opened two months prior to the closure of the Pocono Drive-In was the main cause of the closure of the Pocono Drive-In. However, the Skyline Drive-In in East Stroudsburg operated as a single-screen theater until late 1973 when it was twinned. Previously that same year, the Skyline Drive-In changed its name to the East Stroudsburg Drive-In (forgot to add that in my own Cinema Treasures page) and remained in operation until its closure in 1989.
The Pocono Drive-In (named after the surrounding beauties of the Pocono Mountains) held its private opening for four days before its grand opening to the public by St. Clair native Melvin L. Heimbach on June 22, 1951, with Larry Parks in “The Swordsmen” along with a comedy and a Grantland Rice Sportlight. Heimbach previously operated Ringtown’s Brandonville (later Starlite) Drive-In for the previous two years.
The theater featured installations of a Western Electric sound system, 35mm Matiograph sound projectors, and Hi-Power Ashcraft Arc high-intensity projection lamps by Vincent T. Mate and his Altee Service Corporation of 1618-20 Wyoming Drive of Wilkes-Barre led by J.L. Pyle as the area engineer. The original 60x50ft steel-framed screen was done by Wilson Reitz of Sunbury, and the 60ftsq concession building which also features restrooms for both genders was done by Claude M. Werkheiser of Stroudsburg.
On April 26, 1960, the construction of a new drive-in was announced two-and-a-half miles north of Stroudsburg. Stanley Lesinski, a local manager who worked for Heimbach announced that it will feature installations of a 50x120ft CinemaScope screen and an 800-car capacity compared to the 550-car capacity at Bartonville’s Pocono Drive-In and the 300-car capacity of the longtime Blue Ridge Drive-In in Saylorsburg. And the answer is the Skyline Drive-In in East Stroudsburg. The Skyline held its grand opening by Charles Locke and Jack Lusky who also did attend its help from Heimbach on July 27, 1960 (which will have its Cinema Treasures page soon).
Because of the Skyline’s popularity, the Pocono Drive-In closed for the final time at the end of the 1960 season. The Pocono closed on September 25, 1960, with Van Heflin in “Under Ten Flags” and Robert Youngson in “When Comedy Was King”. Although it was originally closed for three days before being expected to reopen on the 28th, unfortunately, I didn’t see any evidence of the theater being reopened.
Opened in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
Throughout 1977 and 1978, the Stroud Mall slowly opened many stores such as J.C. Penney, Stewarts, and Hess’s. However, around that same time, a movie theater was planned inside the Strouds Mall in August 1977. It did and the theater was built inside the mall shortly after the mall opened its first stores.
The Stroud Mall Cinema 1-5 opened in 1978 with five screens and was first managed by Pat Boyle. Two more screens were added in the 1980s bringing a total to 7 screens and was renamed the “Stroud Mall Cinema 1-7” and later “Loews Stroud Mall 7” after being taken over by Loews. I cannot find who first operated the Stroud Mall Cinema before its Loews takeover.
In 1994, the theater became a Sony theater and was renamed “Sony Stroud Mall 7” but retained its Loews signages. The theater went back to Loews in 1996 and rechanged its name back to “Loews Stroud Mall 7” and remained as a Loews theater until its bankruptcy in 2006.
On January 27, 1971, the Sherman Theatre became a twin theater as the Sherman I & II Theatre. The theater remained as a twin until closing as a movie house in the mid-1980s.
This picture was actually Clearwater’s Carib Theatre, not Miami Beach’s.
Yes, this was a twin when it originally operated from 1966 until 1991.
The Sutton Motor-In closed for the final time on August 4, 1996 due to nonpayment of a $2,692 bill for police details.
Did it demolish right after closure?
Short-lived. The Showplace closed in 1977.
I mistakenly said 1948 on accident on the older page, but this is taken way earlier than that. So I apologized, I get my brain completely scrambled sometimes.
Correction: It’s the west section of Baxter County, not north section.
The theater first opened with a different name but was unknown at this time. It changed its name to the Cotter Theatre in 1917 after manager Frank Dawson remodeled the theater, and three years later it changed its name once again to the Hopkins Theatre in May 1920 after being purchased by C.E. Hopkins of Cotter from W.M. DeLapp of Mountain Home and remodeled the theater including new improvements being installed.
First opened as the Sundance Cinemas 6 in 2003, and changed its name to the Sun Valley Cinemas 6 two years later in 2005.
Looks like it did close in the 1970s. The theater was almost completely gone in the 1981 aerial.
Opened on May 2, 1969.
This replaced the Kokomo Mall 8 (formerly known as Kokomo Mall Cinemas I-II-III and Kokomo Mall Cinemas I-II-III-IV) across the street, which will have its own Cinema Treasures page soon.
Is it during the 1984 season or at the end of the 1984 season?
Demolished in late 2016 or early 2017.
Closed On September 6, 2005.
According to Cinematour, this theater actually closed on September 6, 2001, just five days before 9/11. I didn’t see evidence on the theater afterward.
The Auditorium dates back as early as 1912 and was later named Auditorium Theatre in 1919. The Auditorium Theatre was a longtime movie theater for the city and was dominant there, but closed in 1975 in connection of a then-new cinema only a mile south of downtown which was later known as the Mall 5 Theatres. Stillwater left without a cinema since the closure of the Mall 5 Theatres in the late 1990s (or possibly early 2000s).
Demolished in 1980.