The State Theatre is closing down for good on April 16, 2006. The final two films it will play are Casablanca and The Big Sleep. I think this is it for the State. Closing four times in four years sounds like its death knell. See the article at View link
My personal thoughts are that a multiscreen cinema cafe with an alcohol permit would do killer business here. There are no cinema cafes in the Hartford area at all, but the two in Connecticut, in Litchfield County, are thriving.
and West Hartford has a new 5 screen cinema opening there within the next two years. Also, there is a National Amusements multiplex in Berlin, just past Newington. I wish all those old theatres in Newington hadn’t closed in the first place.
In the last few years National Amusements has closed a 4-screen multiplex in West Springfield and a 10-screen multiplex in Springfield. Now Marquee closes this one. The Springfield area is losing theatres at an alarming rate.
“Furthermore, there is much concern in the gay community over the recent trend in poll numbers which show 57% of the general population thinks sodomy is wrong and the number is climbing.”
Not to beat a dead horse, but those numbers are older than dirt. A 1998 University of Chicago study showed 58% opposed yo same sex behavior. A 2005 Boston Globe nationwide poll showed 41% opposed, so the number is falling not rising. Also, 41% still seems awfully high. I would’ve gussed about 10% to 15% were opposed to it. I think older generations are skewing the numbers as more than half of those between the ages of 18 and 34 support same sex marriage.
Anyway, this is my last word on the matter as it is a subject I truly don’t care about. I just don’t like to see misinformation spread by people with prejudice.
“A majority of the general public believe that two men engaging in sodomy is bad behavior and wrong.”
I have no desire to see “Brokeback Mountain,” but I can’t let that above comment go. I would say that is absolutely false. It is more like a tiny minority of conservative Christians that think the behavior is bad and wrong. The majority of the public don’t care what consenting adults do in their bedrooms.
The dates above do not make sense. You say that Regal opened it on September 13, 1998 and sold it to Hoyts on February 13, 1998. But that date is seven months before you say they opened it. Something is messed up.
I went to this theatre to take photographs today. I was astouded at how wonderful the theatre looks. i could not ever have pictured such beauty inside when I first saw this theatre. The original auditorium downstairs has been painstakingly renovated. Murals and curtains provide a sense of elegance while tables with plush new theatre seats as well as benches are available on multiple tiers for eating and viewing the film. The former ballroom upstairs is now a small auditorium with shiny hardwood floors and the same cushy chairs and tables as the downstairs auditorium has. The theatre is doing very well right now selling out often. Congratulations to the theatre owners who have renovated this former qreck and turned it into a true cinema treasure.
By the way, the video arcade that was mentioned above as being in the storefronts has apparently already gone out of business.
The State Theatre is closing down for good on April 16, 2006. The final two films it will play are Casablanca and The Big Sleep. I think this is it for the State. Closing four times in four years sounds like its death knell. See the article at View link
It was closed because the landlord would not extend the lease. He does not want a theatre in there. He wants to turn it into retail.
Status and number of screens still need updating.
As with all Loews locations, this is now owned by AMC.
Last I knew it was still there on the auction block earlier this year. I don’t think it sold.
It was operating at least through 2004.
The auditorium was recently knocked down, so now this theatre is completely demolished. A new building is being constructed where it used to stand.
All I know is what I see at View link
My personal thoughts are that a multiscreen cinema cafe with an alcohol permit would do killer business here. There are no cinema cafes in the Hartford area at all, but the two in Connecticut, in Litchfield County, are thriving.
This theatre is now closed.
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It has closed as of 2/27/06. Hopefully someone will reopen this place.
I heard that this cinema has closed. More details when and if I get them.
My photos of the renovated Colonial are at http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/440.html
It is a shame that this place was not reopened. It is such a cute little drive-in. See some photos of it at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=21202
and West Hartford has a new 5 screen cinema opening there within the next two years. Also, there is a National Amusements multiplex in Berlin, just past Newington. I wish all those old theatres in Newington hadn’t closed in the first place.
I remember going to all those cinemas you mention. The Webster is near Wethersfield, but it is in Hartford.
Actually, Newington had 4 theatres at one time. The Newington Cinemas, the Newington Theatre, the Hartford Drive-In, and the Pike Drive-In.
The Rockland Theatre was an entirely different theatre. It was located at 36 North Broadway and has long since been demolished.
See my photos of the Tappan Zee the month before it was demolished at http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/24705.html
The auditorium of the Rialto in Monticello does not exist anymore, only the lobby.
In the last few years National Amusements has closed a 4-screen multiplex in West Springfield and a 10-screen multiplex in Springfield. Now Marquee closes this one. The Springfield area is losing theatres at an alarming rate.
“Furthermore, there is much concern in the gay community over the recent trend in poll numbers which show 57% of the general population thinks sodomy is wrong and the number is climbing.”
Not to beat a dead horse, but those numbers are older than dirt. A 1998 University of Chicago study showed 58% opposed yo same sex behavior. A 2005 Boston Globe nationwide poll showed 41% opposed, so the number is falling not rising. Also, 41% still seems awfully high. I would’ve gussed about 10% to 15% were opposed to it. I think older generations are skewing the numbers as more than half of those between the ages of 18 and 34 support same sex marriage.
Anyway, this is my last word on the matter as it is a subject I truly don’t care about. I just don’t like to see misinformation spread by people with prejudice.
“A majority of the general public believe that two men engaging in sodomy is bad behavior and wrong.”
I have no desire to see “Brokeback Mountain,” but I can’t let that above comment go. I would say that is absolutely false. It is more like a tiny minority of conservative Christians that think the behavior is bad and wrong. The majority of the public don’t care what consenting adults do in their bedrooms.
cnyarts: The Fine Arts Theatre in Westport, CT is also now a Resoration Hardware.
The dates above do not make sense. You say that Regal opened it on September 13, 1998 and sold it to Hoyts on February 13, 1998. But that date is seven months before you say they opened it. Something is messed up.
I went to this theatre to take photographs today. I was astouded at how wonderful the theatre looks. i could not ever have pictured such beauty inside when I first saw this theatre. The original auditorium downstairs has been painstakingly renovated. Murals and curtains provide a sense of elegance while tables with plush new theatre seats as well as benches are available on multiple tiers for eating and viewing the film. The former ballroom upstairs is now a small auditorium with shiny hardwood floors and the same cushy chairs and tables as the downstairs auditorium has. The theatre is doing very well right now selling out often. Congratulations to the theatre owners who have renovated this former qreck and turned it into a true cinema treasure.
By the way, the video arcade that was mentioned above as being in the storefronts has apparently already gone out of business.