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50sSNIPES commented about Carousel Cinemas on Feb 22, 2026 at 6:15 am

Loews actually closed the Carousel on August 31, 1990, not July. There is also a strange appearance on its showtimes the following day on the Cincinnati Enquirer that reads “COPY D TO COME?”

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50sSNIPES commented about Skywalk Cinemas on Feb 22, 2026 at 6:13 am

Once operated by Mid-States.

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50sSNIPES commented about Mariemont Theatre on Feb 22, 2026 at 6:13 am

Closed as a first-run theater on November 5, 1992 with “Public Eye” in Screen 1 and “School Ties” in Screen 2. It was once operated by Mid-States, later USA Cinemas, and finally Loews.

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50sSNIPES commented about Times Towne Theatre on Feb 22, 2026 at 6:12 am

Closed on December 31, 1979 with “The Onion Field”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Sunset Theater on Feb 22, 2026 at 6:10 am

Closed in 1959.

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50sSNIPES commented about Covedale Center for the Performing Arts on Feb 22, 2026 at 6:06 am

Once operated by USA Cinemas, later Loews, and later National Amusements before Georgia’s Cinema Grill Systems Circuit takeover in 1997. It was closed as a movie theater on August 12, 2001, and at the time it was briefly known as Covedale Cinema Grill.

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50sSNIPES commented about Western Woods Cinema on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:55 am

Closed on March 24, 1979 with Walt Disney’s “The North Avenue Irregulars”.

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50sSNIPES commented about RKO Albee Theatre on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:54 am

Once operated by RKO Stanley Warner.

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50sSNIPES commented about International Music House on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:53 am

Once operated by RKO Stanley Warner.

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50sSNIPES commented about Kenwood Twin Cinemas on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:53 am

Once operated by RKO Stanley Warner.

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50sSNIPES commented about Grand Theatre on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:50 am

Renamed the Grand Theatre in 1927.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lotus Petal Cinema on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:40 am

Opened on October 13, 2007.

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50sSNIPES commented about Erie Playhouse on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:17 am

The Strand was once a Cinerama theater.

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50sSNIPES commented about Mission Drive-In on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:11 am

Closed with “Silverado” and “The Emerald Forest”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Liberty Showcase Theater on Feb 22, 2026 at 5:02 am

Once known as Curtis Cinema. It was closed as a movie theater during the early-1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Elder Theatre on Feb 22, 2026 at 4:58 am

Destroyed by a fire in 1962.

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50sSNIPES commented about Siler City Drive-In on Feb 22, 2026 at 4:58 am

Closed in Spring 1987, demolished on April 23, 1991.

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50sSNIPES commented about Four Seasons Cinemas on Feb 22, 2026 at 4:49 am

Actual opening date is February 15, 1985.

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50sSNIPES commented about Smyrna Drive-In on Feb 22, 2026 at 4:43 am

The Smyrna Drive-In was still open in 1979, but was gone by 1988, meaning that it most likely closed during the early-1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Chueigekijo Theater on Feb 21, 2026 at 5:47 pm

The Kawai Kinema opened in August 1932, and had many different names throughout the years, including the Daitoza, Daito Theater during World War II, Asakusa Shintoho Theater during the early-1950s, Asakusa Theater in the mid-1950s, and the Asakusa Chuei Theater (or the Asakusa Chueigekijo Theater) in the early-1970s. The exact address is 2-9-13 Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo.

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50sSNIPES commented about Shingekijo Theater on Feb 21, 2026 at 5:46 pm

There’s not a lot of information that I can find about this one. The Egawa Theater opened in May 1930, and was renamed the Asakusa Shochiku New Theater in December 1931. As of that time, it was designed by Kato Architects and Engineers, and is a steel-framed reinforced concrete structure with one basement floor and three aboveground floors.

It was last known as the Asakusa New Theater since 1953, and had that name until its October 21, 2012 closure. The exact address is 2-9-11 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo. This was never known as the Chueigekijo Theater. There is a second theater nearby called the Asakusa Meigaza, which opened in 1955 and closed on that same day.

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50sSNIPES commented about Miracle Mile Drive-In on Feb 21, 2026 at 3:23 pm

The Filmack Trailer Company used these type of slides in local merchants reels. These were used in intermission countdowns.

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50sSNIPES commented about Capitol Theatre on Feb 21, 2026 at 3:02 pm

Opened on October 18, 1930.

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50sSNIPES commented about Town Twin Drive-In on Feb 21, 2026 at 7:48 am

What’s really strange is that this was originally meant to operate as a twin-screen drive-in, but turns out that it operated as a single-screener throughout its history. There is a set of traces facing away from the theater itself, but no screen nor projection booth was established at the opposite side.

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50sSNIPES commented about Picture Show Drive-In on Feb 21, 2026 at 7:42 am

This most likely opened in the late-1970s or early-1980s. A 1976 aerial view shows the drive-in hasn’t been built yet.