Silver Cinemas operated this as a sub-run discount house under its Super Saver brand until February 29, 2000 and would proceed to shut down 17 locations in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The last of the nine discount sub-run features to play that night was “Three Kings.”
Silver Cinemas operated this also as a sub-run discount house until May 1, 2000 when it shut down 17 locations including here and two other Oklahoma locations.
From 1954 to 1966, it was known and advertised as the Monocacy Open Air Theatre. The venue opened and later closed as the Monocacy Drive-In Theatre. The Monocacy closed September 3, 1984 with “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” It was offered at a sheriff’s auction on May 21, 1985.
The R/C Hanover Movies 9 with 2,500 seats at launch to the plans of TK Architects. The megaplex opened with four screens available on its opening day of February 11, 2000. Opening films were “Girl, Interrupted,” “Snow Day,” “The Tigger Movie,” and “The Beach.” It was the first theatre to offer stadium seating in the town’s history. The complex would later expand to a 16-plex.
An extensive architectural redesign was approved and carried out to the plans of the firm, Hamme and Leber with the Opera House having a grand reopening in 1902.
The Park Theatre closed September 8, 1964 with Telly Savalas “The New Interns.” In August of 1967, the former Hanover Opera House turned State Theatre was demolished.
The Hanover Opera House launched with live entertainment on September 12, 1887 with Middie Maddern in “Caprice.” Moving pictures were added to the mix at least by April 13, 1907 when Harry C. Naill began playing motion pictures. They proved so popular that in 1909 two things happened. The first was that a new movie theatre with 360 seats was opened by Westfall and Nydeggor in downtown Hanover. The second was that the Opera House was modernized to the plans of architect Edward Leber of Hamme and Leber of York.
The “new” Hanover Opera House seated 1,200 with the upper balcony seating removed in 1909. Movies won as the local movie theater thrived and the Hanover Opera House was auctioned off for lack of payments just three years later. After trying live fare again, the Opera House was sold at another auction sale within eight years.
In March of 1919, new operator Fred Bitner finally installed permanent projectors with two Powers 6B units and moving to regular movie theater fare. He also brought back to the stage one Middie Maddern (now Middie Maddern Fiske) who had opened the venue almost 35 years earlier. But silent feature films proved popular and rotated with live events until the competing movie houses converted to sound. The biggest silent titles started at the Opera House including, “Birth of a Nation,” “Ben Hur,” and “The Covered Wagon.”
New operator Milton W. Shaeffer took on the venue and converted to sound on November 28, 1930 as the Park Theatre. It now had Western Electric sound and Simplex projectors. However, it soon closed as sound films weren’t satisfactory and got a new auditorium treatment opening as the New Park Thatre on October 16, 1931 with “The Squaw Man.” It returned to the Park moniker dropping “new” thereafter.
The venue got a major refresh to the plans of David Suppowitz relaunching as the New Park Theatre launching September 15, 1939 with Spencer Tracy in “Stanley and Livingstone.” Warner Bros. Circuit operated the New Park turned Park until divesting with many theatres due to a consent decree.
William Goldman ran both the Park and the State until closing both in 1964. The Park closed September 8, 1964 with “The New Interns.” In August of 1967, the former Hanover Opera House turned State Theatre was demolished.
Regal closed its Osceola West 6 Cinema on October 14, 2001 opening out at the 15-year leasing point and citing the underperforming nature of the venue.
When announced in 1985, the Florida Mall project was drawn up as a 9-plex. The Mall, itself, launched theatre-less on March 12, 1986. The theatre was part of a $9 million addition. When the Movies at Florida Mall had its Grand Opening on July 24, 1987, the venue was reduced to a 7-plex with 70mm capability and Dolby Stereo sound. It had its final big event - a World Premiere screening of “Olive Juice” on February 14, 2001. But just a week later, it closed permanently on February 22, 2001 following the circuit’s declaration of bankruptcy. It was one of 12 theatres in Central Florida which closed in a two month period as General Cinema and Loews joined in the closures.
United Artists Theatre Corp. launched two theatres in December of 1986 in The Movies at Lake Howell on December 5 and The Movies at Republic Square on December 19th. On May 17, 1996, ownership of both theatres transferred to Muvico Theaters of Fort Lauderdale. Muvico purchased 41 other UA locations along with the Lake Howell and Republic Square. The circuit didn’t like what it saw at the Republic Square and ditched a renovation project.
Instead, Muvico opted out of a leasing agreement at the ten-year mark closing after just under five months of operation on October 3, 1996. Favorite Cinemas took on the venue the next day as its final owner. Favorite appears to have shuttered the Republic Square 6 on April 29, 1999.
A minor point but the theatre changed its name from the Tampa Bay Mall I & II to the Tampa Bay Center I & II beginning on April 28, 1978 to its closing in 1990. The shopping complex had dropped “mall” from its official name and the Cinema followed its lead.
The AMC Springs North 4 was closed at the end of a 20-year lease in November of 1991 as a sub-run discount house. However, AMC carried on with the renamed Springs South turned AMC Indian Springs 6 elsewhere in the mall until opting out at its 15-year leasing point on May 30, 1996.
Startime Cinema Inc. reopened the AMC Indian Springs South 6 on August 30, 1996 as Super Saver Cinema 6 after AMC Movie Theaters Inc. let its lease expire. The sub-run discount theatre closed a year later on September 28, 1997.
The 6-screen should likely have its own CinemaTreasure entry.
Silver Cinemas operated this also as a sub-run discount house until May 1, 2000 when it shut down 17 locations including here as the Super Saver 8, the Kipling location as well as the Aurora Super Saver.
Silver Cinemas operated this also as a sub-run discount house until May 1, 2000 when it shut down 17 locations including here as the. super Saver 8, the Kipling location as well the Arvada.
Silver Cinemas operated this also as a sub-run discount house until May 1, 2000 when it shut down 17 locations including the Kipling location as well as the Aurora Super Saver and Arvada.
Car mike declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy Reorganization on August 8, 2000 and the Hoffner Center 6 was among its announced closures weeks later with The venue shuttering on August 24, 2000.
Silver Cinemas operated this as a sub-run discount house under its Super Saver brand until February 29, 2000 and would proceed to shut down 17 locations in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The last of the nine discount sub-run features to play that night was “Three Kings.”
Silver Cinemas operated this also as a sub-run discount house until May 1, 2000 when it shut down 17 locations including here and two other Oklahoma locations.
From 1954 to 1966, it was known and advertised as the Monocacy Open Air Theatre. The venue opened and later closed as the Monocacy Drive-In Theatre. The Monocacy closed September 3, 1984 with “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” It was offered at a sheriff’s auction on May 21, 1985.
Gemmill & Billmeyer’s exterior architectural sketch of the State Theatre.
The R/C Hanover Movies 9 with 2,500 seats at launch to the plans of TK Architects. The megaplex opened with four screens available on its opening day of February 11, 2000. Opening films were “Girl, Interrupted,” “Snow Day,” “The Tigger Movie,” and “The Beach.” It was the first theatre to offer stadium seating in the town’s history. The complex would later expand to a 16-plex.
The Cross-Keys opened on June 16, 1950 with “Streets of Laredo” It closed on Sept. 1, 1986 with “Top Gun” and Blake Edwards' “A Fine Mess.”
An extensive architectural redesign was approved and carried out to the plans of the firm, Hamme and Leber with the Opera House having a grand reopening in 1902.
The Park Theatre closed September 8, 1964 with Telly Savalas “The New Interns.” In August of 1967, the former Hanover Opera House turned State Theatre was demolished.
The Hanover Opera House launched with live entertainment on September 12, 1887 with Middie Maddern in “Caprice.” Moving pictures were added to the mix at least by April 13, 1907 when Harry C. Naill began playing motion pictures. They proved so popular that in 1909 two things happened. The first was that a new movie theatre with 360 seats was opened by Westfall and Nydeggor in downtown Hanover. The second was that the Opera House was modernized to the plans of architect Edward Leber of Hamme and Leber of York.
The “new” Hanover Opera House seated 1,200 with the upper balcony seating removed in 1909. Movies won as the local movie theater thrived and the Hanover Opera House was auctioned off for lack of payments just three years later. After trying live fare again, the Opera House was sold at another auction sale within eight years.
In March of 1919, new operator Fred Bitner finally installed permanent projectors with two Powers 6B units and moving to regular movie theater fare. He also brought back to the stage one Middie Maddern (now Middie Maddern Fiske) who had opened the venue almost 35 years earlier. But silent feature films proved popular and rotated with live events until the competing movie houses converted to sound. The biggest silent titles started at the Opera House including, “Birth of a Nation,” “Ben Hur,” and “The Covered Wagon.”
New operator Milton W. Shaeffer took on the venue and converted to sound on November 28, 1930 as the Park Theatre. It now had Western Electric sound and Simplex projectors. However, it soon closed as sound films weren’t satisfactory and got a new auditorium treatment opening as the New Park Thatre on October 16, 1931 with “The Squaw Man.” It returned to the Park moniker dropping “new” thereafter.
The venue got a major refresh to the plans of David Suppowitz relaunching as the New Park Theatre launching September 15, 1939 with Spencer Tracy in “Stanley and Livingstone.” Warner Bros. Circuit operated the New Park turned Park until divesting with many theatres due to a consent decree.
William Goldman ran both the Park and the State until closing both in 1964. The Park closed September 8, 1964 with “The New Interns.” In August of 1967, the former Hanover Opera House turned State Theatre was demolished.
Closed permanently following shows of March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regal closed its Osceola West 6 Cinema on October 14, 2001 opening out at the 15-year leasing point and citing the underperforming nature of the venue.
Regal closed the venue as the Osceola 6 East Cinema on March 25, 2006.
When announced in 1985, the Florida Mall project was drawn up as a 9-plex. The Mall, itself, launched theatre-less on March 12, 1986. The theatre was part of a $9 million addition. When the Movies at Florida Mall had its Grand Opening on July 24, 1987, the venue was reduced to a 7-plex with 70mm capability and Dolby Stereo sound. It had its final big event - a World Premiere screening of “Olive Juice” on February 14, 2001. But just a week later, it closed permanently on February 22, 2001 following the circuit’s declaration of bankruptcy. It was one of 12 theatres in Central Florida which closed in a two month period as General Cinema and Loews joined in the closures.
United Artists Theatre Corp. launched two theatres in December of 1986 in The Movies at Lake Howell on December 5 and The Movies at Republic Square on December 19th. On May 17, 1996, ownership of both theatres transferred to Muvico Theaters of Fort Lauderdale. Muvico purchased 41 other UA locations along with the Lake Howell and Republic Square. The circuit didn’t like what it saw at the Republic Square and ditched a renovation project.
Instead, Muvico opted out of a leasing agreement at the ten-year mark closing after just under five months of operation on October 3, 1996. Favorite Cinemas took on the venue the next day as its final owner. Favorite appears to have shuttered the Republic Square 6 on April 29, 1999.
A minor point but the theatre changed its name from the Tampa Bay Mall I & II to the Tampa Bay Center I & II beginning on April 28, 1978 to its closing in 1990. The shopping complex had dropped “mall” from its official name and the Cinema followed its lead.
The AMC Springs North 4 was closed at the end of a 20-year lease in November of 1991 as a sub-run discount house. However, AMC carried on with the renamed Springs South turned AMC Indian Springs 6 elsewhere in the mall until opting out at its 15-year leasing point on May 30, 1996.
Startime Cinema Inc. reopened the AMC Indian Springs South 6 on August 30, 1996 as Super Saver Cinema 6 after AMC Movie Theaters Inc. let its lease expire. The sub-run discount theatre closed a year later on September 28, 1997.
The 6-screen should likely have its own CinemaTreasure entry.
Operated formerly by Silver Cinemas
Silver Cinemas operated this also as a sub-run discount house until May 1, 2000 when it shut down 17 locations including here as the Super Saver 8, the Kipling location as well as the Aurora Super Saver.
Silver Cinemas operated this also as a sub-run discount house until May 1, 2000 when it shut down 17 locations including here as the. super Saver 8, the Kipling location as well the Arvada.
Silver Cinemas operated this also as a sub-run discount house until May 1, 2000 when it shut down 17 locations including the Kipling location as well as the Aurora Super Saver and Arvada.
Operated by Silver Cinemas beginning in September 1997, the circuit closed the venue on May 2, 2000 along with 16 other locations.
Closed April 30, 2000 along with 16 other Silver Cinema discount houses that day.
Car mike declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy Reorganization on August 8, 2000 and the Hoffner Center 6 was among its announced closures weeks later with The venue shuttering on August 24, 2000.
The AMC Varsity 6 closed on August 7, 1997.
Launched June 4, 1982