I’m researching through the Post-Gazette archives on Google. I’m also working on the Bank and some of the suburban houses – I’ve already done the North Hills theater.
The last day of operation was August 28, 1986 with the titles “Aliens” and “Manhunter”. I am working on compiling a list of all the titles that played here.
Here are the titles that played the Chatham in 1976:
01/16/76 Murder on the Orient Express
01/28/76 And Now My Love
02/11/76 The Story of Adele H.
03/03/76 I Will, I Will…For Now
03/31/76 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
04/28/76 End of the Game
05/12/76 Tobacco Road/The Grapes of Wrath
05/26/76 The Blue Birds
06/09/76 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother/Harry & Tonto
06/16/76 Blazing Saddles
06/25/76 The Omen
10/20/76 Alex & the Gypsy
11/17/76 Bittersweet Love
12/22/76 All This and World War II
Here is a list of films that played here from December 21, 1979 until the theater closed on October 1, 1989.
12/21/79 The Electric Horseman
02/29/80 The Godsend
03/07/80 Being There
03/28/80 Lady and the Tramp
04/25/80 Love at First Bite
05/09/80 Friday the 13th
06/11/80 Urban Cowboy
07/11/80 Last Flight of Noah’s Ark/101 Dalmatians
07/18/80 Honeysuckle Rose
08/01/80 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
08/15/80 Herbie Goes Bananas
08/29/80 Raise the Titanic
09/19/80 The Big Brawl
09/26/80 He Knows You’re Alone
10/10/80 Private Benjamin
12/19/80 Nine to Five
04/10/81 Star Wars
04/24/81 Heaven’s Gate
05/08/81 Lion of the Desert
05/22/81 The Four Seasons
06/12/81 History of the World Part 1
07/17/81 Endless Love
08/21/81 First Monday in October
09/18/81 Continental Divide
10/16/81 The French Lieutenant’s Woman
11/13/81 Private Lessons
12/04/81 Reds
01/22/82 On Golden Pond
05/28/82 Rocky III
07/23/82 Porky's
07/28/82 An Officer and a Gentleman
11/10/82 Creepshow
12/10/82 The Toy
02/11/83 Sophie’s Choice
03/25/83 The Black Stallion Returns
04/08/83 Frightmare
04/15/83 They Call Me Bruce?
04/22/83 Screwballs
04/29/83 My Tutor
05/13/83 Warlords of the 21st Century
05/20/83 Piranha II: The Spawning
05/25/83 Return of the Jedi
10/21/83 The Dead Zone
11/18/83 A Night in Heaven
12/09/83 Yentl
02/03/84 Star 80
02/17/84 Blame It on Rio
03/16/84 Tank
03/30/84 Romancing the Stone
05/23/84 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
08/10/84 Cloak and Dagger
08/31/84 Bolero
09/21/84 All of Me
10/19/84 The Little Drummer Girl
11/09/84 No Small Affair
11/16/84 Just the Way You Are
11/30/84 Give My Regards to Broad Street
12/14/84 Starman
02/01/85 Heavenly Bodies
02/08/85 Amadeus
02/15/85 Vision Quest
03/01/85 Tuff Turf
03/08/85 Tomboy
03/15/85 The Dungeonmaster
03/29/85 The Slugger’s Wife
04/05/85 The Killing Fields
04/12/85 Desperately Seeking Susan
05/10/85 Rappin'
05/17/85 Blood Simple
05/22/85 Rambo: First Blood Part II
07/10/85 Silverado
08/16/85 Year of the Dragon
09/27/85 Invasion USA
10/11/85 Silver Bullet
11/01/85 Death Wish 3
11/15/85 Once Bitten
11/22/85 One Magic Christmas
12/11/85 The Jewel of the Nile
01/31/86 Down and Out in Beverly Hills
03/14/86 Gung Ho
04/11/86 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2
05/02/86 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
05/16/86 Top Gun
06/27/86 Ruthless People
07/18/86 Aliens
08/15/86 The Fly
09/05/86 closed for renovations
10/10/86 Sorority House Massacre
10/17/86 The Color of Money
12/05/86 Heartbreak Ridge
01/16/87 Wanted Dead or Alive
01/30/87 Outrageous Fortune
03/27/87 Blind Date
04/24/87 Extreme Prejudice
05/08/87 Gardens of Stone
05/22/87 Ernest Goes to Camp
06/03/87 The Untouchables
08/05/87 Stakeout
09/18/87 The Principal
10/02/87 Big Shots
10/09/87 Someone to Watch Over Me
10/23/87 Nightflyers
10/30/87 Someone to Watch Over Me
11/06/87 Hello Again
12/04/87 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
12/11/87 Wall Street
01/15/88 Good Morning, Vietnam
04/22/88 The Unholy
05/06/88 Hairspray
05/13/88 Stand and Deliver
05/25/88 Rambo III
06/22/88 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
09/16/88 closed
10/07/88 Alien Nation
10/28/88 Bat*21
11/11/88 Iron Eagle II
11/23/88 Cocoon: The Return
12/23/88 Hellbound: Hellraiser II
01/13/89 I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
01/27/89 Physical Evidence
02/10/89 The Fly II
03/03/89 Dream a Little Dream
03/17/89 The Rescuers
03/31/89 The Rescuers/1969
04/07/89 The Rescuers/The Accidental Tourist
04/14/89 Say Anything
04/28/89 Criminal Law
05/12/89 See No Evil, Hear No Evil
06/02/89 Lawrence of Arabia
06/30/89 The Karate Kid Part III
07/21/89 When Harry Met Sally
The original theater was converted into a five screens in December 1982 and lasted until August 1997. The 10-screen Carmike theater replaced it in July 1998.
The Manos chain also had theaters in Tarentum (Manos), Vandergrift (Casino and Cinema I II III), and Kittanning (Cinemas IV – the only one still operating and now owned by Carmike).
I’m researching through the Post-Gazette archives on Google. I’m also working on the Bank and some of the suburban houses – I’ve already done the North Hills theater.
Last day was Sept. 1, 1986 with “The Fly”. The Bank Cinema closed a few days earlier.
The last day of operation was August 28, 1986 with the titles “Aliens” and “Manhunter”. I am working on compiling a list of all the titles that played here.
Here are the titles that played the Chatham in 1976:
01/16/76 Murder on the Orient Express
01/28/76 And Now My Love
02/11/76 The Story of Adele H.
03/03/76 I Will, I Will…For Now
03/31/76 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
04/28/76 End of the Game
05/12/76 Tobacco Road/The Grapes of Wrath
05/26/76 The Blue Birds
06/09/76 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother/Harry & Tonto
06/16/76 Blazing Saddles
06/25/76 The Omen
10/20/76 Alex & the Gypsy
11/17/76 Bittersweet Love
12/22/76 All This and World War II
Here’s a pic:
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Here is a list of films that played here from December 21, 1979 until the theater closed on October 1, 1989.
12/21/79 The Electric Horseman
02/29/80 The Godsend
03/07/80 Being There
03/28/80 Lady and the Tramp
04/25/80 Love at First Bite
05/09/80 Friday the 13th
06/11/80 Urban Cowboy
07/11/80 Last Flight of Noah’s Ark/101 Dalmatians
07/18/80 Honeysuckle Rose
08/01/80 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
08/15/80 Herbie Goes Bananas
08/29/80 Raise the Titanic
09/19/80 The Big Brawl
09/26/80 He Knows You’re Alone
10/10/80 Private Benjamin
12/19/80 Nine to Five
04/10/81 Star Wars
04/24/81 Heaven’s Gate
05/08/81 Lion of the Desert
05/22/81 The Four Seasons
06/12/81 History of the World Part 1
07/17/81 Endless Love
08/21/81 First Monday in October
09/18/81 Continental Divide
10/16/81 The French Lieutenant’s Woman
11/13/81 Private Lessons
12/04/81 Reds
01/22/82 On Golden Pond
05/28/82 Rocky III
07/23/82 Porky's
07/28/82 An Officer and a Gentleman
11/10/82 Creepshow
12/10/82 The Toy
02/11/83 Sophie’s Choice
03/25/83 The Black Stallion Returns
04/08/83 Frightmare
04/15/83 They Call Me Bruce?
04/22/83 Screwballs
04/29/83 My Tutor
05/13/83 Warlords of the 21st Century
05/20/83 Piranha II: The Spawning
05/25/83 Return of the Jedi
10/21/83 The Dead Zone
11/18/83 A Night in Heaven
12/09/83 Yentl
02/03/84 Star 80
02/17/84 Blame It on Rio
03/16/84 Tank
03/30/84 Romancing the Stone
05/23/84 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
08/10/84 Cloak and Dagger
08/31/84 Bolero
09/21/84 All of Me
10/19/84 The Little Drummer Girl
11/09/84 No Small Affair
11/16/84 Just the Way You Are
11/30/84 Give My Regards to Broad Street
12/14/84 Starman
02/01/85 Heavenly Bodies
02/08/85 Amadeus
02/15/85 Vision Quest
03/01/85 Tuff Turf
03/08/85 Tomboy
03/15/85 The Dungeonmaster
03/29/85 The Slugger’s Wife
04/05/85 The Killing Fields
04/12/85 Desperately Seeking Susan
05/10/85 Rappin'
05/17/85 Blood Simple
05/22/85 Rambo: First Blood Part II
07/10/85 Silverado
08/16/85 Year of the Dragon
09/27/85 Invasion USA
10/11/85 Silver Bullet
11/01/85 Death Wish 3
11/15/85 Once Bitten
11/22/85 One Magic Christmas
12/11/85 The Jewel of the Nile
01/31/86 Down and Out in Beverly Hills
03/14/86 Gung Ho
04/11/86 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2
05/02/86 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
05/16/86 Top Gun
06/27/86 Ruthless People
07/18/86 Aliens
08/15/86 The Fly
09/05/86 closed for renovations
10/10/86 Sorority House Massacre
10/17/86 The Color of Money
12/05/86 Heartbreak Ridge
01/16/87 Wanted Dead or Alive
01/30/87 Outrageous Fortune
03/27/87 Blind Date
04/24/87 Extreme Prejudice
05/08/87 Gardens of Stone
05/22/87 Ernest Goes to Camp
06/03/87 The Untouchables
08/05/87 Stakeout
09/18/87 The Principal
10/02/87 Big Shots
10/09/87 Someone to Watch Over Me
10/23/87 Nightflyers
10/30/87 Someone to Watch Over Me
11/06/87 Hello Again
12/04/87 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
12/11/87 Wall Street
01/15/88 Good Morning, Vietnam
04/22/88 The Unholy
05/06/88 Hairspray
05/13/88 Stand and Deliver
05/25/88 Rambo III
06/22/88 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
09/16/88 closed
10/07/88 Alien Nation
10/28/88 Bat*21
11/11/88 Iron Eagle II
11/23/88 Cocoon: The Return
12/23/88 Hellbound: Hellraiser II
01/13/89 I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
01/27/89 Physical Evidence
02/10/89 The Fly II
03/03/89 Dream a Little Dream
03/17/89 The Rescuers
03/31/89 The Rescuers/1969
04/07/89 The Rescuers/The Accidental Tourist
04/14/89 Say Anything
04/28/89 Criminal Law
05/12/89 See No Evil, Hear No Evil
06/02/89 Lawrence of Arabia
06/30/89 The Karate Kid Part III
07/21/89 When Harry Met Sally
This theater is now closed:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07255/816634-28.stm
Opened on Nov, 16, 1990.
The original theater was converted into a five screens in December 1982 and lasted until August 1997. The 10-screen Carmike theater replaced it in July 1998.
“Field of Dreams” was the last title to play here on July 16, 1989.
Closed around 1987 after Cinemette opened the nearby Southland 9.
The Manos chain also had theaters in Tarentum (Manos), Vandergrift (Casino and Cinema I II III), and Kittanning (Cinemas IV – the only one still operating and now owned by Carmike).
Closed around Labor Day in 2002.
I think it was in the plaza with the Lone Star and Big Lots, but I don’t know exactly which space.
The last feature to play here was “Pale Rider” on July 28, 1985.
The last feature played here was “When Harry Met Sally” on Oct. 1, 1989.