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50sSNIPES commented about Waterloo Theatre on Nov 28, 2024 at 6:57 pm

This actually started life as the Waterloo Theatre when it opened on March 12, 1937. The Star Theatre is a separate and different theater in Waterloo that operated before World War I.

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50sSNIPES commented about K-W Drive-In on Nov 28, 2024 at 6:53 pm

The actual closing date is October 20, 1991 with the 1956 classic “Forbidden Planet” and Tom Berenger in “Shattered” (very unique ending to a drive-in’s run).

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50sSNIPES commented about Princess Cinema on Nov 28, 2024 at 6:52 pm

Opened on September 18, 1985 with the 1942 classic “Casablanca”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Empress Theatre on Nov 28, 2024 at 6:25 pm

The Crest was renamed the Empress Theatre on October 21, 1980.

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50sSNIPES commented about Jewel Drive-In on Nov 28, 2024 at 5:31 pm

Still open in the 1980s but was closed by the 1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Columbus Theater on Nov 28, 2024 at 1:45 pm

Twinned in the 1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Oak Theatre on Nov 28, 2024 at 1:14 pm

I cannot find any information about the Majestic name, but I did find out that it was once named Cozy Theatre (with a Z) before eventually renaming the theater two more times. First as the New Theatre on December 20, 1945, and finally the Oak Theatre on November 7, 1946. The Oak Theatre closed in the Spring of 1954.

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50sSNIPES commented about Indie Cinema on Nov 28, 2024 at 1:08 pm

Opened with Richard Dix in “Man Of Conquest” (unknown if extras added).

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50sSNIPES commented about Palace Cinema on Nov 26, 2024 at 7:33 pm

The Palace Cinema closed for the final time on January 14, 1986 with “Nightmare On Elm Street” due the theater being the victim of video according to the management. The Palace last served as both a first-run movie theater and a bingo club.

  • The Palace began serving partially as a bingo club in 1975 despite retaining its movie run. Throughout its final years of operation, movies were screened three-days-a-week (Sundays through Tuesdays) and bingo events took over the remaining four days of the week.
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50sSNIPES commented about Scarsdale Plaza Theatre on Nov 26, 2024 at 4:02 pm

It appears that the Scarsdale Plaza Theatre closed on September 24, 1998 with “Ever After: A Cinderella Story”. I don’t know if the theater continued to operate after because of “Call Theatre For Showtimes” being listed afterward into as late as February 1999.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ultravision Theatre on Nov 26, 2024 at 2:28 pm

Closed on September 10, 1985.

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50sSNIPES commented about Capri Drive-In on Nov 26, 2024 at 8:53 am

Closed on August 25, 1985 with “Night Warning”.

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50sSNIPES commented about River Road Drive-In on Nov 25, 2024 at 4:34 pm

The River Road Drive-In closed on September 25, 1983. It originally housed 400 cars as a single-screener, but it housed 1,100 cars in total as a triple-screener.

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50sSNIPES commented about Cherokee Drive-In on Nov 25, 2024 at 3:52 pm

After its closure, the theater stood for decades. It was never touched except for the trees growing around the traces. The screen tower appears to be demolished during the 1990s.

The Walmart on its site opened on April 18, 2007.

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50sSNIPES commented about Twin Pines Drive-In on Nov 25, 2024 at 3:47 pm

Opened with Gregory Peck in “The Yearling” and Walt Disney’s “Stormy” along with an unnamed Tom And Jerry cartoon and an unnamed Bugs Bunny Looney Tune.

The Twin Pines Drive-In closed on February 7, 1982 with Marie Osmond in “Going Coconuts” and “Richard Pryor In Concert”. Half of the theater (alongside its location of the screen) was demolished to make way for an office/warehouse complex (now occupied by PeopleReady) that was announced three months after the theater closed. The rest of the traces were left attached for decades. That part was demolished and ABC Auto Parts is on that side of the former drive-in’s property.

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50sSNIPES commented about Cedar Rapids Drive-In on Nov 25, 2024 at 3:37 pm

The Cedar Rapids Drive-In closed on October 21, 1968 with Lucille Ball in “Yours, Mine, and Ours” and Burt Lancaster in “The Scalphunters”, due to the construction of the nearby Cedar Rapids Twin Drive-In which opened the following year.

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50sSNIPES commented about AMC Classic Westdale 12 on Nov 25, 2024 at 3:28 pm

Still abandoned in November 2024. All the former doors and poster glasses were covered with wall texture.

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50sSNIPES commented about Jackson Drive-In on Nov 25, 2024 at 8:49 am

The Jackson Drive-In probably closed around the same time the Hillcrest Twin nearby opened in the late-1970s, since the Jackson Drive-In was still operating into as late as 1975.

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50sSNIPES commented about Royal 3 Cinemas on Nov 25, 2024 at 7:17 am

On May 4, 1990, the then-Royal Twin Theater’s owner, 44-year-old Terry March, took his own life by shooting himself in the head on a graveled road almost two miles away south of downtown. His car was also found parked 40ft away on a farm field driveway. Officer Dave Stock of the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office replied that his death was ruled as a suicide.

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50sSNIPES commented about Twin City Drive-In on Nov 24, 2024 at 6:24 pm

The Twin City Drive-In opened its gates on September 22, 1950 with Howard Duff in “Red Canyon” along with two unnamed cartoons.

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50sSNIPES commented about Palace Theatre on Nov 24, 2024 at 9:50 am

Later operated by ABC Theatres and lastly by Plitt Theatres. Plitt closed the Palace on April 22, 1982 with “Some Kind Of Hero”.

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50sSNIPES commented about NorShor Theatre on Nov 24, 2024 at 9:47 am

Later operated by ABC Theatres and lastly by Plitt Theatres. The Nor Shor Theatre closed as a movie theater on April 22, 1982 with “I Ought To Be In Pictures”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Cinema 8 on Nov 24, 2024 at 7:57 am

Once known as Cinema V.

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50sSNIPES commented about Opening on Nov 24, 2024 at 7:50 am

Originally scheduled to open on December 15, 1948, but was postponed due to the death of Leo Dwyer.

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50sSNIPES commented about Cinema 8 on Nov 24, 2024 at 7:48 am

Construction of the 750-seat Cinema I & II began on September 10, 1970 led by Robert Ross, the president of CEC Theatres, as a 110x90ft building with two auditoriums housing both 450 and 300 seats. Ross replied that the building will have a brick exterior and glass will be used extensively with landscaping of shrubs and trees to complement the natural setting. The interior design will utilize the blending of blues, greens, and lavenders accented by orange and red.

The Cinema I & II opened its doors on January 20, 1971 with Barbra Streisand in “The Owl And The Pussycat” in Screen 1 and Burt Lancaster in “Airport” in Screen 2.