the beach website has an opening date of January 15th, 1940 http://www.beachtheatre.com/history.html but no ad appered in the newspapers until 1946. The movie page for January 15th, 1940 can be found at View link
There was an another theatre in the mall that opened in September, 1965.
picture and grand opening announcement is on this page at View link
Listings for it disappered in 1979.
Google has posted Microfilms for the newspapers for this area.
Expansions:
1968 one cinema opened as Trans-Lux
1974 renamed Sunshine Mall Cinema
1977 2 cinemas
1986 5 cinemas
Owners:
1974-1986 Plitt
1986-1995 Cineplex Odeon
I have not gone through the 1990’s.
An ugly one- Cinema Le Paris in Valleyfield,qc at http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=ca&id=1642 It looks like a poor rip off of the 1970’s AMC shoeboxes.
Nice picture, Lost Memory. The demolation has not started yet for the Best Buy and office tower.
1999 article on microfilm at View link
http://movie-theatre.org/usa/dc/dcm.pdf has the grand opening announcement ad
Grand opening ad at my website at http://movie-theatre.org/usa/dc/dcm.pdf
The grand opening ad is on this page at View link
Grand opening ad at 07/01/1976
View link
This theatre opened on May 1st, 1950, and the ad can be found on this newspaper page at View link
the beach website has an opening date of January 15th, 1940
http://www.beachtheatre.com/history.html but no ad appered in the newspapers until 1946. The movie page for January 15th, 1940 can be found at View link
Lost Memory, the Beach opened on March 3rd, 1946 and an ad can be found at
View link
It opened by somebody else then ended up with the Wometco circuit.
This theatre and the Cineplex Odeon Main Street 5 in Clearwater opened on July 25th, 1986. Ads for these cinemas are at View link
Correction to the Sept 12 posting: It was renamed 9th Avenue theatre when AMC took it over. It closed in 1981.
There was an another theatre in the mall that opened in September, 1965.
picture and grand opening announcement is on this page at View link
Listings for it disappered in 1979.
The grand opening ad is at View link (you may have to drag the page to bring the ad in view.) and http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/patsil3
Grand opening ad is on this newspaper page at View link
Ad for the premiere of Cinerama at the New Google archive at View link
Google has posted Microfilms for the newspapers for this area.
Expansions:
1968 one cinema opened as Trans-Lux
1974 renamed Sunshine Mall Cinema
1977 2 cinemas
1986 5 cinemas
Owners:
1974-1986 Plitt
1986-1995 Cineplex Odeon
I have not gone through the 1990’s.
Lost Memory, the grand opening ad is on this page at View link
Grand opening ad at View link
there are about 10 pages
another ad at View link along with the Crossroads
Grand opening ad at View link
The Cinema City Chain also had a cinema in Edmonton,AB and two in Winnipeg MB. All three was taken over by Cineplex Entertainment.
Lost Memory, what was the name of the old drive on the north side of E. National Road at View link
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K-B Theatres had many theatres in the Washington D. C. area.