This was taken during its three-day run of “Spy Who Came In From A Cold” and “Kid Rodelo” between April 25 and 27, 1966 according to the Commonwealth Journal archives. On the marquee shown here are the Virginia’s upcoming attraction(s), Walt Disney’s “The Ugly Dachshund” and “Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree”. Both films had a five-day run at the Virginia from April 28 until May 2, 1966.
The Circle Drive-In closed either in 1978 or 1979. A September 1980 article from the Waco Citizen says that the former Circle Drive-In was converted into a plumbing supply whole warehouse before it became an insurance office.
Correction: The address for the theater was located on 4501 I-35, Waco, TX 76705. It was a former adjacent to the current Atwoods Ranch & Home store next door. Previously, it was abandoned before the former theater next door was demolished.
This opened as a twin. A third screen was added in the early 1970s, and two more were added in 1978 bringing a total to five. A sixth screen was added in the early 1980s, and four more by the late 1980s bringing a total to 10 screens. The theater added four more screens in the early-2000s bringing a total to 14, and lastly auditoriums 3 and 4 were merged in 2008 downgrading to just 13 screens.
The theater went through the names of Malco Twin, Malco Tri-Cinema, Malco Cinema 5, Malco Cinema 6, Malco Cinema 10, Malco Cinema 14, and lastly Malco Cinema 13.
Later known as the Lake Air Cinema I & II when it was twinned in 1980. General Cinema operated the Lake Air Cinema until April 12, 1984, when it was taken over by Plitt Theatres. Cineplex Odeon later took the theater over from Plitt.
The Lake Air Cinema closed for a couple of years in the mid-1990s, but reopened by Cinemagic Theatres in 1997 until closing for the final time in 1999.
Throughout the last four months of 1974, Waco had a boom of twin-screen theaters opening all across the city. The Diamond Point Theatre was the first twin-screen and multi-screen theater to open in all of Waco. The Diamond Point Theatre(s) was first operated by CSW Theatres, and later operated by Plitt. Plitt also operated the Cinema 1 & 2 and Cinema 3 & 4 in the Richland Mall and the Lake Air Cinema 1 & 2.
The Ivy Twin Cinema was the second twin-screen theater to open in Waco, with the first being the Diamond Point Theatre.
The Ivy Twin Cinema was opened by CSW Theatres on October 16, 1974 with “Frankenstein” at Screen 1 and “2001: A Space Odyssey” at Screen 2. It was last operated by Plitt and closed for the final time in 1986.
The Ivy Twin Cinema probably closed its doors around the same time Plitt opened the Waco Square 6 in the southern portion of the city, 4½ miles away.
Found it! The theater was located right at the tip of the Covington and Smith County border on MS-37, surrounding with a small lake in Covington County. A 1980 aerial view shows the theater still attached, but was completely gone by 1996, meaning that the theater may’ve demolished in the 1980s.
I accidentally added another page out of this theater, so I apologized!
Anyway, the address name should be updated to 4379 E State Highway 22, Hillsboro, TX 76645. That’s where the entrance path leads the former theater to.
Wehrenberg Theatres previously operated two other theaters in Prescott, the Marina Theatres and the Plaza West Cine (both twin-screen theaters), which both of them will have its own Cinema Treasures page soon.
I know there is a town called Lacy Lakeview nearby, but the address was listed as part of Waco. The correct address was 4501 I-35, Waco, TX 76705.
Closed on July 18, 1999.
Actual closing date is April 9, 1998.
Closed for the final time on October 15, 1999.
This was taken during its three-day run of “Spy Who Came In From A Cold” and “Kid Rodelo” between April 25 and 27, 1966 according to the Commonwealth Journal archives. On the marquee shown here are the Virginia’s upcoming attraction(s), Walt Disney’s “The Ugly Dachshund” and “Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree”. Both films had a five-day run at the Virginia from April 28 until May 2, 1966.
The “Winnie The Pooh” film the Fox Theatre showed on opening day is called “Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree”.
The Circle Drive-In closed either in 1978 or 1979. A September 1980 article from the Waco Citizen says that the former Circle Drive-In was converted into a plumbing supply whole warehouse before it became an insurance office.
Correction: The address for the theater was located on 4501 I-35, Waco, TX 76705. It was a former adjacent to the current Atwoods Ranch & Home store next door. Previously, it was abandoned before the former theater next door was demolished.
Opened on February 26, 1986, same day the Uptown Theatre closed its doors. The Columbia Mall 4 closed in 2000.
Actual closing date is February 26, 1986.
This opened as a twin. A third screen was added in the early 1970s, and two more were added in 1978 bringing a total to five. A sixth screen was added in the early 1980s, and four more by the late 1980s bringing a total to 10 screens. The theater added four more screens in the early-2000s bringing a total to 14, and lastly auditoriums 3 and 4 were merged in 2008 downgrading to just 13 screens.
The theater went through the names of Malco Twin, Malco Tri-Cinema, Malco Cinema 5, Malco Cinema 6, Malco Cinema 10, Malco Cinema 14, and lastly Malco Cinema 13.
It was later operated by Plitt, then Cineplex Odeon, and finally Carmike.
Later known as the Lake Air Cinema I & II when it was twinned in 1980. General Cinema operated the Lake Air Cinema until April 12, 1984, when it was taken over by Plitt Theatres. Cineplex Odeon later took the theater over from Plitt.
The Lake Air Cinema closed for a couple of years in the mid-1990s, but reopened by Cinemagic Theatres in 1997 until closing for the final time in 1999.
Throughout the last four months of 1974, Waco had a boom of twin-screen theaters opening all across the city. The Diamond Point Theatre was the first twin-screen and multi-screen theater to open in all of Waco. The Diamond Point Theatre(s) was first operated by CSW Theatres, and later operated by Plitt. Plitt also operated the Cinema 1 & 2 and Cinema 3 & 4 in the Richland Mall and the Lake Air Cinema 1 & 2.
The Ivy Twin Cinema was the second twin-screen theater to open in Waco, with the first being the Diamond Point Theatre.
The Ivy Twin Cinema was opened by CSW Theatres on October 16, 1974 with “Frankenstein” at Screen 1 and “2001: A Space Odyssey” at Screen 2. It was last operated by Plitt and closed for the final time in 1986.
The Ivy Twin Cinema probably closed its doors around the same time Plitt opened the Waco Square 6 in the southern portion of the city, 4½ miles away.
Neat! Thanks Rivest!
Anytime MichaelKilgore!
Found it! The theater was located right at the tip of the Covington and Smith County border on MS-37, surrounding with a small lake in Covington County. A 1980 aerial view shows the theater still attached, but was completely gone by 1996, meaning that the theater may’ve demolished in the 1980s.
Question: What’s the oldest theater in America to have the “Cinema” name?
I accidentally added another page out of this theater, so I apologized!
Anyway, the address name should be updated to 4379 E State Highway 22, Hillsboro, TX 76645. That’s where the entrance path leads the former theater to.
Either opened in the late-1950s or early-1960s.
Closed on May 12, 2006.
Wehrenberg Theatres previously operated two other theaters in Prescott, the Marina Theatres and the Plaza West Cine (both twin-screen theaters), which both of them will have its own Cinema Treasures page soon.
Opened on November 24, 1971, and closed in October 1992.
Opened on June 7, 1952.