Nice find, Elissa, I guess that AMC across the street scared than away. Peter, Star Wars did not open here, it opened at Place Victoria, Place Bonaventure, Cote Des Neiges (both screens), CP Chateauguay and CP St. Eustache. Star Wars played its 1997 reissue here. The cinema I downstairs had 70mm.
This is the last drive-in in Quebec that show movies in English, since the CP St. Eustache stopped showing then in 2005.
Google did not map it right, the Street view is at View link
AMC Yonge and Dundas 24 had tested Enhanced Digital Theatre Experience (ETX) in Toronto starting in May for the new Star Trek movie, beating out the IMAX cinema at Scotiabank Theatre.
Another Guzzo in an old Miracle Mart. The opening of this cinema has put an end to the Famous Players and Cineplex Odeon monopoly on new movies. Cineplex had Universal, Columbia Tri-Star, Warner (French), Fox and Famous Players had Paramount, Warner (English), Disney, MGM,
Loews (In partnership with Publix) first foray into the Dallas-Fort Worth metoplex was not the Park Central, but the Melba theatre on April 7th, 1926 and also the Loew’s on June 6th, 1969.
This theatre started to place ads in the Morning News starting in 1971.
Shared grand opening with the NW Hwy Drive-In at View link
I also have the grand opening ad from May 1st, 1968 as UA Ciné 150 at View link . They claimed that this was the first 8-channel stereophonic theatre in the world. This theatre was at 5540 Yale accord to the ad.
Pictures of the lobby of this theatre is at http://cinerama.topcities.com/150dallas.htm
An overexposed photo of the cinema can be found at my Montreal document on page four at View link
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This opened in 1970.
This was renamed Guild in 1968 and shown adult movies, it was billed as Home of the finest adult entertainment world.
ad at View link
This cinema, The Northpark Cinema I & II opened on September 22nd, 1965 and the grand opening announcement is at View link
Grand opening ad at View link
Lost Memory, They wasted no time gutting this cinema for more retail space.
Nice find, Elissa, I guess that AMC across the street scared than away. Peter, Star Wars did not open here, it opened at Place Victoria, Place Bonaventure, Cote Des Neiges (both screens), CP Chateauguay and CP St. Eustache. Star Wars played its 1997 reissue here. The cinema I downstairs had 70mm.
This cinema became a 5-plex in 2008. It was opened by France-Film.
This is the last drive-in in Quebec that show movies in English, since the CP St. Eustache stopped showing then in 2005.
Google did not map it right, the Street view is at View link
AMC Yonge and Dundas 24 had tested Enhanced Digital Theatre Experience (ETX) in Toronto starting in May for the new Star Trek movie, beating out the IMAX cinema at Scotiabank Theatre.
Also Ciné Enterprise (Montreal-Granby-Trois Riviers and Saguenay) has an zero tolerance policy http://www.cineentreprise.ca/salles/cellulaire.asp
IrishCine, I have posted this photo with the cinema in front and the Tour Scotia, which houses the Quebec HQ in the back.
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Beautiful HDR night photo is at View link
Another Guzzo in an old Miracle Mart. The opening of this cinema has put an end to the Famous Players and Cineplex Odeon monopoly on new movies. Cineplex had Universal, Columbia Tri-Star, Warner (French), Fox and Famous Players had Paramount, Warner (English), Disney, MGM,
Some mistakes, Lost Memory, According to La Presse (newspaper) the 3rd screen added in 1972 and two more added in 1979. Also this is the largest drive-in outside of the USA. I have the grand opening ad on page 53 of my Montréal website at http://movie-theatre.org/canada/qc/montreal/ . This is one of the original five theatres in Montréal to show Star Wars. Others are CP Chateauguay, Cote Des Neiges (2 screens), Place Bonaventure, Place Victoria
An excellent French language website about drive-ins can be found at http://www.freewebs.com/cineparcs/
Loews (In partnership with Publix) first foray into the Dallas-Fort Worth metoplex was not the Park Central, but the Melba theatre on April 7th, 1926 and also the Loew’s on June 6th, 1969.
According to the Google Street view, This theatre also shows movies.
Mid 1970’s to 1986 owner: Plitt Southern
1986-1990 owner: Cineplex Odeon
Presidio Theatres dominated the Austin area until the late 1987. Nice find, Lost Memory.
Did it became the Movies 9? the building looks like it was opened in the early 1970’s by Gulf States at Hwy 259 South at Jaycee Drive.
Found the opening ad. see it at View link
Huge six-page ad at View link