Comments from rivest266 - Cinema Treasures

rivest266 commented about Riverdale Drive-In on Sep 10, 2011 at 11:25 pm

This opened on May 27th, 1950. Ad posted here.

rivest266 commented about Capitol Theatre on Sep 10, 2011 at 5:59 pm

This opened on April 18th, 1920. Grand opening ad posted here.

rivest266 commented about Paramount Theatre on Sep 10, 2011 at 5:57 pm

This opened on September 29th, 1929. The grand opening ad is uploaded in the photo section.

rivest266 commented about Springfield Plaza Cinemas on Sep 10, 2011 at 5:13 pm

TheaterBoy, You must be talking about the Springfield Plaza 16 on Saint James.

rivest266 commented about Loew's-Poli Theatre on Sep 10, 2011 at 5:11 pm

This opened on December 22nd, 1913. An grand opening ad has been posted.

rivest266 commented about Broadway Theater on Sep 10, 2011 at 5:09 pm

This opened on April 28th, 1913. Grand opening ad has been posted.

rivest266 commented about Palace Theatre on Sep 10, 2011 at 9:47 am

Link’s dead. http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1955-5-28&page_no=83#page_start

rivest266 commented about Colony Cinemas on Sep 4, 2011 at 2:28 pm

This opened in June 1983. Ad posted here.

rivest266 commented about Pastime Theatre on Sep 3, 2011 at 4:40 pm

Not listed in 1927 at http://www.archive.org/stream/filmyearbook19271927newy

rivest266 commented about AMC MarquIs 16 on Sep 3, 2011 at 1:25 pm

This opened on November 11th, 1994 with 10 cinemas. More screens were added later in 2001.

rivest266 commented about District Music Hall on Sep 3, 2011 at 7:35 am

News article at http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L500AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZW0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3835%2C6739324

rivest266 commented about Empress Theatre on Sep 3, 2011 at 7:12 am

This opened on November 23rd, 1928. I posted the grand opening ad at CT.

rivest266 commented about AMC Landmark 8 on Aug 31, 2011 at 5:54 pm

Expansions: 1976 2 cinemas 1980 3 cinemas 1996 9 cinemas

rivest266 commented about AMC Landmark 8 on Aug 31, 2011 at 2:58 pm

This reopened with 9 screens on May 9th, 1996. Crown took over the Trans-Lux theatres in 1991.

rivest266 commented about Showcase Cinemas Bridgeport on Aug 30, 2011 at 5:16 pm

Uploaded the grand opening ad. It opened on October 15th, 1993

rivest266 commented about Beverly Theatre on Aug 28, 2011 at 2:27 pm

I uploaded the grand opening ad in the photo section

rivest266 commented about Loew's Palace Theatre on Aug 28, 2011 at 10:14 am

I upload an grand opening ad in this theatre’s webpage.

rivest266 commented about Le Parisien on Aug 25, 2011 at 5:59 pm

Downstairs is being converted, Cinemas 4-7 upstairs remains except for seats and projectors.

rivest266 commented about Lake Shore Drive-In on Aug 20, 2011 at 5:21 pm

Something happened to it in 1963 according to the picture that I uploaded. It came from the USGS Earth Explorer.

rivest266 commented about Harkins Olde Town 14 on Aug 20, 2011 at 3:44 pm

This is now an Landmark. It opened as a Mann, which became Colorado Cinema, which was bought out by Kerasotes in 2007, which sold all but three theatres to AMC in 2010. AMC had to sell some theatres in the Kerasotes deal and this one sold to Landmark.

rivest266 commented about Cinebarre Boulder on Aug 20, 2011 at 1:46 pm

This keeps bouncing from chain to chain 1995-2000 Mann 2000-2007 Colorado Cinemas 2007-2010 Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres 2010 AMC 2010- Regal

Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) – November 15, 1995

MANN COLONY SQUARE 12 Grand Opening: Dec. 8 Ticket Prices: (not established, but could be higher than other area theaters) Theaters: 12 Construction cost: more than $11 million Seats: more than 2,500 plush, high-backed seats with cupholder armrests Sound System: 55,000 watts of power from JBL speakers ringing each theater Digital sound capability: The equipment can read signals by DTS, Sony and Dolby digital (the three major digital sound systems) Opening Day…

rivest266 commented about Centennial Drive-In on Aug 20, 2011 at 8:36 am

This was at the southeast corner of S. Irving St. and W. Belleview.
2 screens in 1956 and one by 1963

rivest266 commented about Cinebarre Thornton Town Center on Aug 19, 2011 at 3:02 pm

Opened in December 1991

Rocky Mountain News (CO) – October 15, 1991

UNITED ARTISTS PLANS TWO THEATERS IN THE WORKS ARE A 10-SCREEN COMPLEX IN THORNTON AND A 12-PLEX NEAR FIDDLER’S GREEN AT A COST OF UP TO $7 MILLION United Artists is adding 22 movie screens to the Denver market – nearly doubling its local presence, company officials announced Monday.Officials at the Englewood-based United Artists Theatre Circuit Inc., said a 10-screen theater complex would open by Dec. 13 in the Thornton Town Center, while a 12-screen complex will be built by May 1992 at Arapahoe Road and Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, near the Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater.United Artists has 27 movie screens in the…

rivest266 commented about Century 21 on Aug 19, 2011 at 5:26 am

Closed 1993 SOUNDTRACK STORE TO REPLACE CENTURY 21 CINEMA LARGE-SCREEN MOVIE HOUSE TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK, SUFFERING SAME FATE AS UNITED ARTISTS The landmark Century 21 theater will close next week to make way for a SoundTrack store, officials said Thursday.It joins the United Artists Twin Theatre as a large-screen theater along South Colorado Boulevard that will be replaced by a retailer.A Barnes & Noble bookstore will replace the United Artists theater, 1370 S. Colorado Blvd., only blocks from the Century 21, 960 S. Colorado Blvd.Both of the theaters were built in the early 1960s and catered to an…

rivest266 commented about America Theatre on Aug 18, 2011 at 10:13 pm

Aladdin Theatre Corp. had an American theatre ? 1925-? 1930