Holland 7 Theatres closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 9, 2020 as GQT Holland 7. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Oxford Cinema 7 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre opened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 23, 2020. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Eastside 10 IMAX closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 7, 2020 as the GQT Eastside 10 IMAX. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Goodrich Willow Knolls 14 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on July 31, 2020 as GQT Willow Knolls 14. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 20, 2020 and reopened January 15, 2021. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Ada-Lowell 5 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 16, 2020 as GQT Ada=Lowell 5. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Hastings 4 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 23, 2020 as GQT Hastings 4. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again less than a month later for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Hamilton 16 IMAX GDX closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COIVD-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations. The theatre was not picked up by GDX Cinema Circuit leaving the theater inactive / closed.
Brownsburg 8 Theatres closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COIVD-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 21, 2020 at GQT Brownsburg 8 GDX. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Huntington 7 Theatres closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COIVD-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 21, 2020 at GQT Huntington 7. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Forum 8 Theatre closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio for the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 28, 2020 as the GQT Forum 8. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Bay City 10 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio for the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 8, 2020 as the GQT Bay City 10 GDX. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened on December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Huntington Drive-In closed October 13, 2019 for the season. The theatre did not reopen the following spring because Goodrich Theatre Circuit closed the rest of its portfolio on March 16, 2020 followed by bankruptcy declaration and ceasing all operations.
The ozoner reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on July 24, 2020 as the GQT Huntington Twin Drive-In. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Kalamzoo 10 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 16, 2020 as GQT Kalamazoo 10. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
West Columbia 7 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre opened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on April 23, 2021 as GQT West Columbia 7. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Lebanon Cinema 7 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre opened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 21, 2020 as GQT Lebanon 7. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
GQT Quality 10 GDX closed March 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich Quality Theatres subsequently ceased operations in bankruptcy. This venue was not picked up immediately by any other circuit remaining inactive / closed.
Closed March 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodrich Quality Theatres subsequently ceased operation in bankruptcy. This venue was not picked up immediately by any other circuit remaining inactive / closed.
Closed March 16, 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodrich Quality Theatre Circuit subsequently ceased operations. It wasn’t picked up by the GQT Movies circuit which partnered with VIP Theatres to run a subset of the Goodrich Quality portfolio and sat inactive.
Currently not open and not showing movies. The theatre opened originally on November 19, 1999. Closed for COVID-19 on March 16, 2020. Its reopening was uncertain when Goodrich Quality Theatres went out of business. The reformulated GQT Theatres run by a new group of folks with partner VIP Theatres opted not to reopen this location.
The American Theatre in Madrid launched October 31, 1919 as the replacement for its opera house. The venue opened with a live play. The theatre would find its audience with motion pictures and converted to sound to stay viable. Seating was purportedly increased to 300 during a 1933 renovation.
The American got a streamline makeover in 1940 along with its new name and neon sign, the Zala Theatre. It was stated that the name was selected in honor of an Indian tribe and its name was translated to “an evening of rest and amusement.” There isn’t much information to factually link the claim to the name but the miniker stuck for more than 15 years. The Zala closed in 1956 and the town’s citizenry had to drive to nearby Grant for films until the theater closed there in 1962. Then they had to drive further to Ogallala if they were to have a cinematic evening of rest and amusement.
Alamo Drafthouse Springfield closed March 16, 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic. The theatre then reopened in August of 2020 only to close again on October 12, 2020. Alamo Drafthouse would file for bankruptcy on March 2, 2021. Just a day after the takeover of the company by Fortress Investment Group, the Springfield location then reopened on April 28, 2021 becoming the first theater in the Circuit to reopen for the circuit in 2021.
The FairVu Drive-In Theatre launched in 1969. It fulfilled a 25-year lease closing at the end of season in 1994. (Technically, it opened as the FairVu Cinema Drive-In.)
The Hillcrest Shopping Center opened theater-less in 1963 with anchors Woolworth’s and Grand Central department store. In 1969, expansion brought about the Plaza Twin cinema. The theatre played “Star Wars” to enthusiastic crowds. Two decades after closing, the Plaza Twin was still fully intact although locked up.
A major renovation of the Alpine Theatre occurred in 1964. The theatre was gutted and renovated as the Lynn Theatre relaunching on December 23, 1964 as the Lynn Theatre by owners Ed and Julia Lynn of the Tri-State Drive-In Theatre in Hancock, Maryland.
The former Star Theatre was the town’s first movie venue and was in a different location in downtown. The Sanilac Theatre was housed in a converted retail location opened by the Thumb Circuit on 1937 on a 20-year lease. Under a new 30-year lease, Stan Fetting and his wife operated from 1957 to 1987 closing there after the theatre’s 50-year run. Steve Kurinsky of the nearby Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre, Sanilac County’s only ozoner at the time, took on the venue. Never reopened, the Sanilac was undergoing a renovation to a twin-screen venue when fire destroyed the building on April 5, 2000.
Holland 7 Theatres closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 9, 2020 as GQT Holland 7. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Oxford Cinema 7 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre opened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 23, 2020. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Eastside 10 IMAX closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 7, 2020 as the GQT Eastside 10 IMAX. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Goodrich Willow Knolls 14 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on July 31, 2020 as GQT Willow Knolls 14. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 20, 2020 and reopened January 15, 2021. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Ada-Lowell 5 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 16, 2020 as GQT Ada=Lowell 5. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Hastings 4 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 23, 2020 as GQT Hastings 4. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again less than a month later for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Hamilton 16 IMAX GDX closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COIVD-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations. The theatre was not picked up by GDX Cinema Circuit leaving the theater inactive / closed.
Brownsburg 8 Theatres closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COIVD-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 21, 2020 at GQT Brownsburg 8 GDX. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Huntington 7 Theatres closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio due to the COIVD-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 21, 2020 at GQT Huntington 7. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Forum 8 Theatre closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio for the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 28, 2020 as the GQT Forum 8. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Bay City 10 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio for the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 8, 2020 as the GQT Bay City 10 GDX. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened on December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Huntington Drive-In closed October 13, 2019 for the season. The theatre did not reopen the following spring because Goodrich Theatre Circuit closed the rest of its portfolio on March 16, 2020 followed by bankruptcy declaration and ceasing all operations.
The ozoner reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on July 24, 2020 as the GQT Huntington Twin Drive-In. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Kalamzoo 10 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre reopened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on October 16, 2020 as GQT Kalamazoo 10. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) The theatre closed again for COVID-19 on November 18, 2020 and reopened December 25, 2020. This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
West Columbia 7 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre opened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on April 23, 2021 as GQT West Columbia 7. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
Lebanon Cinema 7 closed March 16, 2020 along with all of the Goodrich Theatre Circuit’s portfolio. Goodrich then declared bankruptcy ceasing operations.
The theatre opened under new management of GQT Movies Circuit on August 21, 2020 as GQT Lebanon 7. (Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group purchased the bankrupt circuit with partner VIP Cinemas taking over operation of 22 former Goodrich Quality Theatre locations including the Oxford location. GQT Movies' home office is located in Kentwood, Michigan.) This entry should be listed as Formerly Operated by Goodrich Quality Theaters and Operated by GQT Movies.
GQT Quality 10 GDX closed March 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Goodrich Quality Theatres subsequently ceased operations in bankruptcy. This venue was not picked up immediately by any other circuit remaining inactive / closed.
Closed March 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodrich Quality Theatres subsequently ceased operation in bankruptcy. This venue was not picked up immediately by any other circuit remaining inactive / closed.
Closed March 16, 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodrich Quality Theatre Circuit subsequently ceased operations. It wasn’t picked up by the GQT Movies circuit which partnered with VIP Theatres to run a subset of the Goodrich Quality portfolio and sat inactive.
Currently not open and not showing movies. The theatre opened originally on November 19, 1999. Closed for COVID-19 on March 16, 2020. Its reopening was uncertain when Goodrich Quality Theatres went out of business. The reformulated GQT Theatres run by a new group of folks with partner VIP Theatres opted not to reopen this location.
The American Theatre in Madrid launched October 31, 1919 as the replacement for its opera house. The venue opened with a live play. The theatre would find its audience with motion pictures and converted to sound to stay viable. Seating was purportedly increased to 300 during a 1933 renovation.
The American got a streamline makeover in 1940 along with its new name and neon sign, the Zala Theatre. It was stated that the name was selected in honor of an Indian tribe and its name was translated to “an evening of rest and amusement.” There isn’t much information to factually link the claim to the name but the miniker stuck for more than 15 years. The Zala closed in 1956 and the town’s citizenry had to drive to nearby Grant for films until the theater closed there in 1962. Then they had to drive further to Ogallala if they were to have a cinematic evening of rest and amusement.
Alamo Drafthouse Springfield closed March 16, 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic. The theatre then reopened in August of 2020 only to close again on October 12, 2020. Alamo Drafthouse would file for bankruptcy on March 2, 2021. Just a day after the takeover of the company by Fortress Investment Group, the Springfield location then reopened on April 28, 2021 becoming the first theater in the Circuit to reopen for the circuit in 2021.
The FairVu Drive-In Theatre launched in 1969. It fulfilled a 25-year lease closing at the end of season in 1994. (Technically, it opened as the FairVu Cinema Drive-In.)
The Hillcrest Shopping Center opened theater-less in 1963 with anchors Woolworth’s and Grand Central department store. In 1969, expansion brought about the Plaza Twin cinema. The theatre played “Star Wars” to enthusiastic crowds. Two decades after closing, the Plaza Twin was still fully intact although locked up.
A major renovation of the Alpine Theatre occurred in 1964. The theatre was gutted and renovated as the Lynn Theatre relaunching on December 23, 1964 as the Lynn Theatre by owners Ed and Julia Lynn of the Tri-State Drive-In Theatre in Hancock, Maryland.
The former Star Theatre was the town’s first movie venue and was in a different location in downtown. The Sanilac Theatre was housed in a converted retail location opened by the Thumb Circuit on 1937 on a 20-year lease. Under a new 30-year lease, Stan Fetting and his wife operated from 1957 to 1987 closing there after the theatre’s 50-year run. Steve Kurinsky of the nearby Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre, Sanilac County’s only ozoner at the time, took on the venue. Never reopened, the Sanilac was undergoing a renovation to a twin-screen venue when fire destroyed the building on April 5, 2000.