The Twin-Aire Drive-In actually closed on September 8, 1988 with “Die Hard”, not 1982. It was demolished later that year and became a Walmart which opened on August 31, 1989.
Edited from my May 27, 2021 post: The 62 Drive-In closed in 1987 after being sold by Commonwealth and was demolished later on. There was a massive error on the Walmart Locations Wiki saying that the Walmart at the theater’s site opened on September 1, 1976 but it’s wrong unfortunately. I think the Walmart relocated at the theater’s site after being demolished in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
On May 3, 1945, the Hoyts Time Theatre was severely damaged by a fire which destroyed the stage and the screen. The fire occurred during a showing of an unknown movie. Nobody was injured despite the capacity of the showing was half-full at the time of the fire. The floor was flooded with water by people trying to extinguish the fire, and traffic was pushed back for miles due to the people surrounding next to the theater. The bottom-left side of the screen was devastated in the fire pretty heavily before spreading rapidly towards the stage.
The Avon Drive-In opened on April 8, 1950 with Mark Stevens in “Oh, You Beautiful Doll” and the Bowery Boys in “Fighting Fools” (unclear if other short subjects were added).
The Avon Drive-In closed its gates for the final time on August 30, 1984 with “Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom” and “Trading Places” as its last films. It was demolished in early 1993 to make way for a Walmart which opened on July 26, 1994.
First opened as simply “Theater”, which opened a few months after the devastating fire at the Dream Theatre on February 28, 1953. It was renamed the Nomerama Theatre on May 17, 1957.
The Tri-Boro Cinemas opened on January 2, 1970 with “Oliver” at Screen 1 and “Krakatoa” at Screen 2. The theater operated as a twin for the first 15 years.
On November 24, 1985, after running “That Was Then, This Is Now” at Screen 1 and “Better Off Dead” at Screen 2, the theater closed for three days due to conversion, which led the twin converting into a 6-screen theater. The theater reopened as the Tri-Boro Cinemas 6 on November 27, 1985 with six screens. A year later, two more screens were added, and another four were added bringing a total to 12 screens in 1988 as simply Tri-Boro Cinemas.
It was closed in the mid-2000s and demolished in early 2008.
The Meadowdale Cinema I & II opened on March 25, 1970 with Walt Disney’s “The Castaways” at Screen 1 and Charles Aznavour in “The Adventurers” at Screen 2.
The theater also went under the names of Highway 13 Outdoor Theatre, 13 Outdoor Theatre, and was lastly known as the Highway 13 Family Outdoor Theatre. The theater closed on July 30, 1989.
The Cinema 1 & 2 was placed in rent in January 1989, leaving the Danville Cinema 4 the only operating theater in Danville until closure. The Danville Cinema 4 closed in 2004 due to the launch of the Danville Cinemas 8.
Opening in September 1988, Premiere Cinemas operated the Miami Valley Cinema 6 for only a single year before taken over by Cinemark on October 27, 1989.
On March 12, 1928, the council had one sole motive when it amended section 666 of the Ordinance of the city itself. The person who owns the Hippodrome Theatre at the time also owns the Danville Bee, though at the time could be done for personal reasons against the owner. The council at the time paid $950 in the previous months for damages, such as bursting of an obsolete water pipe. In connection of it, its schedule was changed to a unique schedule. The changes leads all persons to leave the theater before midnight and reopen after midnight for the “Midnight Rambles” which were a string of live performances and films.
On July 26, 1929, the theater installed sound and ran its first sound film “Molly And Me” three days later, but was unknown if any short subjects were added due to lost information. Unfortunately, less than a year afterward, the theater took the wrong turn.
On April 4, 1930, the proprietor of the Hippodrome Theatre, 38-year-old “William A.” Don Levy, took his own life by shooting himself in the right temple next to his ear with a .32-calibre pistol. Just seconds before he shot himself, he was stretching on his leather couch running the length of the wall and placed his head on the pillow. After placing his head on the pillow, he pulled his pistol and shot himself. Danville Police first heard of the suicide at 11:30 AM EDT when a negro citizen called in exclaiming breathlessly that a man killed himself inside the Hippodrome Theatre. Don Levy, a civilian of Danville, had gone about his plans with deliberation. The small 6x10 desk in the little office being neatly arranged and Don’s light brown overcoat were folded back over the chair were spotted. The victim, Don Levy, was the proprietor of the Hippodrome since 1920, who also previously worked at the Broadway Theatre from 1913 until 1920. His only surviving relative is his brother, Frank Levy, who worked for the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad at the Savannah division in Savannah, Georgia. The next day, associates of the victim said that Don had no threat or no harm to others, from which could be inferred that may led up to his suicide. Don had talked previously earlier before his suicide on falling off his theater business but had no given information that it was preying in his mind. The remains of the theater were taken by overtaker and forced to close the theater for good but only for a couple of weeks before reopening later that month by new management.
The Hippodrome Theatre changed its name to the Lincoln Theatre in early October 1931, and the Lincoln Theatre closed for the final time in late 1934 or early 1935.
Twinned in 1976.
Opened on November 25, 1994.
The Twin-Aire Drive-In actually closed on September 8, 1988 with “Die Hard”, not 1982. It was demolished later that year and became a Walmart which opened on August 31, 1989.
Edited from my May 27, 2021 post: The 62 Drive-In closed in 1987 after being sold by Commonwealth and was demolished later on. There was a massive error on the Walmart Locations Wiki saying that the Walmart at the theater’s site opened on September 1, 1976 but it’s wrong unfortunately. I think the Walmart relocated at the theater’s site after being demolished in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
The opening of the Vacaville 16 came 11 days after the closure of the Vaca Valley Cinema 4.
Opened in mid-December 1991 and closed in 2003.
Opened in early 1982 and closed on September 7, 1998. It was last operated by AMC.
Opened in Late 1976 with “The Shootist” at Screen 1 and “Midway” at Screen 2. It was once operated by Cobb.
Once damaged by a fire on April 25, 1945 caused by the projection booth, only one injury was reported after a man suffered minor burns.
On May 3, 1945, the Hoyts Time Theatre was severely damaged by a fire which destroyed the stage and the screen. The fire occurred during a showing of an unknown movie. Nobody was injured despite the capacity of the showing was half-full at the time of the fire. The floor was flooded with water by people trying to extinguish the fire, and traffic was pushed back for miles due to the people surrounding next to the theater. The bottom-left side of the screen was devastated in the fire pretty heavily before spreading rapidly towards the stage.
Taken in Early 2008.
Opened in 1990, closed in late 2015 or early 2016.
The Avon Drive-In opened on April 8, 1950 with Mark Stevens in “Oh, You Beautiful Doll” and the Bowery Boys in “Fighting Fools” (unclear if other short subjects were added).
The Avon Drive-In closed its gates for the final time on August 30, 1984 with “Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom” and “Trading Places” as its last films. It was demolished in early 1993 to make way for a Walmart which opened on July 26, 1994.
First opened as simply “Theater”, which opened a few months after the devastating fire at the Dream Theatre on February 28, 1953. It was renamed the Nomerama Theatre on May 17, 1957.
Once damaged by a storm during the last week of October 1946, but reopened that November 11.
The Dream Theater was destroyed by a fire twice throughout its history. Once in 1934 and again on February 28, 1953.
The Strand was originally an all-first-run theater throughout the first eight decades. It was twinned on June 10, 1982, and was tripled in May 1986.
Retaining its longtime success on first-run films, the Strand Theatre began running foreign films, classic films, and art films in the late 1990s.
The Tri-Boro Cinemas opened on January 2, 1970 with “Oliver” at Screen 1 and “Krakatoa” at Screen 2. The theater operated as a twin for the first 15 years.
On November 24, 1985, after running “That Was Then, This Is Now” at Screen 1 and “Better Off Dead” at Screen 2, the theater closed for three days due to conversion, which led the twin converting into a 6-screen theater. The theater reopened as the Tri-Boro Cinemas 6 on November 27, 1985 with six screens. A year later, two more screens were added, and another four were added bringing a total to 12 screens in 1988 as simply Tri-Boro Cinemas.
It was closed in the mid-2000s and demolished in early 2008.
The Meadowdale Cinema I & II opened on March 25, 1970 with Walt Disney’s “The Castaways” at Screen 1 and Charles Aznavour in “The Adventurers” at Screen 2.
The theater also went under the names of Highway 13 Outdoor Theatre, 13 Outdoor Theatre, and was lastly known as the Highway 13 Family Outdoor Theatre. The theater closed on July 30, 1989.
Operated from as early as 1929 until 1963.
Closed On September 8, 1985.
Once known as the Fox Wisconsin Theatre and was once operated by Fox Theatres of Reading (PA) in the 1950s.
The Cinema 1 & 2 was placed in rent in January 1989, leaving the Danville Cinema 4 the only operating theater in Danville until closure. The Danville Cinema 4 closed in 2004 due to the launch of the Danville Cinemas 8.
Opening in September 1988, Premiere Cinemas operated the Miami Valley Cinema 6 for only a single year before taken over by Cinemark on October 27, 1989.
On March 12, 1928, the council had one sole motive when it amended section 666 of the Ordinance of the city itself. The person who owns the Hippodrome Theatre at the time also owns the Danville Bee, though at the time could be done for personal reasons against the owner. The council at the time paid $950 in the previous months for damages, such as bursting of an obsolete water pipe. In connection of it, its schedule was changed to a unique schedule. The changes leads all persons to leave the theater before midnight and reopen after midnight for the “Midnight Rambles” which were a string of live performances and films.
On July 26, 1929, the theater installed sound and ran its first sound film “Molly And Me” three days later, but was unknown if any short subjects were added due to lost information. Unfortunately, less than a year afterward, the theater took the wrong turn.
On April 4, 1930, the proprietor of the Hippodrome Theatre, 38-year-old “William A.” Don Levy, took his own life by shooting himself in the right temple next to his ear with a .32-calibre pistol. Just seconds before he shot himself, he was stretching on his leather couch running the length of the wall and placed his head on the pillow. After placing his head on the pillow, he pulled his pistol and shot himself. Danville Police first heard of the suicide at 11:30 AM EDT when a negro citizen called in exclaiming breathlessly that a man killed himself inside the Hippodrome Theatre. Don Levy, a civilian of Danville, had gone about his plans with deliberation. The small 6x10 desk in the little office being neatly arranged and Don’s light brown overcoat were folded back over the chair were spotted. The victim, Don Levy, was the proprietor of the Hippodrome since 1920, who also previously worked at the Broadway Theatre from 1913 until 1920. His only surviving relative is his brother, Frank Levy, who worked for the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad at the Savannah division in Savannah, Georgia. The next day, associates of the victim said that Don had no threat or no harm to others, from which could be inferred that may led up to his suicide. Don had talked previously earlier before his suicide on falling off his theater business but had no given information that it was preying in his mind. The remains of the theater were taken by overtaker and forced to close the theater for good but only for a couple of weeks before reopening later that month by new management.
The Hippodrome Theatre changed its name to the Lincoln Theatre in early October 1931, and the Lincoln Theatre closed for the final time in late 1934 or early 1935.