The Grand Digital 16 replaced a longtime Kmart, which operated from November 19, 1964 until November 15, 2009, just four days sigh from its 45th anniversary.
The Shore Road Theatre was once operated by 56-year-old Andrew Lo Blanco, who took his own life by shooting himself in the mouth with a .30-.30 caliber rifle after stabbing his 38-year-old wife Mary Lo Blanco (a sales worker at Abraham & Straus) with a hunting knife 20 times in the chest to death at their home of 1158 83rd Street of Brooklyn on July 30, 1949. The NYPD investigated a note shortly after finding the body of Mary lying on the floor of the hallway, reading “I can’t stand the disgrace which you have caused the family by running with other men”. Neighbors nearby said that they did not heard anything at all, not even a single gunshot from Andrew’s suicide. Andrew telephoned Mary, who was at her sister’s house, Molly Archetetto, at 754 Bushwick Avenue, when Andrew told her on the phone “If you don’t hear from me by 11:00, get the police and come to the house”. After the discovery of the tragedy, she told NYPD that her brother had left something at the house earlier that day with a rifle wrapped inside a newspaper. He told her that he was going to try a reconciliation with his wife. The family had two other children, who were adults at the time of the incident. Robert (who was part of Brooklyn Tech) and Andre, were working part-time at a nearby grocery store of 7116 13th Avenue around the time Andrew committed suicide.
The Wahoo Theatre actually did reopened later on in 1959 under new operators without even a single notice. The Wahoo continued operations into as late as 1965, but its closure hasn’t been found yet due to lost information.
The Whalom Drive-In opened its gates on July 18, 1949. Unfortunately it didn’t show its grand opening attraction on its advertisement, but I consider its first films were “T-Men” along with a short entitled “Mickey” (not the mouse due to no selected short subjects being added), but unclear yet. The theater closed at the end of the 1983 season.
The screen remains attached until sometime in the latter half of the 1980s or the earlier part of the 1990s when it burned down for unknown reasons. The rest of the drive-in though remains attached until 2002 when ingrown trees cover the traces until being completely covered in 2009. In 2011, the traces returned, and left it attached until 2017 when construction of the Unitiel building began.
First opened as the Oxford Drive-In in August 1955, but its first films were “Saskatchewan” and “Forebidden” but unknown if any short subjects were added. It was twinned in 1961 and became the Oxford Twin Drive-In. It was demolished in late 1992 to make way for the Walmart which opened on August 31, 1993.
First opened as the Mission Theatre on September 15, 1923 with Pricilla Dean in “Drifting” with no extra short subjects.
It was unknown what happened to the Mission Theatre because after 1936 there were no listings being shown. The Mission Theatre reopened as the Grande Theatre in 1937 (probably around late 1937).
The Grande Theatre closed for the final time on April 14, 1951 with Van Heflin in “Tomahawk” and Bill Williams in “Blue Blood” along with an unnamed cartoon as its last attraction.
The Lion King store closed around 2012 and later became a Save-A-Lot store until 2018. As of 2022, the grocery store was abandoned, but the Family Dollar, DJ Laundry, Eastside Pizza Cafe, and China Wok stores surrounding the abandoned grocery store were still operational.
This first opened as a General Cinema, called the GCC Worcester Center Cinema as early as September 1973 as a triplex. The theater also went under a secondary name of “GCC Galleria Mall Cinemas”.
It became the Bijou Cinema sometime around 2001 and closed in late 2004.
The theater first opened as the Brahman Theatre in early December 1973 with “40 Carats” as a single-screener. The theater was then twinned in 1986 and was later tripled around a few years later.
The Skylake Twin opened its gates on February 11, 1976 with “Rooster Cogburn” at Screen 1 and “Cantinflas” and “Death Riddle” (translated in English) at Screen 2. Screen 2 mainly runs Spanish films although it sometimes play English films only for the first couple of years, while Screen 1 runs all-English films. The theater closed in or around 1989.
The Grand Digital 16 replaced a longtime Kmart, which operated from November 19, 1964 until November 15, 2009, just four days sigh from its 45th anniversary.
Replaced a former Kmart which operated from March 24, 1983 until April 13, 2003.
The Showplace Cinemas replaced a former Kmart which operated from July 29, 1991 until January 7, 2007.
The Kmart closed in July 2015, and became a Walmart on July 7, 2017.
The Shore Road Theatre was once operated by 56-year-old Andrew Lo Blanco, who took his own life by shooting himself in the mouth with a .30-.30 caliber rifle after stabbing his 38-year-old wife Mary Lo Blanco (a sales worker at Abraham & Straus) with a hunting knife 20 times in the chest to death at their home of 1158 83rd Street of Brooklyn on July 30, 1949. The NYPD investigated a note shortly after finding the body of Mary lying on the floor of the hallway, reading “I can’t stand the disgrace which you have caused the family by running with other men”. Neighbors nearby said that they did not heard anything at all, not even a single gunshot from Andrew’s suicide. Andrew telephoned Mary, who was at her sister’s house, Molly Archetetto, at 754 Bushwick Avenue, when Andrew told her on the phone “If you don’t hear from me by 11:00, get the police and come to the house”. After the discovery of the tragedy, she told NYPD that her brother had left something at the house earlier that day with a rifle wrapped inside a newspaper. He told her that he was going to try a reconciliation with his wife. The family had two other children, who were adults at the time of the incident. Robert (who was part of Brooklyn Tech) and Andre, were working part-time at a nearby grocery store of 7116 13th Avenue around the time Andrew committed suicide.
Opened by United Artists, closed by Regal in 2018.
The Wahoo Theatre actually did reopened later on in 1959 under new operators without even a single notice. The Wahoo continued operations into as late as 1965, but its closure hasn’t been found yet due to lost information.
I’m sure it did reopen. Good call!
Closed in the late 1980s.
The Whalom Drive-In opened its gates on July 18, 1949. Unfortunately it didn’t show its grand opening attraction on its advertisement, but I consider its first films were “T-Men” along with a short entitled “Mickey” (not the mouse due to no selected short subjects being added), but unclear yet. The theater closed at the end of the 1983 season.
The screen remains attached until sometime in the latter half of the 1980s or the earlier part of the 1990s when it burned down for unknown reasons. The rest of the drive-in though remains attached until 2002 when ingrown trees cover the traces until being completely covered in 2009. In 2011, the traces returned, and left it attached until 2017 when construction of the Unitiel building began.
First opened as the Oxford Drive-In in August 1955, but its first films were “Saskatchewan” and “Forebidden” but unknown if any short subjects were added. It was twinned in 1961 and became the Oxford Twin Drive-In. It was demolished in late 1992 to make way for the Walmart which opened on August 31, 1993.
It appears that the theater was closed in the mid-1980s, and demolished in either the latter half of the 1980s or the early part of the 1990s.
First opened as the Mission Theatre on September 15, 1923 with Pricilla Dean in “Drifting” with no extra short subjects.
It was unknown what happened to the Mission Theatre because after 1936 there were no listings being shown. The Mission Theatre reopened as the Grande Theatre in 1937 (probably around late 1937).
The Grande Theatre closed for the final time on April 14, 1951 with Van Heflin in “Tomahawk” and Bill Williams in “Blue Blood” along with an unnamed cartoon as its last attraction.
Opened On January 1, 1948.
Opened on January 30, 1939. Last operated by Plitt Southern and closed in early 1981.
Nice capture! And the screen is in perfect condition!
The Lion King store closed around 2012 and later became a Save-A-Lot store until 2018. As of 2022, the grocery store was abandoned, but the Family Dollar, DJ Laundry, Eastside Pizza Cafe, and China Wok stores surrounding the abandoned grocery store were still operational.
This first opened as a General Cinema, called the GCC Worcester Center Cinema as early as September 1973 as a triplex. The theater also went under a secondary name of “GCC Galleria Mall Cinemas”.
It became the Bijou Cinema sometime around 2001 and closed in late 2004.
This was probably taken shortly after opening.
Actually, this is taken around December 1995 (or if not very early 1996). I can tell because of Toy Story being shown on the marquee.
The theater first opened as the Brahman Theatre in early December 1973 with “40 Carats” as a single-screener. The theater was then twinned in 1986 and was later tripled around a few years later.
The Skylake Twin opened its gates on February 11, 1976 with “Rooster Cogburn” at Screen 1 and “Cantinflas” and “Death Riddle” (translated in English) at Screen 2. Screen 2 mainly runs Spanish films although it sometimes play English films only for the first couple of years, while Screen 1 runs all-English films. The theater closed in or around 1989.
The theater’s entrance was located on 172 N Lawrence Blvd, Keystone Heights, FL 32656. It indeed closed in the 1970s.
Opened in the early 1960s.
Closed in September 1985.