I saw that. It appears that the Arcade is now closed because of major flooding inside from Ian. The video appears that it was taken on September 28, a few hours right after landfall.
Correction: The Cape Coral Cinema reopened as a twin on September 30th, 1977 (not 28th) with “Fire Sale” at Screen 1 and “The Other Side Of Midnight” at Screen 2.
Yeah. The Spotlight is still open, so we’ll leave that a side. Since Regal has a chance on leaving the scenery with bankruptcy, I’m not sure what’s gonna be next for the Town Center or the Gulf Coast or the 500 other theaters from the chain.
Mike, I just found out that three of the theaters in Southwest Florida were not listing showtimes due to Hurricane Ian. All of them were 16 screeners, and two of them were not part of their own Cinema Treasures pages.
The AMC Merchants Crossing 16 in North Fort Myers (which would have its own Cinema Treasures page soon), the Regal Town Center 16 in Port Charlotte (which would have its own Cinema Treasures page soon), and the Regal Gulf Coast 16 in Fort Myers were devastated in Hurricane Ian damage probably.
The page needs to get updated immediately. The theater was taken over by Emagine shortly after closure and reopened in 2020 as “Emagine Eagan”. It is still opened today under the Emagine chain.
The theater was demolished in 1989. The Kmart that sits in the former theater’s spot opened on March 15, 1990. It was a relocated Kmart. The original Kmart location on 345 Washington closed on the same day the 367 Washington location opened its doors.
A 1953 aerial view shows that it hasn’t been built. So it may’ve opened between 1954 and 1955. It was demolished either in the late 1980s or the early 1990s. As of 2018, traces can be still seen.
On July 9, 1978, the original screen was blown by heavy winds.
It said in one article that it closed in 1985. It was demolished sometime in the early 1990s. A 1992 aerial shows that a building was on the right side of the theater’s traces, while the other half of the traces remains attached.
The Polaris Drive-In did not close in 1954. According to researches, the Polaris Drive-In was still in operation as late as the early 1980s and may’ve been demolished in the 1990s. As of 2018, entrance and exit traces were still visible.
I saw that. It appears that the Arcade is now closed because of major flooding inside from Ian. The video appears that it was taken on September 28, a few hours right after landfall.
Now I get it. Thanks for the info Joe!
Correction: The Cape Coral Cinema reopened as a twin on September 30th, 1977 (not 28th) with “Fire Sale” at Screen 1 and “The Other Side Of Midnight” at Screen 2.
Yeah. The Spotlight is still open, so we’ll leave that a side. Since Regal has a chance on leaving the scenery with bankruptcy, I’m not sure what’s gonna be next for the Town Center or the Gulf Coast or the 500 other theaters from the chain.
Last known as Promenades Cinema, and closed in July 1999.
Mike, I just found out that three of the theaters in Southwest Florida were not listing showtimes due to Hurricane Ian. All of them were 16 screeners, and two of them were not part of their own Cinema Treasures pages.
The AMC Merchants Crossing 16 in North Fort Myers (which would have its own Cinema Treasures page soon), the Regal Town Center 16 in Port Charlotte (which would have its own Cinema Treasures page soon), and the Regal Gulf Coast 16 in Fort Myers were devastated in Hurricane Ian damage probably.
It appears that the theater is not listing any showings according to FanDango. So it appears that the theater is now closed because of Hurricane Ian.
The page needs to get updated immediately. The theater was taken over by Emagine shortly after closure and reopened in 2020 as “Emagine Eagan”. It is still opened today under the Emagine chain.
Demolished in March 2021.
The theater was converted into a HOM Furniture Dock 86 store in mid-2021.
Demolished in October 2017. A TopGolf now sits in the theater’s site.
Demolished in early 2014.
Alright. I’ll look at that later. Thanks.
A 1953 aerial shows that the theater hasn’t been built yet, so it probably opened in 1954 (or 1955 if not).
It appears that the theater opened in 1954. A 1953 aerial shows that the theater hasn’t been built yet.
Demolished during the second quarter of the 1990s.
It looks like it was closed in the mid-1970s, and may’ve demolished in the early 1980s.
The theater was demolished in 1989. The Kmart that sits in the former theater’s spot opened on March 15, 1990. It was a relocated Kmart. The original Kmart location on 345 Washington closed on the same day the 367 Washington location opened its doors.
Oh Okay! Can you also check Fort Myers and Cape Coral? There were five theaters active in total and the area is completely hit with Ian.
A 1953 aerial view shows that it hasn’t been built. So it may’ve opened between 1954 and 1955. It was demolished either in the late 1980s or the early 1990s. As of 2018, traces can be still seen.
On July 9, 1978, the original screen was blown by heavy winds.
Opened as early as 1951.
It may’ve been closed in the early 1990s. It looks like the theater is still running into most of the 1980s.
First operated by Sanford natives Ralph Ross and Leonard Bucklin, and opened in 1949.
It said in one article that it closed in 1985. It was demolished sometime in the early 1990s. A 1992 aerial shows that a building was on the right side of the theater’s traces, while the other half of the traces remains attached.
The Polaris Drive-In did not close in 1954. According to researches, the Polaris Drive-In was still in operation as late as the early 1980s and may’ve been demolished in the 1990s. As of 2018, entrance and exit traces were still visible.