The Loews Twin opened its doors on June 28, 1972 with “Last Of The Red Hot Lovers” in Screen 1 and “Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes” in Screen 2, with an open house three days prior. A third screen was added on May 1975, which became the Loews Town & Country 3.
Loews closed the Town & Country 3 on August 30, 1990 with “Men At Work”, “Arachnophobia”, and “Freshman” in screen order, and was demolished in 2002.
The address is correct, but Apple Maps placed the marker way out of location.
Opened as the Bob Bullock IMAX Theatre on April 21, 2001 with Liam Neeson’s narration of “Journey Into Amazing Caves”. Its opening attraction features promotional support by the Austin American-Salesman, Time Warner Cable (now Spectrum), and six Austin area radio stations: KASE, KFMK, KVET (both AM and FM), KPEZ and KHFI.
Opened with “Bugs Bunny Superstar” plus a midnight showing of “Fillmore” in Screen 1 and “The Other Side Of The Mountain” in Screen 2. The opening was also presented by KMOD-FM, a then-progressive rock station in the Tulsa market. The Forum Twin closed on September 4, 1989 with “Weekend At Bernie’s” in Screen 1 and “UHF” in Screen 2.
Actual closing date is September 1, 1985 with a one-day sexploitation show (which is a very stupid decision to close a drive-in), but its final normal show was one day prior on August 31, 1985 with “Beverly Hills Cop” and “48 Hours”.
The Granada Theatre received major reconstruction in 1954. United California Theatres reopened the Granada on September 1, 1954, reopening with James Stewart in “Rear Window” and Walt Disney’s “Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom”.
The actual opening date is December 20, 1985 by Dallas-based Mitchell Brothers. Its also strange that “White Nights” was named “White Knight” in the opening article, most likely because of a spelling error.
United Artists last operated the Majestic until its closure on April 28, 1974 with “The Three Musketeers” and “The Twelve Chairs”. It was demolished later that year.
The Wigwam Theater was renamed the Nevada Theatre on August 11, 1942 after extensive remodeling, reopening with Abbott and Costello in “Ride ‘Em Cowboy” and Don Ameche in “Confirm Or Deny” along with Disney’s Donald Duck in “Truant Officer Donald” and a Universal Newsreel.
On September 2, 1948, the Nevada Theatre was renamed the Crest Theatre after another extensive remodeling, reopening with Betty Grable in “That Lady In Ermine” and a special Hollywood studio preview and Anne Baxter appearing in person. Otherwise, no extras were added. It was operated by Fox West Coast at the time.
Mann Theatres closed the Crest on September 13, 1977 with “The Deep” and “Fun With Dick And Jane”.
However, United Artists announced in a November 1974 article that the Conway Theatre would continue operating on weekends during the winter, but that idea was scrapped because of deterioration, which caused the closure of the Conway Theatre. S.T. Smith Jr., executor of the estate of his late father, replied that the chain paid an undisclosed sum to terminate the lease, which was set to expire in August 1977.
The Town Centre Cinema 6 actually first opened in late-1985, as it was already advertised in 1986. Cinemark would take the theater over that same year and its name was shorten to just Cinema 6. It was last known as Cinemark Cinema 6 and closed on February 21, 2010.
I cannot find as much details about the Southbridge Twin Cinema, but all I know is that this might’ve opened as a single-screener under the “Southbridge Cinema” name before it was twinned in 1973. Unfortunately there’s not a lot of information about its early life from the archives of the Boston Globe with the exception of showtimes.
Prudential Theatres opened the Ruby Isle Theatre on June 22, 1966 with Ann Margret in “Stagecoach”. It originally housed 818 Haywood-Wakefield rocking chair seats (with 643 seats in the auditorium and 175 seats in the balcony).
United Artists took over the theater in 1969, and would become a 99-cent house during the latter half of the 1980s, still under UA ownership. United Artists operated the Ruby Isle Theatre until the Fall of 1990 and was followed by a brief two-month closure. Independent owners took over the theater and relaunched the Ruby Isle Theatre in December 1990, and they operated the Ruby Isle until its final closure on January 1, 1996 with “Indian In The Cupboard” and “Nine Months”.
The short-lived Value Cinemas Brookfield opened its doors on June 30, 1995 with eight screens. Its total capacity of seats may also be wrong as well. It was renamed the Tower 8 Cinemas in April 2000, and closed on April 15, 2002.
Marcus Theatres opened the West Point Cinemas on November 27, 1985 with six screens. Two more screens were added in late-1987 bringing a total to eight screens. Marcus closed the theater on May 3, 2007.
The Loews Twin opened its doors on June 28, 1972 with “Last Of The Red Hot Lovers” in Screen 1 and “Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes” in Screen 2, with an open house three days prior. A third screen was added on May 1975, which became the Loews Town & Country 3.
Loews closed the Town & Country 3 on August 30, 1990 with “Men At Work”, “Arachnophobia”, and “Freshman” in screen order, and was demolished in 2002.
Closed by AMC on January 1, 1990.
Closed on December 27, 1995.
Opened as the Bob Bullock IMAX Theatre on April 21, 2001 with Liam Neeson’s narration of “Journey Into Amazing Caves”. Its opening attraction features promotional support by the Austin American-Salesman, Time Warner Cable (now Spectrum), and six Austin area radio stations: KASE, KFMK, KVET (both AM and FM), KPEZ and KHFI.
GCC, not CGC
Opened with “Bugs Bunny Superstar” plus a midnight showing of “Fillmore” in Screen 1 and “The Other Side Of The Mountain” in Screen 2. The opening was also presented by KMOD-FM, a then-progressive rock station in the Tulsa market. The Forum Twin closed on September 4, 1989 with “Weekend At Bernie’s” in Screen 1 and “UHF” in Screen 2.
Actual closing date is September 1, 1985 with a one-day sexploitation show (which is a very stupid decision to close a drive-in), but its final normal show was one day prior on August 31, 1985 with “Beverly Hills Cop” and “48 Hours”.
The Granada Theatre received major reconstruction in 1954. United California Theatres reopened the Granada on September 1, 1954, reopening with James Stewart in “Rear Window” and Walt Disney’s “Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom”.
The actual opening date is December 20, 1985 by Dallas-based Mitchell Brothers. Its also strange that “White Nights” was named “White Knight” in the opening article, most likely because of a spelling error.
The Desert 5 Drive-In closed in 1988 (not 1989), and the Desert 12 was built in the site which opened that November.
Closed on August 13, 1998 when Century opened their Park Lane 16 nearby.
United Artists last operated the Majestic until its closure on April 28, 1974 with “The Three Musketeers” and “The Twelve Chairs”. It was demolished later that year.
Closed on April 6, 1997 with “B.A.P.S.” in Screen 1 and the double feature of “Secrets And Lies” and “The Mirror Has Two Faces” in Screen 2.
Became the Granada 4 on July 15, 1983, and closed by United Artists on September 6, 1993.
The Wigwam Theater was renamed the Nevada Theatre on August 11, 1942 after extensive remodeling, reopening with Abbott and Costello in “Ride ‘Em Cowboy” and Don Ameche in “Confirm Or Deny” along with Disney’s Donald Duck in “Truant Officer Donald” and a Universal Newsreel.
On September 2, 1948, the Nevada Theatre was renamed the Crest Theatre after another extensive remodeling, reopening with Betty Grable in “That Lady In Ermine” and a special Hollywood studio preview and Anne Baxter appearing in person. Otherwise, no extras were added. It was operated by Fox West Coast at the time.
Mann Theatres closed the Crest on September 13, 1977 with “The Deep” and “Fun With Dick And Jane”.
Closed on September 5, 1982.
Became a six-screener in May 1986.
It closed in 1974, not 1984.
Edited from my April 17, 2023 (2:34 PM) comment:
The Town Centre Cinema 6 actually first opened in late-1985, as it was already advertised in 1986. Cinemark would take the theater over that same year and its name was shorten to just Cinema 6. It was last known as Cinemark Cinema 6 and closed on February 21, 2010.
Closed after the 1985 season.
I cannot find as much details about the Southbridge Twin Cinema, but all I know is that this might’ve opened as a single-screener under the “Southbridge Cinema” name before it was twinned in 1973. Unfortunately there’s not a lot of information about its early life from the archives of the Boston Globe with the exception of showtimes.
Prudential Theatres opened the Ruby Isle Theatre on June 22, 1966 with Ann Margret in “Stagecoach”. It originally housed 818 Haywood-Wakefield rocking chair seats (with 643 seats in the auditorium and 175 seats in the balcony).
United Artists took over the theater in 1969, and would become a 99-cent house during the latter half of the 1980s, still under UA ownership. United Artists operated the Ruby Isle Theatre until the Fall of 1990 and was followed by a brief two-month closure. Independent owners took over the theater and relaunched the Ruby Isle Theatre in December 1990, and they operated the Ruby Isle until its final closure on January 1, 1996 with “Indian In The Cupboard” and “Nine Months”.
Closed on October 18, 1987 with “The Big Town” in Screen 1 and “Hellraiser” in Screen 2.
The short-lived Value Cinemas Brookfield opened its doors on June 30, 1995 with eight screens. Its total capacity of seats may also be wrong as well. It was renamed the Tower 8 Cinemas in April 2000, and closed on April 15, 2002.
Marcus Theatres opened the West Point Cinemas on November 27, 1985 with six screens. Two more screens were added in late-1987 bringing a total to eight screens. Marcus closed the theater on May 3, 2007.