Century ( The Modern version ) also had a couple Multi plexes outside their usual geographic area in South Dakota and Iowa.
Does anyone know what prompted the Syufy Brothers to sell? I know they had debt of over 300 million… I don’t think they carried any debt when Ray Sr. was alive…he expanded slowly, and normally only built on land he owned.
Scott…You are incorrect the modern era Century Theatres had two Complexes in the Chicago Area…and a third one that was in the planning stages when they were bought out by Cinemark.
By the way does anyone know the “ real” reason that the Syufy Brothers sold out?
In the early 70’s I was City Manager for Cinecom Theatres in Anderson,and managed the Paramount,in addition to supervising the State Theatre,North and South Drive Ins and the Mounds Mall Cinema.
I enjoyed my time there very much.
I was an Usher at the former RKO Orpheum Theatre from 1966-68,under the tutelage of the late Milt Troehler,long time manager of the Theatre.I loved the theatre and my experiences there!
Century ( The Modern version ) also had a couple Multi plexes outside their usual geographic area in South Dakota and Iowa.
Does anyone know what prompted the Syufy Brothers to sell? I know they had debt of over 300 million… I don’t think they carried any debt when Ray Sr. was alive…he expanded slowly, and normally only built on land he owned.
It was. I was the first Manager here when it opened.When the Northpark I & II opened in nearby Davenport, Iowa I then transferred there.
Scott…You are incorrect the modern era Century Theatres had two Complexes in the Chicago Area…and a third one that was in the planning stages when they were bought out by Cinemark. By the way does anyone know the “ real” reason that the Syufy Brothers sold out?
In the early 70’s I was City Manager for Cinecom Theatres in Anderson,and managed the Paramount,in addition to supervising the State Theatre,North and South Drive Ins and the Mounds Mall Cinema.
I enjoyed my time there very much.
Kurt J. Noack
I was an Usher at the former RKO Orpheum Theatre from 1966-68,under the tutelage of the late Milt Troehler,long time manager of the Theatre.I loved the theatre and my experiences there!
Kurt J. Noack