General Cinemas Saugus was loctaed what was then called New England Shopping Center. It was located about where Dicks sporting goods is.
It only had 2 screens, Cinema I & II View link
I think it closed sometime after 1985, new mall opened fall of 1994
National Amusements has operated in Revere for 51 years. In 1948, Michael Redstone opened the Revere Drive-In.
The Drive-In remained until the early 1980s, when it was replaced first with a 10-screen movie theater in 1982. I lived in the area and remembered driving by with my parents and catching the movies playing on the screens. Never saw a movie there, but would go to the flea market with my parents. Now that was a flea market, not what they call a flea market there today.
I belive there was only 2 screens.
National Amusements has operated in Revere for 51 years. In 1948, Michael Redstone opened the Revere Drive-In.
The Drive-In remained until the early 1980s, when it was replaced first with a 10-screen movie theater in 1982, then in 1985 with the 14-screen megaplex, which was one of the highest grossing in the Showcase chain. Construction on the new megaplex began in 1999, with stadium-style seating, and it was done in two stages. First, a 10-screen cinema building was built while the 14-screen cineplex remained opened. Construction on a second 10-screen cinema building began after the opening of the first 10. The 14-screen cineplex was demolished to create additional parking. What I hated about the first building was the lobby entrance was in front of the building which faced RT1. You Parked in the back and had to walk around the building, this was great in the winter and when it was raining. I can’t remember when the entrance to the lobby went right thru, both sides, maybe 1985. They just finshed remodeling again, adding Director Halls and Chatters Bar & Grill, a full service restaurant. They have also upgraded their equipment for Digital Projection. After the 1985 upgrade and new theater in 2000, it started the closings of Theater’s in the surrounding citis and towns, they just couldn’t complete with Showcase.
General Cinemas Saugus was loctaed what was then called New England Shopping Center. It was located about where Dicks sporting goods is.
It only had 2 screens, Cinema I & II View link
I think it closed sometime after 1985, new mall opened fall of 1994
National Amusements has operated in Revere for 51 years. In 1948, Michael Redstone opened the Revere Drive-In.
The Drive-In remained until the early 1980s, when it was replaced first with a 10-screen movie theater in 1982. I lived in the area and remembered driving by with my parents and catching the movies playing on the screens. Never saw a movie there, but would go to the flea market with my parents. Now that was a flea market, not what they call a flea market there today.
I belive there was only 2 screens.
By the way, Shari Redstone is now running National Amusements.
National Amusements has operated in Revere for 51 years. In 1948, Michael Redstone opened the Revere Drive-In.
The Drive-In remained until the early 1980s, when it was replaced first with a 10-screen movie theater in 1982, then in 1985 with the 14-screen megaplex, which was one of the highest grossing in the Showcase chain. Construction on the new megaplex began in 1999, with stadium-style seating, and it was done in two stages. First, a 10-screen cinema building was built while the 14-screen cineplex remained opened. Construction on a second 10-screen cinema building began after the opening of the first 10. The 14-screen cineplex was demolished to create additional parking. What I hated about the first building was the lobby entrance was in front of the building which faced RT1. You Parked in the back and had to walk around the building, this was great in the winter and when it was raining. I can’t remember when the entrance to the lobby went right thru, both sides, maybe 1985. They just finshed remodeling again, adding Director Halls and Chatters Bar & Grill, a full service restaurant. They have also upgraded their equipment for Digital Projection. After the 1985 upgrade and new theater in 2000, it started the closings of Theater’s in the surrounding citis and towns, they just couldn’t complete with Showcase.