The Ridgeway Four opened Friday, June 17, 1977. The first features were: A Bridge Too Far, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The Other Side of Midnight, and Walking Tall: Final Chapter. I’ll never forget this theater as long as I live. I saw the last showing of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin on 9/10/2001. The next day the world seemed to change forever. I still carry my ticket stub from that night in my wallet as a reminder.
I added three photos of the abandoned drive-in from March 1972. They are screenshots taken from the 1973 feature film The Thief Who Came to Dinner, shot on location in Houston.
The State closed November 28, 1970 following the 9:50 showing of WUSA. The final ad for the theater from The Comnercial Appeal is posted.
The Ridgeway Four opened Friday, June 17, 1977. The first features were: A Bridge Too Far, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The Other Side of Midnight, and Walking Tall: Final Chapter. I’ll never forget this theater as long as I live. I saw the last showing of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin on 9/10/2001. The next day the world seemed to change forever. I still carry my ticket stub from that night in my wallet as a reminder.
JasonCManley, you’re correct. Star Wars opened at The Plaza, August 13, 1982.
I added three photos of the abandoned drive-in from March 1972. They are screenshots taken from the 1973 feature film The Thief Who Came to Dinner, shot on location in Houston.
KStar, it was a Plitt theater, yes.