Canton Village Cinema
220 Albany Turnpike,
Canton,
CT
06019
220 Albany Turnpike,
Canton,
CT
06019
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Previously operated by: Jerry Lewis Cinemas
Architects: W.J. Ostrowski
Functions: Post Office
Previous Names: Jerry Lewis Cinema
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The Jerry Lewis Cinema in Canton, CT, was opened on February 19, 1971 with Barbra Streisand in “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever”. It was renamed Canton Village Cinema on March 23, 1978 and closed on May 27, 1979 with Jane Fonda in “Coming Home”. It is now a post office. The poster holders are still visible on the façade.
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Dave Bonan
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Dave,from Jerry’s own words about his Theatres.“I went into a business with a big company called Network Cinema Corporation to start a chain of Jerry Lewis Cinemas around the country,The theatres would show only G-Rated pictures,But with the increasing scarcity of that kind of product,the cinemas were running into financial trouble.In 1973, a group of frustrated theatre franchisees hit me with a $3 million lawsuit and won”. I have never really heard Jerry discuss his chain of theatres until i read his book, “DEAN & ME”. And that was all he wrote. Thought you or other Lewis fans might be interested.
Thanks for the info Mike.
Looks like you are the only one.they say all of Jerry’s fans are in Paris,France anyways,does this go to Paris. thanks for the comment,pal.
Look under locations France they are about 117 theatres listed there most of them in Paris.
I will give it a look,but i can’t read French.
The Jerry Lewis Cinema launched February 19, 1971 with “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.” It became the Canton Village Cinema on March 23, 1978 after the local Sheriff stepped in to run the location after the previous owner hadn’t made rent. It appears to have closed May 27, 1979 with Coming Home.
It only ever had one screen. In addition to evening and matinee showings, they sometimes had midnight movies. The no smoking policy was “ashes on the floor, asses out the door”.
The architect of the Canton Village Shopping Center location of this Jerry Lewis Cinema was W.J. Ostrowski for operator Richard T. Hooker Sr. & Associates. Seat count was 350. Franchise owner Murray Levine left the operation here and in Suffield, South Windsor and Manchester reportedly without paying rent in 1978. Sheriff Richard Ostop served the papers and then ran the theater in hopes of paying of the creditors as the renamed Canton Village Cinema on March 23, 1978 and closing in 1979, as noted above.