Hardy Court Cinema 8
625 Courthouse Road,
Gulfport,
MS
39507
625 Courthouse Road,
Gulfport,
MS
39507
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Previously operated by: ABC Interstate Theatres, Plitt Theatres
Previous Names: Cinema 1 & 2, Cinema III - Hardy Court, Hardy Court 3, Hardy Court Cinema Six
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Originally opened on August 23, 1974 as a twin screen cinema with Lucille Ball in “Mame” & Henry Fonda in “My Name is Nobody”. On April 12, 1985, Plitt Theatres added a third screen and it was renamed Cinema III - Hardy Court. In 1987 under new owners it was renamed Hardy Court 3. From July 10, 1987 the Hardy Court was a six-plex that ran first run attractions. On June 9, 1989 it expanded to eight screens It was extensively damaged by hurricane Katrina. It was totally demolished about two months after the Hurricane did its damage.
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The Hardy Court Twin Cinema, located in the Hardy Court Shopping Center, was opened by ABC Midsouth Theatres in the early 1970’s. It replaced the single screen Paramount Theatre in downtown Gulfport which they had closed and sold to the owner of the Sand and Gulf Theatres. After a few years, the largest auditorium was divided into two small auditoriums giving it three screens.
The theatre was sold in the late 1980’s to the owner of the Norwood Village Cinema in Gulfport. This owner enarged the theatre to six screens, and returned the two small auditoriums back to a single auditorium. After enlarging the Hardy Court, they closed the Norwood Village Cinema. The theatre was again enlarged by two screens giving it eight screens.
Around 2003 the owner sold the Hardy Court Cinema Eight to two investors who operated the theatre until Hurricane Katrina damaged the building. It never reopened and was demolished.
If you look closely at the blue sign on the right in the photo, it says “Hardy Court” on it. This is what remains of the sign and bill board that was located at the entrance to the parking lot for the Hardy Court Cinema which was located to the left in the blank area of the picture before the big building that looks like a house.
August 23rd, 1974 grand opening ad posted here.
Opened on screen 1 and 2 with “Mame” and screen 3 with “My name is nobody.
The site is now a state government office building(Business Enterprises Program) and a real estate office(Kim Seal, Realtor).
When I lived in Long Beach, MS, I saw many big movies here. Saw Batman in 89 and the line was a mile long. The Abyss, Forest Gump, Nightmare Before Xmas, U2 Rattle nd Hum. Many memories.
On April 12th, 1985, this was renamed Cinema III - Hardy Court by Plitt theatres as the 3rd screen opens. In the photo section, another grand opening ad has been posted.
On April 10th, 1987, Cineplex Odeon (which owned Plitt at the time) sold it to new owners, and it was renamed Hardy Court 3. On July 10th, 1987, it was expanded to six screens, and on June 9th, 1989, it was expanded to eight screens. More newspaper ads have been placed in the photo section.
May 2005 article about its new owners.
Hardy Court Cinema new ownership 03 May 2005, Tue Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) Newspapers.com