Northwood Cinema Grill
6069 Stellhorn Road,
Fort Wayne,
IN
46885
6069 Stellhorn Road,
Fort Wayne,
IN
46885
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Opened on December 20th, 1974. Grand opening ad posted.
The first film I remember seeing at Northwood (back when it was a General Cinema theater) was “Jaws” in June of 1975. I was unable see it on my first attempt back then, as all shows were sold out, so I had to return the following day—heralding the dawn of the summer blockbuster.
The former General Cinema became the long-running Northwood Cinema Grill in 1998 reopening with “There’s Something About Mary” and “What Dreams May Come.” The twin screener closed on March 16, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened June 19th for two weeks closing until September 4, 2020 for what turned out to be its final run. The Cinema Grill closed on October 29, 2020 with “The War With Grandpa” and a Halloween repertory run of “Hocus Pocus.” Plans to reopen at Thanksgiving with “The Croods 2” were scrapped and then the operators announced on December 29, 2020 that the closure would be permanent. It was one of many theatres closed permanently during the pandemic.
This theater originally was the Northwood Park 1 & 2 and opened in the late 70s by General Cinema. In 1993, it was taken over by Regal Cinemas and was closed 3 years later. A local couple remodeled the the theater and removed the theater seating and replaced it with tiered tables & chairs and added a kitchen. The Northwood Cinema Grill reopened in the late 90s and still has 2 auditoriums. Seating capacity was reduced. They run 1st run movies and offer a basically a sandwich and appetizer menu with beer and wine. It has been very well received as it is the only movie house on the very populated northeast section of Fort Wayne.
(According to the article), this venue was also known as Northwood Cinema and is a 2-screener.