Glendale 4-6
6110 N. Keystone Avenue,
Indianapolis,
IN
46220
6110 N. Keystone Avenue,
Indianapolis,
IN
46220
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Previously operated by: General Cinema Corp.
Previous Names: General Cinema Glendale III & IV, General Cinema Glendale IV & V
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This opened as a twin screen by General Cinema on September 24, 1970 with Sophia Loren in “Sunflower” & Candice Bergen in “Soldier Blue”. It was across the street from Glendale Mall on North Keystone Avenue.
It had a wide lobby. They split one screen along with one at Glendale 1-3 which also opened as a twin. The seating after they put in the new Irvin seats was 375 in cinemas 4 and 5 and 575 in cinema 6. It was closed on December 2, 1995.
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When the theatre closed in 1994, portions of the equipment transferred to other GC locations. The General Cinema logo sign on the front that faced Keystone, was moved to Lafayette Sq 1-2 and replaced the orginal 1968 sign on the side of that mall. It was removed from there in 1998.
September 24th, 1970 grand opening ad in photo section
The General Cinema Glendale I & II had opened on July 26, 1967. GCC then built a separate theater across the street from the Glendale Mall called the General Cinema Glendale III & IV on September 24, 1970 with “Sunflower” and “Soldier Blue.”
In 1978, the original venue split one of its auditoriums and was renamed the General Cinema Glendale I•II•III and this venue was rebranded as the General Cinema Glendale IV & V. Then the folks twinned an auditorium here in 1981 transforming to the General Cinema Glendale IV•V•VI.
At some point, the GCC folks ditched the Roman numerals in marketing. The 4-6 was the first to exit ending advertised operations at the terminus of a 25-year leasing agreement on June 29, 1995. The Glendale 1-3 returned to first-run only bookings. But the 4-6 continued with bookings without advertising all the way to December 2, 1995 - likely incurring little to no leasing obligation. The Glendale 4-6 appears to have exited on December 2, 1995 with “White Man’s Burden.”
The Glendale Cinema 1-3 was resumed by MCCI Theatres in a stunning comeback on November 25, 1998 - likely with a minimal leasing commitment. It was renamed as the Glendale Cinema 3 at that point. It closed as the Glendale Cinema (without the numeral) operating far, far longer than anyone could have ever expected. It closed after five full months of operation on May 2, 1999 with “Forces of Nature,” “The King & I,” “Shakespeare’s In Love,” and “Doug’s First Movie (but last at the Glendale Cinema)”. The building was razed to prevent any further cinematic operations.
General Cinema closed the original Glendale Cinema 1-3 on July 12, 1996. It was relit as the MCCI Theatres' Glendale Cinema 3 / Glendale Cinema from November 25, 1998 to May 2, 1999.