Alpha Cinema 1 & 2

Announced as a Jerry Lewis Cinema in 1972, this theatre demonstrates the woes of franchisees trying to launch a JLC in 1973 as the Circuit hurtled toward bankruptcy and dissolution. The Jerry Lewis Cinema had its signage and advertised its February 14, 1973, grand opening in the paper. It was even featured in one of the local coupon books. But it’s likely some items needed to finish the theater never arrived. The theater opened under the name of the Royal Theater two months later.