AMC Hawthorne Plaza 6
12640 Hawthorne Boulevard,
Hawthorne,
CA
90250
12640 Hawthorne Boulevard,
Hawthorne,
CA
90250
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Previously operated by: AMC Theatres
Firms: Charles K. Kober Associates, Maxwell Starkman & Associates
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Six screen multiplex at the Hawthorne Plaza was opened February 23, 1977 and operated by AMC Theatres. It started out as a first-run theatre but later became a discount house in the late-1980’s. Operated as an independent after AMC let its lease expire, the structure was razed in the late-1990’s.
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After AMC dropped the house it was operated by a chain called Inner City Cinemas, which also operated the near-by Baldwin Theatre. Because of money problems between the two house and violence at the theatres and the new Magic Johnson plex opening they closed the theatre. Which reopened for a short time by the chain that operated the University Triplex near USC and then it closed for the last time before being razed.
Correction: The Baldwin Theatre was long closed when the Magic Johnson plex opened in 1995.
The Baldwin Theatre closed in 1994. Because of the money problems and that new theatre complex opening soon. The Inner City Cinema chain could not keep the theatre open. They owed the studios alot of money and this new theatre was going to kill them. With not getting new first run features to play and they could not pay their loans.
The recent opening of the Hawthorne 6 was the subject of a brief article in the May 9, 1977, issue of Boxoffice Magazine.
Everything in this part of the mall was razed for new buildings, but on the north end there are still the dead anchors like the Broadway and the rest. It looks shabby when you drive by.
Here is an April 1979 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/ygcuhgz
The mall itself (the aforementioned dead anchors space) is popular with film shoots. Several movies have filmed in that space.
1977 grand opening ad in photo section
Grand Opening: Wednesday February 23rd 1977
(Hawthorne Blvd at El Segundo) (213) 644-8669
Opening Films The Cassandra Crossing ® The Enforcer ® Bound For Glory (PG) Nickelodeon (PG) Freaky Friday (G) Dogs ®
Grand opening ad:
AMC Hawthorne 6 opening Wed, Feb 23, 1977 – 28 · News-Pilot (San Pedro, California) · Newspapers.com