Queen Cinema 3

231 W. Walnut Avenue,
Eunice, LA 70535

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rivest266
rivest266 on September 27, 2018 at 4:45 pm

June 5th, 1969 (click to zoom in) Queen Cinema opening 1Queen Cinema opening 1 Thu, Jun 5, 1969 – 4 · The Eunice News (Eunice, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com

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Queen Cinema opening 2Queen Cinema opening 2 Thu, Jun 5, 1969 – 5 · The Eunice News (Eunice, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on September 27, 2018 at 4:44 pm

Grand opening ad Queen theatre openingQueen theatre opening Fri, Nov 19, 1937 – 10 · The Eunice News (Eunice, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on September 27, 2018 at 4:43 pm

History of the Queen theatre – Cinema *November 20th, 1937 opened

*January 5th, 1948 badly damaged by a fire

  • July 14th, 1948 reopens

  • June 5th, 1969 reopened as Queen Cinema after major renovations.

  • April 16th, 1982 became Cinema I & II

  • July 25th, 1991 3rd screen opens

rivest266
rivest266 on September 27, 2018 at 4:40 pm

Euncie cinema history https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24073262/eunice_theatre_history_1/ and https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24073273/eunice_theatres_history_2/

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on April 9, 2010 at 4:58 pm

I just tested the ‘ Acadiana Cinemas’ link in the headnote and seems to be working just fine.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on September 13, 2009 at 7:57 pm

A recent article about this theatre indicates that it was originally built in 1937 and rebuilt in 1947, after a fire. Though still operating, it’s in serious need of renovation:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/57620962.html