Village Triple
2419 E. Commercial Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33308
2419 E. Commercial Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33308
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Chris McGuire Cinemas, Gulf States Theaters
Functions: Office Space
Previous Names: Village Theatre
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News About This Theater
- Jun 18, 2010 — "Jaws"... Happy 35th!
- May 14, 2010 — Please Post Today, May 14 --- "Jaws," Happy 35th
Only around for a decade, the 483-seat Village Theatre opened August 6, 1969 with Tony Curtis in “Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies” (aka Monte Carlo or Bust). It was operated by Chris McGuire Cinemas, the first "hardtop" cinema serving North Fort Lauderdale. Successors remodeled the Village Theatre as a triplex from November 5, 1971, but the property proved more valuable as banking/office space by the time of its closing on October 31, 1978.
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The Village opened in 1969 and became a triple in 1972.
August 6th, 1969 grand opening ad in the photo section.
3 screens on November 5th, 1971 becoming the first triplex cinema in Florida. Another ad in the photo section.
Christine McGuire in projection booth at Chris McGuire’s Theatre - Fort Lauderdale, Florida. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/14641
Opened on 6/8/1969 with “Those dating young men in their jaunty jalopies”.
Opened on 5/11/1971 on screen 1 with “Billy Jack”, screen 2 with “Patton”, screen 3 with “Blue water, white death”.
The 30th location of the Chris McGuire Cinema circuit had 483 seats at opening. When McGuire’s chain went out of business in 1971, the theaters went to various other circuits. Gulf States took on this location as the Village 3 Theatre through 1974 Under new operators, it became the Village Triple. It closed October 31, 1978 with “Pretty Baby,” “Wedding” and “Stingray.”