AMC Criterion 6
1313 3rd Street,
Santa Monica,
CA
90401
1313 3rd Street,
Santa Monica,
CA
90401
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One of the multiplex theaters to have THX sound in all auditoriums.
It’s a Brookstone retail crap store at present.
The above description is not quite accurate. I worked in Santa Monica in the early-mid 1980s. The theater was not “razed around 1983” – it had to be later than that, either the late ‘80s or early '90s. And let me tell you, after the theater was sold by the Mann company (late '70s?) it went DOWNHILL just like the rest of the Santa Monica mall. At one time it was a .99 and even .49 theater showing double and triple “grindhouse” type fare. The poor manager made attempts at respectability but the majority of the audience was homeless or riff raff types. He even tried screening “The Ten Commandments” – for free – around Christmas time, thinking families might show up – but was horrified, or so I heard, when the theater was packed with transients.
Not really demolished. The building remains. It was gutted out for retail.
Status should be changed to “Demolished.”
A Victoria’s Secret location currently occupies the former AMC Criterion 6 space.
This movie theater has been close for 3 years
I walked by the other day and the portion of the building that held the theaters has been stripped down to the beams.
Ted Mann passed away in 2001.
Mr. Mann? Why I don’t think there’s been a Mr. Mann since… hmm… when? The 80’s?
Why????!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was Hoping some How this Theater would Reopen!!!!!! This is a Personal Loss For Me!!!!!!! I Have Felt Heartbroken Since Mr. MANN sold it to AMC!!!!!!! No Offense, but what a Great Place with Great Memories' Like The Corners of My Mind Misty Water Color Memories'!!!!!!!!!!
Sadly, the blade and marquee have been removed…
This was a very Busy Popular Theater every time I was there I felt a Warm Loving Feeling this Place will be missed what a sad loss and it didn’t have to be that way I can’t fatham what they were thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Loved This Theater it Ment the World To Me I will never feel the same about going to the Movies Again!!!!!!!!!! Thank You Very Little Stupid People Wrong Thing to Do this was the Best Place Ever What Were you Thinking You Lack Sentiment How Sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another article on its closing: http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/AMC-Criterion-6-Goes-Dark-On-Third-Street-Promenade/37216
That’s too bad… That was the nicest theater on the promenade… the nicest in Santa Monica even…
Hey, I just finished reading the article linked above, and the last line cites CT!
Bad news, Brade48: The AMC Criterion 6 closed yesterday. Front page news in the Santa Monica Daily Press. It looks like the space will be turned into retail.
http://smdp_backissues.s3.amazonaws.com/033013.pdf
Status should be changed accordingly.
This is the one screen in SM that should remain open. The AMC7 and the BROADWAY 4 are awful. Maybe SM should have less screens, it is probably the boost Westwood needs.
This article about AMC withdrawing its proposal to build a new theater in Santa Monica also indicates that the Criterion 6 may still close.
May not be open for much longer. According to an article in this issue of the Santa Monica Daily Press —
http://smdp_backissues.s3.amazonaws.com/120812.pdf
— the owner has received permission from the city to convert the theatre space to retail. The majority of the article deals with the proposed new multiplex AMC wanted to build on Fourth, but the author dropped this bombshell in the last two paragraphs. See page 10.
June 27th, 1990 grand opening ad has been uploaded in the photo section.
It should be noted that the organ from this theater was used for at least a few recordings by Gaylord Carter, though I believe this was after the organ had been removed from the Criterion to a new home.
They are both reproductions of the original vertical and marquee signage. The only original part of the built is the facade wall were the marquee is, the rest of the building is new.
Went to the Criterion 6 for the first time on 10/12. The $6 senior Tuesday is a great deal, but the $5 flat rate evening parking is $2 more than Westwood(where you can sometimes find a free spot). Saw “Case 39”, 10:05PM show in one of the downstairs auditoriums. Only eight of us watching quite a good movie-much better than the reviews. The little girl is tremendous, almost as good as the one in “The Bad Seed”, which the Aero showed months ago.
The vertical sign and marquee are amazing-are they reproductions or restored originals?
Thanks for all the experts on this board-I learn a lot.