Globe Cinema
617 8th Avenue SW,
Calgary,
AB
T2P 1H1
617 8th Avenue SW,
Calgary,
AB
T2P 1H1
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Announcement of the June 13, 1974 twinning and opening of the Towne Cinema Red and Towne Cinema Blue, from the final night May 30, 1974 print ad of the original Towne Cinema on 7th Avenue, from it’s CT page.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/62557/photos/307061
It was twinned June 13, 1974 when it became the Towne Cinema Red and Towne Cinema Blue. Which should be added as previous names. The twinning grand opening coincided with the closing two weeks earlier of the original Towne Cinema located at 337 7th Avenue S.W., after it’s 8 month run of “American Graffiti”. That original Towne Cinema was then demolished. I am adding a page for that original Towne Cinema, which along with this Towne Cinema Red and Town Cinema Blue were owned by Hector Ross.
Reopened as Globe on November 3rd, 1995.
Globe Cinema opening Fri, Nov 3, 1995 – 64 · Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
March 19th, 1965 grand opening ad posted.
The Globe is no longer part of Landmark and has not been since 2016, as it has not been listed among Landmark’s theatres since then. It’s now an independent under the ownership of Riley’s Entertainment and its current website is here:
Globe Cinema website
Also in addition to Landmark (which originally ran it), Cineplex Odeon ran this theatre when it was the Towne from 1985 (see link below) until 1995, when Landmark took back over and renamed it the Globe.
Calgary Herald movie listings – September 27, 1985 (Towne included in Cineplex Odeon listings by this point)
Grand opening ad from March 19th, 1965 uploaded in the photo section.
A picture of the theater’s exterior: http://globecinema.wordpress.com/about/