UA 8 Movies

cardboardroom on April 27, 2021 at 10:25 pm

“Buena Park 8 closed in 1999; later replaced by a Krikorian megaplex.”

The UA Theater building itself is still there, currently occupied by a 24 Hour Fitness, while the Krikorian was built just to the southwest. The original theater entrance, as well as the geometric sculpture above it, still survives on the building’s eastern side.

They’re largely obscured by the 2000s-era Walmart that now occupies the land that formerly held the May Company/Fedco store and the theater parking lot, but nonetheless still visible from a narrow pedestrian path that runs between 24 Hour Fitness and Walmart. That rest of the former theater building has been updated to a more contemporary style in line with 24 Hour Fitness' brand standards, but for those that know where to look, some of that sweet, sweet kitschy ‘80s glory lives on.

rivest266 on May 24, 2015 at 2:39 pm

August 17th, 1984 grand opening ad in photo section