Lighthouse Cinema

I saw a few movies here when I was stationed at DLI in the late 90’s. I saw Boogie Nights and The Big Lebowski here. At that time, there wen’t any really good theaters in Monterey, just this one, the State on Alvarado, and the one at the mall. For big time movies like Star Wars Episode I, I drove to Santa Clara to see it in a good theater with stadium seating.

This theatre in Pacific Grove near Monterey CA is owned by long time Enea Properties a movie theatre real estate company. Let’s hope they can get someone in to do some remodel work and re open the place. Needs to show art type movies not the same things as in Monterey. Bring in the films that don’t play in the area or classics from time to time. Maybe Drafthouse or CineLux may be interested? The Syufy’s under West Wind can take It over like they did in Santa Cruz CA. Bring in food and drinks. A great tourist town that now has no cinema. The Enea family can get back into showing movies like their parents did. I tried calling the company with some ideas and they don’t return calls.

Reopened as of May 2023 under independent ownership.

Passed by it today (9/3/23) advertising “Barbie”, “Oppenheimer”, “Equalizer 3” and “Golda” on the marquee.