Kingsgate Cinemas

50sSNIPES on July 4, 2021 at 6:49 pm

Stern Ohio Theatres Incorporated of Bowling Green, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania opened the Mansfield Square Cinemas 1-2-3-4 on December 22, 1972 with “Fiddler On The Roof” on Screen 1, “Oliver!” On Screen 2, “Everything You Always Wanted To Know About S** But We’re Afraid To Ask” On Screen 3, and “The New Centurions” On Screen 4. Unlike most theaters, this theater had divided on selecting first and second-run films. The first-runs show on 2 screens while the second-runs show on the other 2 screens (I totally do not know if it lasted for a shorter period or not, but I believe that they went all first-run later on, I don’t know yet at the moment). Among its grand opening, a guy dressing up as Santa used a pair of scissors for the ribbon cutting. 2 out of 4 auditoriums had a capacity total of 600.

The Mansfield Square Cinema changed its name to the Kingsgate Cinemas in 1989. The Kingsgate Cinemas continued to operate until closing for the final time in the Spring of 2006.