Thomas Mall Theatre
4502 E. Oak Street,
Phoenix,
AZ
85008
4502 E. Oak Street,
Phoenix,
AZ
85008
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Previously operated by: Broumas Theatres, Century Circuit Inc., General Cinema Corp., Harkins Theatres
Previous Names: Century's Thomas Mall Theatre
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Located on E. Oak Street close to the corner of N. 44th Street. The Century’s Thomas Mall Theatre opened on March 16th, 1967 with Amthony Quinn in “The 25th Hour”. It was the first theatre for Century Theatres outside of Long Island, NY. It was sold to General Cinema in 1973 who twinned it reopening on October 19th, 1979. In 1984 it was taken over by Harkins Theatres in 1984 and closed on July 23, 1993. No trace remains today of the cinema or mall.
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The theatre was an add on to the southeast corner of the mall. The only such add on.
Opening ad uploaded.
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Thomas Mall opening Thu, Mar 16, 1967 – Page 64 · Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) · Newspapers.com
The Broumas Theatre Circuit announced this project in January of 1965 designed originally as a 70mm roadshow venue. However, Broumas ran into financial difficulty and - like the Page Manor Theatre project in Ohio - was taken over by Century Theatres and opened by them in 1967.
Here’s a new 4-page 50th anniversary FIDDLER ON THE ROOF retrospective featuring a roadshow playdate chronology and historian Q&A. Thomas Mall’s lengthy run is mentioned in the piece.
This last appeared as a Harkins Theatre on July 25, 1993.