Mall Twin Cinema

dallasmovietheaters on May 12, 2025 at 3:58 am

Starlight Theatre Corporation of Hartford, Kentucky was an original lessee of the Lincoln Mall which was drawn up in 1969. Woolworth’s big box store, Woolco, was the primary anchor tenant with Winn-Dixie opening a grocery store there. By the time the theatre opened, Malco Theatre Circuit was the operator opening November 25, 1970 with “Monte Walsh” and “Patton.“ The auditoriums were identical with 224 seats or 448 in total.

Towne Square Mall brought a far superior center and Lincoln Mall was all but done in by the departure of Woolco in 1984. The Mall theatre soldiered on as a lightly trafficked sub-run, discount house for 13 more years. Winn-Dixie left in 1989. But Malco just kept the Mall Twin going all the way to closure January 30, 1997 with “Daylight” and “Romeo & Juliet.”

The Lincoln Mall filled in with a church and Goodwill Store as it turned non-profit and empty. The theater was given a festive storefront which stayed frozen in place even after the closing of the Lincoln Mall.

rivest266 on March 22, 2018 at 8:24 pm

This opened on November 25th, 1970. Grand opening ad in the photo section.

article: Mall Twin Cinema Opening article · Sun, Nov 22, 1970 – 10 · Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Kentucky) · Newspapers.com