Cinemark has marked this as Permanently Closed on their website. Not surprising as Regal was building a 12-plex not far from here to replace their aging UA Stonestown Twin.
Not sure, but I don’t think this was OPENED by Carmike. Cinema World was a chain that Carmike acquired, though it’s possible this was one of those projects started by one chain, but possible completed by Carmike.
I’m curious if anybody knows if National Amusements built this theatre or whether they took it over from a competitor while it was being built. Always seemed so strange that they would build so close to their own theater and that they never really branded the outside with anything resembling their other theatres.
My guess is by counting the seats on the reserved seating chart that appears when you attempt to buy tickets on their websites. That’s the only way I’m aware of short of personally visiting the site or somehow finding that information with the fire marshal.
I don’t know if it’s the case for this particular theatre, but according to a number of newspaper articles I’ve found in various archives, CinemaNational sold twelve of their non-New York locations to United Artists in 1976. It’s likely that this location was one of them.
I also don’t know that CinemaNational was a “Fly-by-night” operation as they were the theatre division of Carrols Development Corp which had been operating theatres around New York state since the 20s. CinemaNational later sold to USA Cinemas which in turn was sold to Loews Theatres.
The Poughkeepsie Journal from 12/24/1971 features a [poor] photo of the ribbon cutting for Carrol’s Dutchess Mall Cinema, which suggests it opened prior to Christmas Day… though close enough for me.
Cinemark updated their website during the pandemic to say this theatre was permanently closed. If that’s the case, the last day of films was 3/17/2020.
Have you read somewhere that this is officially closed? Their website still says temporarily closed and just because a building is listed for sale doesn’t mean the business won’t continue to operate.
Last movies showed on 11/12/2020.
Cinemark has marked this as Permanently Closed on their website. Not surprising as Regal was building a 12-plex not far from here to replace their aging UA Stonestown Twin.
Not to be confused with ICE (Inner City Entertainment) out of Chicago.
I believe the speakers in front of the screen was pretty common for theatres built by Mid-States at the time.
Not sure, but I don’t think this was OPENED by Carmike. Cinema World was a chain that Carmike acquired, though it’s possible this was one of those projects started by one chain, but possible completed by Carmike.
No. By the looks of it maybe a Manos Enterprises eventual Carmike acquisition.
Internal document from General Cinema lists the opening date as 8/21/1981, closing 4/15/1999.
Is that a Pacer MOS I see there? What year was this?
I’m curious if anybody knows if National Amusements built this theatre or whether they took it over from a competitor while it was being built. Always seemed so strange that they would build so close to their own theater and that they never really branded the outside with anything resembling their other theatres.
My guess is by counting the seats on the reserved seating chart that appears when you attempt to buy tickets on their websites. That’s the only way I’m aware of short of personally visiting the site or somehow finding that information with the fire marshal.
I don’t know if it’s the case for this particular theatre, but according to a number of newspaper articles I’ve found in various archives, CinemaNational sold twelve of their non-New York locations to United Artists in 1976. It’s likely that this location was one of them.
I also don’t know that CinemaNational was a “Fly-by-night” operation as they were the theatre division of Carrols Development Corp which had been operating theatres around New York state since the 20s. CinemaNational later sold to USA Cinemas which in turn was sold to Loews Theatres.
The Poughkeepsie Journal from 12/24/1971 features a [poor] photo of the ribbon cutting for Carrol’s Dutchess Mall Cinema, which suggests it opened prior to Christmas Day… though close enough for me.
Cinemark updated their website during the pandemic to say this theatre was permanently closed. If that’s the case, the last day of films was 3/17/2020.
Cinemark updated their website to show this theatre as permanently closed. Last day of showtimes was 3/17/2020.
Theatre closed back in January 2020.
Cinemark’s website is showing this theatre is permanently closed. Last day of operation was 3/17/2020.
Cinemark’s website indicates that this theatre is permanently closed. Last day was 3/17/2020
Cinemark’s website indicates that this theatre is permanently closed. Last day of operation appears to be 3/16/2020.
According to Cinemark’s website, this theatre is permanently closed. Last day of operation appears to be 3/16/2020.
Have you read somewhere that this is officially closed? Their website still says temporarily closed and just because a building is listed for sale doesn’t mean the business won’t continue to operate.
Cinemark announced it would not reopen this theatre as it was at the end of its lease.
That’s unfortunate, it was quite a clean operation and one of the last remaining AMC builds from that era.
Last day film played at this theatre (and many closing during the pandemic) was 3/16/2020.
This looks like something Carmike acquired at one point. Anybody know who built and ran it before it got to Southeast Cinemas?
An article posted 5/7/2020 to News Channel 11’s website WJHL reports that the theatre will not be reopening after the Covid-19 pandemic passes.
https://www.wjhl.com/local-coronavirus-coverage/general-manager-cinemark-closes-tinseltown-usa-in-bristol-va-permanently/