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50sSNIPES commented about Bijou Cinema on Oct 15, 2022 at 10:30 am

This first opened as a General Cinema, called the GCC Worcester Center Cinema as early as September 1973 as a triplex. The theater also went under a secondary name of “GCC Galleria Mall Cinemas”.

It became the Bijou Cinema sometime around 2001 and closed in late 2004.

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50sSNIPES commented about Bijou Cinema on Oct 15, 2022 at 10:25 am

This was probably taken shortly after opening.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lincoln Plaza Cinemas on Oct 15, 2022 at 9:36 am

Actually, this is taken around December 1995 (or if not very early 1996). I can tell because of Toy Story being shown on the marquee.

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50sSNIPES commented about Brahman Theaters III on Oct 13, 2022 at 9:23 am

The theater first opened as the Brahman Theatre in early December 1973 with “40 Carats” as a single-screener. The theater was then twinned in 1986 and was later tripled around a few years later.

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50sSNIPES commented about Skylake Twin Drive-In on Oct 13, 2022 at 9:15 am

The Skylake Twin opened its gates on February 11, 1976 with “Rooster Cogburn” at Screen 1 and “Cantinflas” and “Death Riddle” (translated in English) at Screen 2. Screen 2 mainly runs Spanish films although it sometimes play English films only for the first couple of years, while Screen 1 runs all-English films. The theater closed in or around 1989.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lee's Drive-In on Oct 13, 2022 at 8:40 am

The theater’s entrance was located on 172 N Lawrence Blvd, Keystone Heights, FL 32656. It indeed closed in the 1970s.

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50sSNIPES commented about 301 Drive-In on Oct 13, 2022 at 7:53 am

Opened in the early 1960s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Mooresville Davidson Drive-In on Oct 12, 2022 at 8:23 am

Closed in September 1985.

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50sSNIPES commented about Majestic Theatre on Oct 12, 2022 at 8:13 am

Update: I just found out that there were two Majestic Theatres in Rhinelander. The first one opened as early as 1911 and closed sometime around 1914 and was relocated.

The second Majestic Theatre began construction in the Spring of 1915 and opened by H.C. Zander on December 16, 1915 with a 6-reel presentation of “Soul of Broadway” starring Valeska Suralt, plus a performance by the theater’s orchestra named after the theater conducted by George Hartman. The Majestic Theatre would then run for many decades in the city of Rhinelander. The theater was remodeled on December 26, 1951, and it was the first to install CinemaScope on July 4, 1954, despite the finishing touches of the nearby Rouman Drive-In with a VistaVision typical screen, even though the neighboring towns such as Woodruff and Minocqua already received CinemaScope before Rhinelander. The theater was still in operation into the 1960s.

Information about the Majestic as of 1915 goes as follows: The theater contains the following: a capacity of 600 seats, then-latest appliances for proper subjects, heating, lighting, ventilating, and projection systems. Two emergency exits in the rear, both plainly marked and the stage can be emptied in short order. The interior decorations as of 1915 were painted pink and old ivory, and the walls and ceiling were built under stucco. The theater is first operated by H.C. Zander.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ridge Drive-In on Oct 12, 2022 at 7:11 am

Closed in the late 1970s, and demolished in the early 1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Legacy Theaters Staunton on Oct 12, 2022 at 6:07 am

According to research, this was first known as the “Plaza Cinema” dating back to the very beginning of the mall. The mall opened theater-less for almost a year in September of 1968. The Plaza Cinema opened in 1969 as a single-screener. It also went under an alternate name of “Staunton Plaza Cinema” and later “Staunton Mall Cinema”. It remained as a single-screener until converting into a 6-screen theater sometime in the late 1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Mooresville Davidson Drive-In on Oct 11, 2022 at 3:27 pm

This is one out of two drive-ins in Mooresville. The Mooresville-Davidson opened in 1948. It appears that the theater was still in operation after the Charlotte Observer stopped showing advertisements for the theater in 1974. Despite the Observer’s decisions, it appears that the theater continued to run until sometime around the mid-1980s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lake Trail Drive-In on Oct 11, 2022 at 11:28 am

Opened around 1953. A 1951 aerial shows that the theater not being built yet. It was closed in the 1980s and demolished in the early 1990s to make way for houses.

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50sSNIPES commented about Adair County Drive-In on Oct 11, 2022 at 11:26 am

The theater was actually located on 177 Burkesville Loop, Columbia, KY 42728. The theater opened around 1953, closed in the late 1980s, and demolished in the 1990s. A 1951 aerial shows that the theater was not built yet.

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50sSNIPES commented about St. Croix Hilltop Drive-In on Oct 11, 2022 at 7:04 am

The St. Croix Hilltop Drive-In probably dates back as early as the early 1950s. A 1949 aerial shows that the theater hasn’t been built yet, but a 1957 aerial shows the theater in operation.

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50sSNIPES commented about Valley Drive-In on Oct 11, 2022 at 6:27 am

It appears that the theater was demolished in the early 2000s. So it may’ve closed in the 1990s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lakeland Cinema on Oct 9, 2022 at 1:01 pm

Opened in the early 2000s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Eagle Theater on Oct 9, 2022 at 12:58 pm

Opened as early as 1924.

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50sSNIPES commented about Vilas Cinema on Oct 9, 2022 at 12:56 pm

Opened in November 1928 as the Vilas Theatre.

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50sSNIPES commented about SunValley Cinema I & II on Oct 9, 2022 at 5:32 am

Closed in March 1989.

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50sSNIPES commented about Marshall Theatre on Oct 8, 2022 at 5:39 pm

The Msrshall Theatre dates back as early as 1923 according to the Marshall Tribute. The Marshall Theatre closed its doors for the final time during the CinemaScope boom in the mid-1950s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Rio Theater on Oct 8, 2022 at 3:53 pm

The Fox Theatre became the Rio Theatre on April 16, 1933.

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50sSNIPES commented about Oshkosh Cinemas on Oct 8, 2022 at 3:48 pm

A fifth screen was added on November 9, 1984.

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50sSNIPES commented about Fox Cinema Cafe on Oct 8, 2022 at 3:39 pm

Opened in 2007.

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50sSNIPES commented about Princess Theatre on Oct 8, 2022 at 3:36 pm

First opened as the “Vaudette” in 1907, before changing its name to the Square Theatre on March 6, 1912. The Square Theatre changed its name to the Princess Theatre under the new management of Thomas Whipple on April 23, 1916.

On January 8, 1917, A.A. Schiffer became the new owner of the theater which was conducted by Whiffle a few months prior. Unfortunately, this errantly turned into a wrong direction.

On February 27, 1917, the Princess Theatre closed its doors for the final time immediately after the owner, Schiffer, took his own life by hanging from a railing of the balcony leading to the projection booth inside the theater. His brother and the operator of the theater, Oscar Schiffer, discovered his body shortly around 4:00 PM right after he entered the building and taking a couple of steps. Schiffer was well-known for the city of Menasha. It was unknown why the owner of the theater committed suicide shortly after he greeted the people working at the theater 30 minutes before the suicide. Shortly before he entered the Princess Theatre for the last time, he was talking to his friend W.H. Pierce at the Pierce Brothers Bowling Alley. Pierce is also the owner of the bowling alley. People at the Princess Theatre knew before the incident that he had a “happy frame of mind”. Shortly after Oscar discovered the body, Dr. G.E. Forkin was called as well as Winnebago County Coroner E.T. Philips. The body was taken to the undertaking parlors of the Menasha Furniture Company, before taking to his house on First Street.