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50sSNIPES commented about Crown Theater on Oct 22, 2021 at 3:13 pm

Opened On March 27, 1969 With “Support Your Local Sheriff”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lincoln Theatre on Oct 22, 2021 at 3:09 pm

I cannot find the grand opening date, but the earliest attraction I can find is a January 18, 1928 attraction for “Aunt Dinah” and “Glover And Snooks”. The hunt still continues.

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50sSNIPES commented about Circle Drive-In on Oct 22, 2021 at 3:01 pm

This 300-car capacity Circle Drive-In was located on a 8-9 acre tract of land embracing 28 city lots and is one of a few drive-ins to be located inside the city limits in South Carolina as of 1949. Speaking of 1949, it opened on April 6, 1949 with “Sitting Pretty” with no extras. CinemaScope was installed on June 27, 1954 with “Knights Of The Round Table” as its first CinemaScope film. It was remodeled on June 7, 1961, reopening with “Bend Of The River”. It was closed on May 14, 1977 due to a failed ownership change.

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50sSNIPES commented about Lake Air Drive-In on Oct 22, 2021 at 2:32 pm

Opened On July 1, 1965.

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50sSNIPES commented about Portside Cinema on Oct 22, 2021 at 1:04 pm

Opened In 2004.

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50sSNIPES commented about Rio Theatre on Oct 22, 2021 at 12:58 pm

The Rio opened on March 15, 1941, just 24 hours right after the Palace reopened its doors after remodeling. The Rio opened with Rufe Davis in “Barnyard Follies” as a Saturday matinee only.

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50sSNIPES commented about Cinema IV on Oct 22, 2021 at 12:50 pm

Jerry Lewis Operated The Twin For Only A Year Starting With Its Grand Opening On June 16, 1972 (With A Reissue Of Walt Disney’s “Pinocchio” At Screen 1 And “The Last Picture Show” At Screen 2. Prior To Its Opening A Day Earlier, A Free Children’s Matinee Of The Little Ark Open House With Free Cokes Was Taken Place There) Until Taken Over By Showtime Theatres In May 1973, Renaming As The “Corsicana Twin Cinema”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Thunderbird Drive-In on Oct 21, 2021 at 10:32 am

Opened With “Harum Scarum” And “The Great Spy Mission”. It Was Closed On August 22, 1985 With A Triple Feature: “Rambo”, “First Blood”, And “Missing In Action” As Its Last Films. It Was Demolished Less Than A Year Later In 1986.

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50sSNIPES commented about 301 Drive-In on Oct 21, 2021 at 10:18 am

Demolished In 1996.

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50sSNIPES commented about Skyline Drive-In on Oct 17, 2021 at 6:18 pm

Opened On July 14, 1950 With “Jungle Siren”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Joy Drive-In on Oct 17, 2021 at 8:14 am

Opened On June 20, 1951 With John Derek In “Rogues Of Sherwood Forest”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Liberty Arts Collaborative on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:55 pm

The actual opening date is July 29, 1917 with George M. Cohan in “Broadway Jones”, along with a “Human Interest” reel.

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50sSNIPES commented about Grand Theatre on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:51 pm

The actual opening date is December 9, 1916 with “Under Two Flags”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Midway Drive-In on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:37 pm

Opened On July 1, 1952 With “Two Tickets To Broadway”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Suburbia Triple Drive-In on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:32 pm

One of the owners of the Suburbia was once arrested by an FBI agent, and would later plead not guilty over an obscenity film in July 1974. Throughout the rest of the 1970s is where the theater had a bunch of ups-and-downs on films and even projection, as more incidents were being taken place there.

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50sSNIPES commented about Florida Theatre on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:15 pm

Yes, It Was Burned On January 14, 1964 With 2 Injuries To 2 Firefighters From The HFD. A Twin Theater Would Later Be Built In The City And Would Open A Year Later As The Same Name To This Theater.

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50sSNIPES commented about Florida Quad on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:14 pm

It Seems That The Page Didn’t Update The Opening Date, But The Closing Date Is Right Though. It Was Suppose To Say That It Opened As The “Florida Theatre” As A Twin On February 9, 1965, Changed Its Name To The “Florida Twin” In 1969, Tripled In 1984 As The “Florida Triple”, Became A Quad In 1988 As The “Florida 4”, Last Known As The “Florida Quad” Until Closed On March 21, 1996.

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50sSNIPES commented about Florida Quad on Oct 16, 2021 at 2:17 pm

Yeah, I totally don’t know why Florida State Theatres have done that for others but, I’m sure it is a very popular name for that theater’s chain. Some had taken it, some didn’t. This Florida is one of them.

Also, this theater opened on February 9th, not the 10th.

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50sSNIPES commented about Florida Quad on Oct 16, 2021 at 2:07 pm

Yes, the Florida Theatre in Hollywood burned down on January 14, 1964 because of that fire that injured 2 firefighters, but I’m not talking about the Florida Theatre there. I’m talking about the Florida Theatre on 30 Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale which closed between late 1966 and early 1967. This Florida and Fort Lauderdale’s Florida got me confusing because this twin was temporarily named the “Florida Theatre” since its beginning despite on this being a twin as its name for the first 4 years. I even got to look at the Fort Lauderdale News to find its match, but the name severely catches me on.

Yes, it opened as a twin, but the name got super confusing for some people. It’s not the Florida, it’s other theaters across the US and others. The theater opened with a world premiere of “Strange Bedfellows” on both screens.

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50sSNIPES commented about Florida Quad on Oct 16, 2021 at 7:10 am

The actual closing date is March 21, 1996.

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50sSNIPES commented about Florida Quad on Oct 16, 2021 at 6:31 am

Correction: I Was Wrong, And Al Is Correct.

The Theater Actually First Opened As The Florida Theatre, Even Though It Didn’t Mean It Is A Twin, On February 10, 1965. It Was Renamed The Florida Twin In 1969. This Got Me Big Time Because It Has Nothing To Do With The Florida Theatre In Fort Lauderdale That Closed In Late 1966 Or Early 1967. The Theater Was Tripled In 1984 After Ending Its Twin Run. Wometco Took Over The Theater After Operating As A Plitt Theater For A While. A Fourth Screen Would Later Be Added During The Decade As The “Florida 4”. The Theater Was Last Known As The “Florida Quad” Before Closing In 1996.

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50sSNIPES commented about Diana Theatre on Oct 12, 2021 at 7:10 pm

The Dome Opened Its Doors On May 7, 1916 With “The Ballet Girl”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Jolly Roger Drive-In on Oct 11, 2021 at 10:09 am

Yes, this is formerly known as the Hi-Land. This 200-car capacity theater began construction in August of 1950 and finished it that September. The theater was owned by H. Cecil Aruff of Morristown, Tennessee. I cannot find the grand opening advertisement, but it opened its gates during the first week of October 1950. The first attraction, film, and subjects were unidentified, but the second attraction is Abbott and Costello in “The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap” with no selected short subjects, that’s the earliest attraction I found so far just right after its grand opening.

It was renamed the Jolly Roger in 1962, and I do believe that they played some of those films that fits, but I don’t think I could be joking just because of that unusual name.

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50sSNIPES commented about 501 Drive-In on Oct 11, 2021 at 9:35 am

Demolished In October 1970.

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50sSNIPES commented about Framingham Cinema Shoppers' World on Oct 9, 2021 at 4:35 pm

Correction: This Is From 1992, Not 1986.