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50sSNIPES commented about Viewmont Mall Cinema on May 16, 2022 at 7:47 am

Closed In January 2000 As Latest.

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50sSNIPES commented about New Rialto Theatre on May 16, 2022 at 6:22 am

The Rialto was formerly the site of the Company H Armory, and opened its doors on Thanksgiving Day (November 25), 1937 with “Back In Circulation”.

After closing in 1958 sitting abandoned for nearly four years, the Rialto had a surprise comeback and reopened back a movie house on March 16, 1962 with John Wayne in “The Comancheros”.

The Rialto closed its doors for the final time on March 24, 1968 with Walt Disney’s “The Happiest Millionaire”. However, a few major incidents occurred there after closure. On September 15, 1968, Scranton Police investigated a forcible entry that occurred at the Rialto by intruders, and on July 7, 1969, the Rialto’s marquee was damaged by a vehicle with a trailer.

The theater would later convert into a commercial structure, and was placed on sale until March 8, 1973.

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50sSNIPES commented about Theater on May 13, 2022 at 4:49 pm

This could be the Empress Theatre which first opened as the Yale Theatre on August 25, 1913, and became the Empress in August 1916 until closing in June 1920, but I could be wrong.

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50sSNIPES commented about Grand Theater on May 13, 2022 at 4:35 pm

This has to be the Grand Theatre, which opened in 1911 and closed in December 1929 without any chance on wiring sound. The theater itself was located on the same road the Roxy came from.

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50sSNIPES commented about Starlite Drive In on May 13, 2022 at 4:31 pm

The Hi-Way 41 Drive-In opened its gates on July 7, 1949 with “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” along with an unnamed cartoon and an unnamed comedy (despite accidental listings on a one-week stunt as the Princeton Drive-In by advertisements from the Princeton Daily Clarion, it was still named “Hi-Way 41” until correctly resolved a week later).

It was renamed the Princeton Drive-In one season later on March 25, 1950, and the Starlite Drive-In in 1952 (and yes, it was notable for a deadly vehicle accident near the theater on June 17, 1955).

Its closing date hasn’t been found yet, but still in operation into the 1970s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Roxy Theatre on May 13, 2022 at 12:58 pm

This started off as the New Star Theatre in September 1909, and the Star became the Noble Theatre on December 21, 1917 with Mae Marsh in “Polly Of The Circus” plus a performance by the Arnulf Cintura Orchestra.

This was not known as the Grand Theatre, due to the Grand being located a block away from the Noble Theatre on the same road. The Grand Theatre (formerly known as the Grand Theatorium) which opened in 1911 planned to close for a time due to the installation of sound on January 1, 1930 to both the Noble and the Grand, but this would later led to the closure of the Grand Theatre shortly after the Noble Theatre reopened as a sound theater.

In April 1931, the announcement came that the Noble Theatre would become the Roxy Theatre. After remodeling, the Roxy Theatre would then open its doors on May 16, 1931 with a one-day showing of “Laugh And Get Rich” along with an unnamed selected short subject. One of the original proprietors of the Noble/Roxy (first as the Roxy), J.B. Green, died on November 13, 1938 at the age of 60.

Shortly after World War II died, the former dominant theater in town, the old Princeton Theatre, was destroyed by a fire. This led the Roxy Theatre to become the dominant theater in Princeton until the launch of the new Princeton Theatre in July 1948.

The Roxy was dying down on films right when 1957 rolled along, and became a special events theater until closing its doors in 1958, and was placed on sale. It was razed in December 1964.

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50sSNIPES commented about Princeton Theater on May 13, 2022 at 7:31 am

Once known as the Princeton One Dollar Theatre.

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50sSNIPES commented about Princeton Theater on May 10, 2022 at 7:23 pm

The independent Princeton Theaters Company opened the 75x150ft Princeton Theater on July 21, 1948 with Abbott and Costello’s “The Noose Hangs High”. This temporarily replaced the older Princeton Theatre down the road.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ross Theatre on May 10, 2022 at 12:57 pm

Closed On March 10, 1991, Not February 21, 1981.

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50sSNIPES commented about AMC Circle 4 on May 9, 2022 at 12:42 pm

The theater closed in 1998 and would later become a Chuck E. Cheese’s which opened in 1999. It was closed in 2015 and would later become vacant.

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50sSNIPES commented about Dixie Cinema 4 on May 9, 2022 at 12:03 pm

This was also once known as the Alpha 1 Twin Cinema in confusion with the Alpha 2 Cinema off of Preston Highway which closed on March 25, 1982, which would later be converted into a longtime Chuck E. Cheese’s (formerly Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre), which opened July 31st of that year and ran for a successful 15 years until closure on November 8, 1997.

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50sSNIPES commented about Showplace Family Cinemas on May 9, 2022 at 7:50 am

UPDATE: Right when the Showplace Cinemas (not Showplace Cinema) reopened in 2017 until closing in 2020, the Showplace went into an alternate name of “Showplace Family Cinemas” by advertisements, but the Showplace Cinemas name was still used primarily.

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50sSNIPES commented about Showplace Family Cinemas on May 9, 2022 at 7:41 am

The Showplace Cinemas opened its doors in 1981.

The theater closed its doors in late 2013 and left it vacant until the middle of 2017, when the theater reopened again. This didn’t last long until the pandemic struck, and closed its doors again in 2020. But this time, the theater became vacant once again.

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50sSNIPES commented about Danville Cinema 4 on May 9, 2022 at 6:49 am

Yes, it was once known as Manor Cinema 4.

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50sSNIPES commented about Danville Cinema 4 on May 8, 2022 at 7:42 pm

In connection of the acquirement of 32 theaters in Kentucky from the Tri-State Theatres chain to Associated Theatres Incorporated in January 1988, this led the Cinema 1 & 2 to close for the final time on February 4, 1988 after operating for almost 12 years, leaving the 3, 4, 5 & 6 the only theater at the Manor Shopping Center, who became the Cinema 4 in 1988.

It was first operated by Premiere Cinemas before being taken over by Cinemark in November 1989. Cinemark operated the theater until February 1996 when Carmike took it over.

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50sSNIPES commented about Somerset Cinemas 8 on May 8, 2022 at 8:14 am

The Somerset Cinemas 8 Began Construction In The Third Quarter Of 2004, And Opened In 2005. Somerset Had Another “Multiplex” Beforehand Nearby Called The Somerset Showplace Cinema (Either Cinema Or Cinemas Due To Incomplete History) Which I Can Find Only A Bit Of Information Dating As Early As 1985.

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50sSNIPES commented about Twilite Drive-In on May 7, 2022 at 2:45 pm

Closed In Late September 1980, Right After The 1980 Season.

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50sSNIPES commented about Grand Opera House on May 7, 2022 at 2:17 pm

Actually, according to the Macon News, the Grand continued to run films until the last week of July 1966.

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50sSNIPES commented about Theatre Macon on May 7, 2022 at 2:11 pm

Closed In May 1956.

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50sSNIPES commented about Dixie Drive-In on May 6, 2022 at 3:01 pm

Closed In Late December 1977.

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50sSNIPES commented about Rama Theater on May 6, 2022 at 2:51 pm

The 850-seat Rama Theater opened on March 22, 1962.

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50sSNIPES commented about 41 Drive-In on May 6, 2022 at 12:32 pm

Last known simply as the 41 Drive-In and last operated by the Georgia Theatre Company, closing on August 31, 1978.

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50sSNIPES commented about M and T Drive-In on May 6, 2022 at 12:31 pm

Opened In 1957 (Grand Opening Date Unconfirmed Yet).

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50sSNIPES commented about Bibb Theatre on May 6, 2022 at 12:28 pm

Actually, it closed on January 1, 1978 with “Petey Wheatstraw” as its last film.

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50sSNIPES commented about Motor View Drive-In on May 6, 2022 at 12:14 pm

Opened with “Station West” and “Tarzan’s Desert Mystery” along with the 1948 Donald Duck cartoon “The Trial of Donald Duck”.