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50sSNIPES commented about South Shore Cinema 4 on Jun 18, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Closed on May 20, 1993 when GCC opened the nearby Braintree 10 the following day.

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50sSNIPES commented about South Shore Plaza Twin Drive-In on Jun 18, 2025 at 4:28 pm

Both screens opened two weeks apart. The first screen opened on July 22, 1960 with James Stewart in “The Mountain Road” and Steve Reeves in “Hercules Unchained”, while the second screen opened two weeks later on August 5, 1960 with “The Lost World” and “The Mating Game”.

General Cinema closed the South Shore Plaza Twin Drive-In for the final time on August 31, 1986 with “Witness” and “Top Gun” in Screen 1 and “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” and “One Crazy Summer” in Screen 2.

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50sSNIPES commented about Phoenix Theatres Lyric 3 on Jun 18, 2025 at 10:42 am

First operated by Midcontinent Theatres.

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50sSNIPES commented about State Theatre on Jun 18, 2025 at 10:40 am

Once operated by ABC North Central Theatres, later by Plitt, and last operated by Carisch Theatres.

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50sSNIPES commented about Town Theatre on Jun 18, 2025 at 10:39 am

Closed in 1978, last operated by Carisch Theatres.

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50sSNIPES commented about Grand Theatre on Jun 18, 2025 at 10:39 am

Once operated by ABC North Central Theatres.

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50sSNIPES commented about Kato Twin Star Drive-In on Jun 18, 2025 at 10:01 am

The Kato Twin Star Drive-In opened its gates by Carisch Theatres in May 1978, and opened two weeks after the Cine 4’s opening, also by Carisch.

Both the original single-screen Kato Star and the then-new twin-screen Kato Twin Star operated together for only one season. The closure of the original single-screener Kato Star at the end of the 1978 season left the twin-screen Kato Twin Star the only drive-in theater operating in Mankato until Carisch Theatres closed the twin-screener’s gates after the 1988 season.

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50sSNIPES commented about Kato Star Drive-In on Jun 18, 2025 at 9:59 am

The original single-screen Kato Star Drive-In closed after the 1978 season. Both the original Kato Star and the then-new Kato Twin Star operated together only for a single season, but the closure of the original single-screener Kato Star left the twin-screen Kato Twin Star the only drive-in theater left in Mankato until 1988.

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50sSNIPES commented about Dreamland Theatre on Jun 18, 2025 at 8:45 am

Closed on April 1, 1974.

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50sSNIPES commented about Garneau Theatre on Jun 18, 2025 at 8:43 am

The Garneau Theatre opened its doors on October 24, 1940 with Luise Rainer in “The Great Waltz” along with an unnamed cartoon and an unnamed crime short.

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50sSNIPES commented about Hippodrome Theatre on Jun 18, 2025 at 8:25 am

This is actually from the May 10, 1947 edition of the Boxoffice.

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50sSNIPES commented about Crossroads 6 on Jun 17, 2025 at 4:57 pm

The Crossroads 6 actually continued operating as a discount house until its final closure on March 26, 2006.

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50sSNIPES commented about Quarry Cinema on Jun 17, 2025 at 4:54 pm

Opened on February 16, 2005.

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50sSNIPES commented about Kato Star Drive-In on Jun 17, 2025 at 4:51 pm

There are two drive-ins being named the Kato Star. The original one located on 101 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, known as the Kato Outdoor Drive-In, and later the Kato Star Drive-In, opened in 1950. It most likely closed in the mid-1970s when the Kato Twin Star Drive-In opened on 600 Summit Avenue. That twin-screener closed after the 1988 season and was last operated by Carisch Theatres.

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50sSNIPES commented about Starlite Drive-In on Jun 17, 2025 at 4:36 pm

Opened as early as 1955, closed on August 3, 1986 with “Cobra” and “Raw Deal”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Time Theatre on Jun 17, 2025 at 1:44 pm

Operated as early as 1935. There was another theater in New Ulm called the Nile Theatre, which operated during both the silent and sound eras. Unfortunately I cannot find as much information about it.

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50sSNIPES commented about New Ulm Theatre on Jun 17, 2025 at 1:40 pm

This actually operated as early as 1935.

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50sSNIPES commented about Movies at Loyal Plaza 5 on Jun 17, 2025 at 8:17 am

Closed on July 22, 1999.

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50sSNIPES commented about Pike Drive-In on Jun 17, 2025 at 8:15 am

Once operated by Comerford Theaters Inc.

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50sSNIPES commented about Pix Theatre on Jun 17, 2025 at 6:11 am

Closed as a movie theater in 1990.

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50sSNIPES commented about Watson Theatre on Jun 16, 2025 at 7:26 pm

The Lyceum Theatre actually burned down on November 9, 1932, which is more than seven years before the Watson Theatre opened.

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50sSNIPES commented about Phoenix Theatres Lyric 3 on Jun 16, 2025 at 6:49 pm

Opened in 1986 as a replacement of the New Ulm Theatre.

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50sSNIPES commented about New Ulm Theatre on Jun 16, 2025 at 6:49 pm

The New Ulm Theatre actually closed in 1986, when the Cinema 3 opened.

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50sSNIPES commented about Marcus Point UltraScreen Cinemas on Jun 16, 2025 at 4:51 pm

The Marcus Point 6 Cinemas opened its doors on May 16, 1986 with the following in screen order: “Sweet Liberty”, “Wise Guys”, “Hannah And Her Sisters”, “The Money Pit”, “Brazil”, and “Lucas”. It was later once known as Marcus Point 10 Cinemas when four more screens were added in 1990, and later Marcus Point 15 Cinemas when five more were added in 1998.

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50sSNIPES commented about Middleton Theatre on Jun 16, 2025 at 4:44 pm

Still open in Fall 1992, but appears that it closed later on.