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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.

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50sSNIPES commented about Evergreen Theatres on Oct 9, 2021 at 4:07 pm

Opened On June 26, 1964 With “From Russia With Love” At Screen 1 And “Wild And Wonderful” At Screen 2.

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50sSNIPES commented about Apache Theatre on Oct 9, 2021 at 3:43 pm

Opened On March 31, 1942 With “Badlands Of Dakota”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Apache Opera House on Oct 9, 2021 at 3:38 pm

Owned By Mr. Ed Redmond, The Apache Opera House Opened Its Doors On February 26, 1903 With A Play Presentation Of “Davy Crockett”. It Was Last Known As The Opera House Theatre, Before Closing In 1958.

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50sSNIPES commented about Mount Vernon Drive-In on Oct 9, 2021 at 3:29 pm

Opened On June 2, 1949 With “Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Starland Drive-In on Oct 9, 2021 at 3:24 pm

Opened With Abbott And Costello In “Jack And The Beanstalk” And Douglas Fairbanks Jr. In “Mr. Drakes Duck”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Mall Saint Augustine 6 on Oct 9, 2021 at 8:58 am

Opened by Cobb in the Summer of 1988.

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50sSNIPES commented about Adair Theatre on Oct 6, 2021 at 6:31 pm

There are no theaters surviving at the talkies era at all in Adair. The Electric which opened on February 4, 1915 closed in 1918, and the Joy which opened on September 21, 1925 with Lionel Barrymore in “Unseeing Eyes” closed in December 1928. Moviegoers were forced to travel all the way to Vinita to see films at the Lyric Theatre right after the 2 Adair theaters closed.

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50sSNIPES commented about Fort Roc Drive-In on Oct 6, 2021 at 5:48 pm

Opened With “Red Stallion”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Wilby Theatre on Oct 4, 2021 at 5:39 am

The actual building itself was first built in the 1880s according to an article all about the June 8, 1972 Wilby Theatre fire.

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50sSNIPES commented about Capri Theatre on Oct 4, 2021 at 5:36 am

The theater did survive the following: a fire, a flood, and financial famine. It was once raided by the Montgomery Police Department for showing X-films at one point.

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50sSNIPES commented about Capri Theatre on Oct 3, 2021 at 1:17 pm

Unlike most theaters, When the Clover opened its doors with Jack Benny in “Love Thy Neighbor” as its grand opening attraction, people are not allowed to sit at the balcony, possibly because of repairs or wasn’t even finished yet, I don’t know yet for sure. Its advertisement reads: “THE BALCONY WILL NOT BE OPEN”.