Opened with Shelly Winters in “Untamed Frontier” along with the technicolor featurette “No Pets Allowed” (based from Roderick Lull’s Saturday Evening Post story), the Little Rascals classic “Free Eats”, an unnamed Tom And Jerry cartoon, and an unnamed Mighty Mouse Terrytoon.
I really want someone to find out if an older Columbia Theatre existed before the newer one nearby. It might be under a different name beforehand, but we don’t know yet for sure.
The Lake Theatre NEVER closed in 1964. The Lake Theatre continued to operate into the latter half of the 1960s, but it either continued operating without advertising or closed around the time the new Gateway Theatre (formerly the Columbia Theatre) opened nearby in January 1967. The Lake Theatre was already still operating in both 1965 and 1966, and the Lake Theatre was already closed in 1968.
I cannot find any details of this being the original Columbia Theatre. However, during the latter half of the 1930s, only the DeSoto and the Grand were the only movie theaters in Lake City. A newer Columbia Theatre opened at the same site as the later-known Gateway Theatre in 1946.
CORRECTION: I was 100% wrong. After a few months of investigating its history, I finally found out that the Gateway Theatre was first known as the Columbia Theatre, and definitely not the Lake Theatre.
This is the exact Columbia Theatre that opened in 1946 as part of the Robert Cannon Theatres chain, the same chain that owned the Lake Theatre nearby, before being rebuilt for four to six weeks after Thanksgiving 1966. The Columbia Theatre officially reopened as the Gateway Theatre on January 5, 1967 with Walt Disney’s “LT. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.” and the Gateway operated as a 500-seat first-run theater until its closure in 1980. The Gateway then sat abandoned for more than a decade.
This was NEVER known as the Lake Theatre, and this did NOT open in 1930. There are two theaters in Lake City during the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s, which were the Desoto Theatre (opened in Spring 1927) and the Grand Theatre (opened in the 1910s), and both theaters were operated by Martin Theatres during its later years.
There was a photo taken in 1946 that was found by Lake City archives that featured its original Columbia marquee that resembles the exact similar building style and the “Theatre” part of the marquee. Unfortunately, the Columbia Theatre was never advertised on any Lake City newspapers several years after World War II for unknown reasons.
During its days as the Silver Wheel Theatre, it continued to screen first-run movies for the most part, with its famous old-fashioned melodramas on both Fridays and Saturdays.
On December 1, 1973, the Silver Wheel Theatre was renamed the Park City Opera House as a dedication to the original Park City Opera House that got destroyed in the Great Park City Fire in 1898. It continued to show first-run films and melodramas for the most part, but they also added both classic movies and a very small amount of foreign films in its lineup.
Unfortunately what’s strange about the Park Record archives is that they never listed any showtimes during its days as the Silver Wheel. However, the Park Record archives did managed to pick up several amount of monthly showtimes as the Park City Opera House though but not all of it.
This is the exact 250-car drive-in that started life as the Macks Drive-In in as early as 1949 that would later become the Mack’s West Drive-In. It was renamed the Double D Drive-In in May 1973 and likely closed in 1986. Unfortunately I don’t know why they named the drive-in “Double D” despite being a first-run and family-oriented drive-in.
As for the Mack’s East, I cannot find any information about it. The Mack’s East is most likely short-lived, but I hope someone can help me out here.
Martin Theatres operated the Ritz until 1972. It continued to operate until its closure in the late-1970s (likely around 1978 when the Marianna Twin Cinemas opened nearby).
Herald Enterprises was the direct manager of the Kyoto Asahi Cinema, who also operated two theaters in Tokyo and two others in Osaka. Around 50 films are screened each year, with annual attendance consistently exceeding 100,000, and membership numbers have remained stable at around 3,000.
The Asahi’s run of the 2001 French film “Amelie” set a record for attendance at the theater which surpassed an older 1999 record for its run of the 1997 Italian film “Life Is Beautiful”.
On December 4, 2004, just about two years after the closure of Kyoto Asahi Cinema, a newer theater named the Kyoto Cinema opened in the COCON KARASUMA commercial complex in Shijo Karasuma.
The Myers Theatre, named after owner Charles E. Myers in a theater-naming contest, opened its doors on June 2, 1939 with W.C. Fields in “You Can’t Cheat An Honest Man” (unknown if extras added), featuring RCA sound installations.
It was renamed the Nash Theatre on April 1, 1949, and closed on January 15, 1961 with Anthony Quinn in “Psycho”.
The Manos Theatre suffered projection damage from a fire on December 19, 1971. The Manos Theatre briefly reopened afterward but was closed on May 21, 1972 because of management issues. It reopened the following year as a concert venue.
I don’t know who the hell cut out that grand opening advertisement three days before its official opening, but the good news is that its grand opening advertisement on the exact opening date was found.
The Capitol opened its doors on February 28, 1930 with Jack Oakie in “Sweetie” along with the talking short “Marching To Georgia” and the Paramount Screen Song “Dixie”, featuring sound installations of Western Electric, and the original Morton Opera House likely opened its doors by manager Fletcher Terrell on September 27, 1900 with a live presentation of “Maloney’s Wedding”.
Unfortunately, there was an article from February 1930 that explained about the then-new Capitol that talked about the life of the Morton. It says that the Morton opened on March 8, 1901 with “The Princess Chic” starring Margaret Silva, but I’m very sure that is 100% incorrect. Its possibly a change of management and not an exact grand opening.
Malco last operated the theater for its remaining 29 years of operation until its closure on September 24, 2000. This left the Cinema 12 as the only theater operating in Owensboro for a time.
The New Pastime Theater operated as a first-run theater for many decades, but had many management changes throughout the 1990s. It was still open in 1999.
Opened with Rock Hudson in “Has Anybody Seen My Gal” (unknown if extras added).
Opened with Shelly Winters in “Untamed Frontier” along with the technicolor featurette “No Pets Allowed” (based from Roderick Lull’s Saturday Evening Post story), the Little Rascals classic “Free Eats”, an unnamed Tom And Jerry cartoon, and an unnamed Mighty Mouse Terrytoon.
I really want someone to find out if an older Columbia Theatre existed before the newer one nearby. It might be under a different name beforehand, but we don’t know yet for sure.
Closed on June 29, 2000.
The Lake Theatre NEVER closed in 1964. The Lake Theatre continued to operate into the latter half of the 1960s, but it either continued operating without advertising or closed around the time the new Gateway Theatre (formerly the Columbia Theatre) opened nearby in January 1967. The Lake Theatre was already still operating in both 1965 and 1966, and the Lake Theatre was already closed in 1968.
I cannot find any details of this being the original Columbia Theatre. However, during the latter half of the 1930s, only the DeSoto and the Grand were the only movie theaters in Lake City. A newer Columbia Theatre opened at the same site as the later-known Gateway Theatre in 1946.
CORRECTION: I was 100% wrong. After a few months of investigating its history, I finally found out that the Gateway Theatre was first known as the Columbia Theatre, and definitely not the Lake Theatre.
This is the exact Columbia Theatre that opened in 1946 as part of the Robert Cannon Theatres chain, the same chain that owned the Lake Theatre nearby, before being rebuilt for four to six weeks after Thanksgiving 1966. The Columbia Theatre officially reopened as the Gateway Theatre on January 5, 1967 with Walt Disney’s “LT. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.” and the Gateway operated as a 500-seat first-run theater until its closure in 1980. The Gateway then sat abandoned for more than a decade.
This was NEVER known as the Lake Theatre, and this did NOT open in 1930. There are two theaters in Lake City during the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s, which were the Desoto Theatre (opened in Spring 1927) and the Grand Theatre (opened in the 1910s), and both theaters were operated by Martin Theatres during its later years.
Opened either in or around 1978.
During its days as the Silver Wheel Theatre, it continued to screen first-run movies for the most part, with its famous old-fashioned melodramas on both Fridays and Saturdays.
On December 1, 1973, the Silver Wheel Theatre was renamed the Park City Opera House as a dedication to the original Park City Opera House that got destroyed in the Great Park City Fire in 1898. It continued to show first-run films and melodramas for the most part, but they also added both classic movies and a very small amount of foreign films in its lineup.
This is the exact 250-car drive-in that started life as the Macks Drive-In in as early as 1949 that would later become the Mack’s West Drive-In. It was renamed the Double D Drive-In in May 1973 and likely closed in 1986. Unfortunately I don’t know why they named the drive-in “Double D” despite being a first-run and family-oriented drive-in.
As for the Mack’s East, I cannot find any information about it. The Mack’s East is most likely short-lived, but I hope someone can help me out here.
Martin Theatres operated the Ritz until 1972. It continued to operate until its closure in the late-1970s (likely around 1978 when the Marianna Twin Cinemas opened nearby).
The Dewey Theatre likely replaced the first Park City Opera House that got destroyed by the Great Park City Fire in 1898.
Herald Enterprises was the direct manager of the Kyoto Asahi Cinema, who also operated two theaters in Tokyo and two others in Osaka. Around 50 films are screened each year, with annual attendance consistently exceeding 100,000, and membership numbers have remained stable at around 3,000.
The Asahi’s run of the 2001 French film “Amelie” set a record for attendance at the theater which surpassed an older 1999 record for its run of the 1997 Italian film “Life Is Beautiful”.
On December 4, 2004, just about two years after the closure of Kyoto Asahi Cinema, a newer theater named the Kyoto Cinema opened in the COCON KARASUMA commercial complex in Shijo Karasuma.
The Myers Theatre, named after owner Charles E. Myers in a theater-naming contest, opened its doors on June 2, 1939 with W.C. Fields in “You Can’t Cheat An Honest Man” (unknown if extras added), featuring RCA sound installations.
It was renamed the Nash Theatre on April 1, 1949, and closed on January 15, 1961 with Anthony Quinn in “Psycho”.
Opened on May 11, 1957 with Doris Day in “Julie” and Virginia Mayo in “Great Day In The Morning” along with a few unnamed cartoons.
The Manos Theatre suffered projection damage from a fire on December 19, 1971. The Manos Theatre briefly reopened afterward but was closed on May 21, 1972 because of management issues. It reopened the following year as a concert venue.
Closed on October 29, 1978 with “Jaws 2” and “The Greek Tycoon”.
This opened as early as 1925.
I don’t know who the hell cut out that grand opening advertisement three days before its official opening, but the good news is that its grand opening advertisement on the exact opening date was found.
The Capitol opened its doors on February 28, 1930 with Jack Oakie in “Sweetie” along with the talking short “Marching To Georgia” and the Paramount Screen Song “Dixie”, featuring sound installations of Western Electric, and the original Morton Opera House likely opened its doors by manager Fletcher Terrell on September 27, 1900 with a live presentation of “Maloney’s Wedding”.
Malco last operated the theater for its remaining 29 years of operation until its closure on September 24, 2000. This left the Cinema 12 as the only theater operating in Owensboro for a time.
Actual closing date is January 30, 1997, last operated by Malco.
The Victory Theatre was once destroyed by a fire on May 3, 1959 and was rebuilt, reopening on March 11, 1960.
Last operated by Martin Theatres.
Closed on November 20, 1974 with “Moonrunners”.
The New Pastime Theater operated as a first-run theater for many decades, but had many management changes throughout the 1990s. It was still open in 1999.