The actual opening date is May 6, 1952 with Alan Young in “Aaron Slick From Punkin Creek” with no extras. The grand opening advertisement listed its attraction as “Pacific Northwest Premiere” but I’m very sure that is not true.
The Star Theatre opened its doors on September 18, 1917 with Chapters 14 and 15 of “Iron Claw” and an unnamed Lonesome Luke comedy. S.A. Gardinier was the one who constructed the theater itself.
On February 20, 1952, the Star Theatre relaunched as the Granada Theatre after extensive remodeling on February 21, 1952, reopening with a special Major Studio sneak prevue, followed by its first attraction the following day that being Fred MacMurray in “Callaway Went Thataway” (unknown if extras added), featuring installations of a 20ft veneer-plastic screen, 800 Encore Haywood-Wakefield seats with Luxury Loges, with 100 of those seats being rocking chairs covering the first 10 rows. Unfortunately there is no balcony seating.
Closed as a movie theater on January 11, 2001.
Opened on April 1, 1971 with “Cromwell”.
Closed as a movie theater on December 10, 1998 with “A Bug’s Life” playing on both screens.
Closed in late-April 2008.
Actual closing date is January 17, 1999.
Closed on August 17, 2000.
Opened on May 4, 1948 with “Frontier Gal” (unknown if extras added).
Actual closing date is October 2, 1993.
This actually closed on March 19, 2002. Advertisements confirmed that this theater continued operating right after the nearby Atlas Cinemas opened.
A January 1983 article listed the theater as “new”, meaning that this might’ve opened around December 1982.
Expanded to five screens in 1983, and later 10 screens on August 1, 1986.
Closed on May 25, 1987.
This closed in early-December 2004.
Closed on May 2, 1988 with “Moonstruck” and “Wall Street”.
This was originally known as Mann Del Amo Fashion Center 9.
Opened on August 26, 1988.
Closed on April 30, 2001.
Closed in late-1999, most likely November or December.
Opened on November 8, 1985.
Closed with “Rain Man”.
The Crossbay II opened a few blocks away in 1990, not 1992.
Opened on October 3, 1911.
The actual opening date is May 6, 1952 with Alan Young in “Aaron Slick From Punkin Creek” with no extras. The grand opening advertisement listed its attraction as “Pacific Northwest Premiere” but I’m very sure that is not true.
The Star Theatre opened its doors on September 18, 1917 with Chapters 14 and 15 of “Iron Claw” and an unnamed Lonesome Luke comedy. S.A. Gardinier was the one who constructed the theater itself.
On February 20, 1952, the Star Theatre relaunched as the Granada Theatre after extensive remodeling on February 21, 1952, reopening with a special Major Studio sneak prevue, followed by its first attraction the following day that being Fred MacMurray in “Callaway Went Thataway” (unknown if extras added), featuring installations of a 20ft veneer-plastic screen, 800 Encore Haywood-Wakefield seats with Luxury Loges, with 100 of those seats being rocking chairs covering the first 10 rows. Unfortunately there is no balcony seating.
The Smithtown actually closed as a movie theater on November 1, 2001 with “Rush Hour 2”.