The first ad for the Regent appeared on December 3rd, 1920 and closed in 1959. New management reopened it in 1960 and started to show adult movies later in 1960 until it closed in 1973. Ads posted.
The Peninsula Drive opened on July 17th, 1970, and its second screen a week later. Grand opening ads posted. One screen had shown adult movies year-round.
The Dipson’s Plaza theatre opened on December 15th, 1950 featuring free parking, TV lounge, Push-back seats etc. It reopened with 4 smaller screens on December 25th, 1981. 1950 grand opening ad posted.
The Cinema World at 15th Street and Pittsburgh Avenue, which was behind Manson’s opened on January 26th, 1972 as the first multiplex in the Erie region. It never opened as a twin. Grand opening ad posted.
The Cinema 18 opened on August 21st, 1968, as the first new cinema to open in Erie in over 20 years, and closed in 1987 after Cinemette dropped it in 1986. Adult movies from 1983.
18 screens on December 17th, 1999. Another ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Reopened as Penn International theatre on October 6th, 1961 and closed in 1962.
The Lawrence Park Drive-In theatre opened on May 14th, 1949 and closed by Cinemette in 1985. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed by Cinemette in 1985.
Closed 1984 by Cinemette.
The first ad for the Regent appeared on December 3rd, 1920 and closed in 1959. New management reopened it in 1960 and started to show adult movies later in 1960 until it closed in 1973. Ads posted.
The Peninsula Drive opened on July 17th, 1970, and its second screen a week later. Grand opening ads posted. One screen had shown adult movies year-round.
Opened on October 17th, 1986. Grand opening ad posted.
Reopened as Perry on October 11th, 1921 and Holiday on October 11th, 1967 and closed in 1968. Grand opening ads posted.
Closed or stopped advertising in 1964.
The Dipson’s Plaza theatre opened on December 15th, 1950 featuring free parking, TV lounge, Push-back seats etc. It reopened with 4 smaller screens on December 25th, 1981. 1950 grand opening ad posted.
Tmatthewthecinemaguy, this was never the Cinema world.
Part-time after 2021.
The Cinema World at 15th Street and Pittsburgh Avenue, which was behind Manson’s opened on January 26th, 1972 as the first multiplex in the Erie region. It never opened as a twin. Grand opening ad posted.
the Dipson’s Eastway I-II opened on June 30th, 1972 with “Play it again, Sam” and “The Graduate”. Grand opening ad posted.
The Cinema 18 opened on August 21st, 1968, as the first new cinema to open in Erie in over 20 years, and closed in 1987 after Cinemette dropped it in 1986. Adult movies from 1983.
Closed or stopped placing ads in 1962.
Ads for the Lyric stopped in 1954
The Folly placed its first ad on May 19th, 1915 and closed or placed its last ad in 1952. Ad posted.
renamed Vienna on August 1st, 1934. Ad posted.
Reopened as Cinema on November 20th, 1952 and closed or stopped placing ads in the newspapers in 1953. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed or placed its last ad in 1959.
Closed or stopped placing ads in 1954
opened August 15th, 1952. Grand opening ad posted.