The Tower Drive-In opened its gates on June 10, 1949 with Yvonne DeCarlo in “Frontier Gal” along with two cartoons and the half-hour intermission track “The Twilight Serenade”.
The actual opening date is January 6, 1942 with Bing Crosby in “Birth of The Blues" (unknown if extras added). The Brauntex was once previously operated by the Griffith Amusement Company and later by Video Independent Theaters.
Opened on August 3, 1948 with Judy Garland in “The Pirate” with no extras, but a brief ceremony speech led by Vestal Supervisor Leland L. Jones was presented before the start of the movie.
The Hi-Way Drive-In opened its gates on May 28, 1948 with “Carnival At Costa Rica” and “Last Of The Redmen” along with a newsreel, and closed at the end of the 1982 season.
The Marionaire opened its gates on June 16, 1948 with a one-day rerelease showing of Spencer Tracy in “Boomtown” along with the Tom And Jerry cartoon “Salt Water Tabby” and the Pete Smith Specialty “I Love My Wife, But”.
The Indiana Theatre closed for the final time on June 15, 1978 with “Smokey And The Bandit”, and was last operated by Kerasotes. It was also once operated by V.I.P Theatres several years prior.
The Paramount Theatre opened its doors by Paramount-Publix on July 30, 1929 with the Marx Brothers in their smash “The Cocoanuts” along with the comedy short “Highlowbrow”, the musical novelty “Shubert’s Songs”, and Paramount News, featuring installations of both Western Electric and Da-Tone sound systems. It was also the first theater in Indiana to have installations of the Snyder self-adjusting lens which sizes the screen, and the theater was built with an estimate $500,000 in construction. The original marquee of the Paramount features more than 2,400 lights.
The Paramount closed on January 3, 1965 with Sean Connery in “Goldfinger” along with the Bugs Bunny Looney Tune “Dumb Patrol”.
Opened on November 5, 1999 as a replacement of two theaters (the North Park Mall Cinema and the Movies At Raintree Plaza), both will have their own CT pages soon.
The Princess Theatre building was rebuilt in 1927, and reopened on August 19 of that same year. During the theater’s operation, it was operated by the father-and-son team of Mr. J.S. and Richard Sanders. His father was the projectionist while Richard worked at the refreshment stand.
The Princess Theatre closed in either 1964 or 1965 and the marquee was removed in April 1966.
The Time Theatre opened its doors on June 5, 1946 with Peggy Ann Garner in “Junior Miss” (unknown if extras added), and was operated by Vernon Neal. It was originally scheduled to open a few days earlier but was postponed due to projection issues involving two small pieces on the sound equipment.
The Jerry Lewis Cinema opened its doors on April 22, 1971 with “Hello, Dolly!” and received a short two month closure from March 1973 until May 1973 due to the chain’s bankruptcy. The husband-and-wife team of Martin and Loretta Doucette reopened the theater as the Eastwood Cinema during the final week of May 1973.
The Doucette couple operated the theater for almost a year until January 1974, when V.I.P Theatres (who operated around 250 theaters including 14 in Indiana at the time) took the theater over.
On March 14, 1975, Russell Gallahan of Mexico, Indiana, received an appointed receiver for the Eastwood Cinema by Miami Circuit Judge T. Michael Smith. Both the former operators of the theater filed a complaint in circuit court again the V.I.P chain that at the time has been operationally and financially mismanaged that previous year.
Kerasotes would then take over the theater a few years later and was twinned around that same time. Kerasotes operated the theater for many decades, which is almost the entirety of the theater’s history. It was last operated by AMC until closing on November 28, 2010.
Do you guys have any information about the Gracie Theatre? I cannot find any info but all I can find is several showtimes from 1945. I found a few hints about it saying that the Gracie is also located on Main Street and may’ve closed when the Griffin Theatre opened on Main which appears to be larger than the 344-seat Gracie Theatre.
This is originally known as the Forest City Cinema when it launched in 1972, and yes, I’m very sure that this replaced the Griffin Theatre following the theater’s launch.
The Tower Drive-In opened its gates on June 10, 1949 with Yvonne DeCarlo in “Frontier Gal” along with two cartoons and the half-hour intermission track “The Twilight Serenade”.
The Tower Drive-In closed on September 2, 1984.
This appears to be extremely short-lived, which appears to have closed after the 1955 season.
The Paramount opened with Buddy Rogers in “Young Eagles” along with Laurel and Hardy in “Brats”, the color short “In Old Madrid”, and Paramount News.
The Paramount Theatre closed around New Year’s Day 1978 and was last operated by Gulf State Theatres.
Once operated by Cineplex Cinemas of Texas.
Actually, it was Cineplex Cinemas of Texas that took over the theater on January 17, 1975.
Actually, I’m very sure it was Cineplex Cinemas of Texas that operated the twin at the time.
The actual opening date is January 6, 1942 with Bing Crosby in “Birth of The Blues" (unknown if extras added). The Brauntex was once previously operated by the Griffith Amusement Company and later by Video Independent Theaters.
Once operated by Cinecom, closed on May 23, 1977 with “Network”.
Opened on August 3, 1948 with Judy Garland in “The Pirate” with no extras, but a brief ceremony speech led by Vestal Supervisor Leland L. Jones was presented before the start of the movie.
Once operated by V.I.P Theatres.
The Hi-Way Drive-In opened its gates on May 28, 1948 with “Carnival At Costa Rica” and “Last Of The Redmen” along with a newsreel, and closed at the end of the 1982 season.
The Marionaire opened its gates on June 16, 1948 with a one-day rerelease showing of Spencer Tracy in “Boomtown” along with the Tom And Jerry cartoon “Salt Water Tabby” and the Pete Smith Specialty “I Love My Wife, But”.
The Marionaire closed on September 5, 1983.
The actual opening date is November 30, 1901.
The Indiana Theatre closed for the final time on June 15, 1978 with “Smokey And The Bandit”, and was last operated by Kerasotes. It was also once operated by V.I.P Theatres several years prior.
The Paramount Theatre opened its doors by Paramount-Publix on July 30, 1929 with the Marx Brothers in their smash “The Cocoanuts” along with the comedy short “Highlowbrow”, the musical novelty “Shubert’s Songs”, and Paramount News, featuring installations of both Western Electric and Da-Tone sound systems. It was also the first theater in Indiana to have installations of the Snyder self-adjusting lens which sizes the screen, and the theater was built with an estimate $500,000 in construction. The original marquee of the Paramount features more than 2,400 lights.
The Paramount closed on January 3, 1965 with Sean Connery in “Goldfinger” along with the Bugs Bunny Looney Tune “Dumb Patrol”.
VIP Cinemas and V.I.P Theatres are two different theater chains. The V.I.P Theatres chain would have its own CT page soon.
Opened on November 5, 1999 as a replacement of two theaters (the North Park Mall Cinema and the Movies At Raintree Plaza), both will have their own CT pages soon.
The Princess Theatre building was rebuilt in 1927, and reopened on August 19 of that same year. During the theater’s operation, it was operated by the father-and-son team of Mr. J.S. and Richard Sanders. His father was the projectionist while Richard worked at the refreshment stand.
The Princess Theatre closed in either 1964 or 1965 and the marquee was removed in April 1966.
The Time Theatre opened its doors on June 5, 1946 with Peggy Ann Garner in “Junior Miss” (unknown if extras added), and was operated by Vernon Neal. It was originally scheduled to open a few days earlier but was postponed due to projection issues involving two small pieces on the sound equipment.
The Jerry Lewis Cinema opened its doors on April 22, 1971 with “Hello, Dolly!” and received a short two month closure from March 1973 until May 1973 due to the chain’s bankruptcy. The husband-and-wife team of Martin and Loretta Doucette reopened the theater as the Eastwood Cinema during the final week of May 1973.
The Doucette couple operated the theater for almost a year until January 1974, when V.I.P Theatres (who operated around 250 theaters including 14 in Indiana at the time) took the theater over.
Kerasotes would then take over the theater a few years later and was twinned around that same time. Kerasotes operated the theater for many decades, which is almost the entirety of the theater’s history. It was last operated by AMC until closing on November 28, 2010.
Do you guys have any information about the Gracie Theatre? I cannot find any info but all I can find is several showtimes from 1945. I found a few hints about it saying that the Gracie is also located on Main Street and may’ve closed when the Griffin Theatre opened on Main which appears to be larger than the 344-seat Gracie Theatre.
This is originally known as the Forest City Cinema when it launched in 1972, and yes, I’m very sure that this replaced the Griffin Theatre following the theater’s launch.
Still open in 1974.
The actual closing date is September 1, 1985.
Opened in November 2000.
Closed on July 2, 1969 with “7 Guns For The MacGregors” and “The Professionals”.