Opened with “Thunderball”. It was twinned either in or around December 1978 and was renamed Penn Twin. It was renamed the Premier Cinemas during the late-1990s.
Opened with “Where Does It Hurt?” in Screen 1 and “The Public Eye” in Screen 2. It was closed on September 5, 1988 with “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” in Screen 1 and “Die Hard” in Screen 2.
The Route 17 Drive-In opened its gates on August 7, 1963 with Walt Disney’s “Summer Magic” and Disney’s featurette “Yellowstone Cubs”. United Artists last operated the Route 17 Drive-In who closed it for the final time on September 29, 1975 with “The Exorcist” and “Mark Of The Devil”.
The Manahawkin Drive-In closed on August 21, 1980 with Walt Disney’s “Herbie Goes Bananas” and “Bedknobs And Broomsticks”. It likely became a flea market in 1983 but was unknown yet at this time. It was demolished on March 26, 1987.
Shochiku operated the Cinema Onomichi (then known as the Onomichi Shochiku) in Onomichi until 1973, not 2001. The reason why is because the chain withdrew and the previous manager took over management of that theater. The Cinema Onomichi became a Toho theater afterward and that lasted until its closure in 2001. Both the Shochiku Toyoza & Hiroshima Masterpiece Theaters in Hiroshima City aren’t even launched yet when the switch happened in Onomichi because this was still during the time the nearby Hiroshima La Scala was still a Shochiku premiere theater. The Shochiku Toyoza & Hiroshima Masterpiece Theaters had been operating as Shochiku theaters throughout its entire life.
There is a Shochiku theater in Fukuyama also in Hiroshima Prefecture. But it still counts as one of the last remaining Shochiku theaters in the Hiroshima Prefecture itself.
That drive-in definitely does NOT look like it can occupy 400 cars. If I have to take a wild guess here, I’ll say that it could occupy an estimate 100 to 150 cars because on how small it looks. I’m very sure some people can just park on the other side of the highway to watch movies.
On the evening of April 17, 1950, a projector fire destroyed the entirety of its projection booth, including its projector, and several films. The fire happened during a showing of John Wayne’s “Wake Of The Red Witch” along with the L. Leonard Levinson cartoon “Bungle In The Jungle”. After reconstruction, the drive-in reopened two months later.
Correction: The Daikokuza auditorium became the second movie theater in the Hiroshima Prefecture to have 70mm projection when it reopened as a twin-screener in 1960.
This is one out of two Capitol Theatres in Grande Prairie. The original Capitol Theatre closed as a movie theater in 1936 when a newer Capitol Theatre opened nearby, but the older Capitol continued to operate as a live theater afterward. This should be named “Capitol Theatre (I)”.
The Prairie Cinema Centre opened its doors by Landmark Cinemas of Canada as a 600-seat twin on May 16, 1975 with “The Prisoner Of Second Avenue” in Screen 1 and “The Yakuza” in Screen 2. Screen 1 had a capacity of 350 blue-colored seats and Screen 2 had a capacity of 250 red-colored seats. It was later renamed the Prairie Mall Cinemas, and its capacity in its later years sits as 560 seats.
It was renamed the Lyric Theatre on March 26, 1996, and a third screen was later added.
The Capitol Theatre opened its doors on February 14, 1921 with Lois Wilson in “Midsummer Madness” accompanied with music by the Capitol Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mr. Jack Arthur, along with a live music performance by Princess Pat’s Band conducted by Lietu. James before the movie. Otherwise, no extras were added.
Shortly before the opening performance on opening day, a bugle was sounded by a man reminding everyone that the show “will start in five minutes”.
The town of Oxford, New York was notable across the nation and around the world for the home of the original and real Pathé rooster, who was raised and trained by a local hardware merchant named Mort Cooper. Pathé News selected his bird out of 269 entrees and pocketed a grand total of $1,000 for relinquishing the rights to the bird, and that same exact bird became the mascot for both Pathé and Pathé News.
The Uptown Theatre opened its doors on Christmas Eve 1931 with Sally O'Neil in “The Brat” (unknown if extras added). It was later operated by Famous Players.
Opened with “Thunderball”. It was twinned either in or around December 1978 and was renamed Penn Twin. It was renamed the Premier Cinemas during the late-1990s.
Opened with “Where Does It Hurt?” in Screen 1 and “The Public Eye” in Screen 2. It was closed on September 5, 1988 with “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” in Screen 1 and “Die Hard” in Screen 2.
Closed on June 30, 2000.
The Route 17 Drive-In opened its gates on August 7, 1963 with Walt Disney’s “Summer Magic” and Disney’s featurette “Yellowstone Cubs”. United Artists last operated the Route 17 Drive-In who closed it for the final time on September 29, 1975 with “The Exorcist” and “Mark Of The Devil”.
The Manahawkin Drive-In closed on August 21, 1980 with Walt Disney’s “Herbie Goes Bananas” and “Bedknobs And Broomsticks”. It likely became a flea market in 1983 but was unknown yet at this time. It was demolished on March 26, 1987.
Few Corrections:
Shochiku operated the Cinema Onomichi (then known as the Onomichi Shochiku) in Onomichi until 1973, not 2001. The reason why is because the chain withdrew and the previous manager took over management of that theater. The Cinema Onomichi became a Toho theater afterward and that lasted until its closure in 2001. Both the Shochiku Toyoza & Hiroshima Masterpiece Theaters in Hiroshima City aren’t even launched yet when the switch happened in Onomichi because this was still during the time the nearby Hiroshima La Scala was still a Shochiku premiere theater. The Shochiku Toyoza & Hiroshima Masterpiece Theaters had been operating as Shochiku theaters throughout its entire life.
There is a Shochiku theater in Fukuyama also in Hiroshima Prefecture. But it still counts as one of the last remaining Shochiku theaters in the Hiroshima Prefecture itself.
The Newton Drive-In opened as early as 1956 and closed after the 1986 season.
Closed on September 19, 1979.
Closed on September 5, 1983.
It was immediately demolished after its two-year Flea Market stint and Waterside Village apartments were built on the site.
Opened as the Laurel Lakes 8. It later expanded to 12 screens in the late-1980s.
That drive-in definitely does NOT look like it can occupy 400 cars. If I have to take a wild guess here, I’ll say that it could occupy an estimate 100 to 150 cars because on how small it looks. I’m very sure some people can just park on the other side of the highway to watch movies.
On the evening of April 17, 1950, a projector fire destroyed the entirety of its projection booth, including its projector, and several films. The fire happened during a showing of John Wayne’s “Wake Of The Red Witch” along with the L. Leonard Levinson cartoon “Bungle In The Jungle”. After reconstruction, the drive-in reopened two months later.
The refreshment stand was once destroyed by a fire caused by an overheated motor in the refrigerator on June 25, 1950.
Correction: The Daikokuza auditorium became the second movie theater in the Hiroshima Prefecture to have 70mm projection when it reopened as a twin-screener in 1960.
Once operated by Moviescoop.
It originally operated as a single-screener until two more screens were added on February 16, 1996.
This is one out of two Capitol Theatres in Grande Prairie. The original Capitol Theatre closed as a movie theater in 1936 when a newer Capitol Theatre opened nearby, but the older Capitol continued to operate as a live theater afterward. This should be named “Capitol Theatre (I)”.
“Short Circuit” was playing in Screen 1, while “Sweet Liberty” was playing in Screen 2 according to newspaper archives.
Closed on September 12, 1991 with “Pure Luck” and “Child’s Play 3”. It was once operated by Landmark Cinemas of Canada.
The Jan Cinema launched on October 15, 1971 with Ryan O'Neal in “Love Story”. It was later operated by Landmark Cinemas of Canada.
The Prairie Cinema Centre opened its doors by Landmark Cinemas of Canada as a 600-seat twin on May 16, 1975 with “The Prisoner Of Second Avenue” in Screen 1 and “The Yakuza” in Screen 2. Screen 1 had a capacity of 350 blue-colored seats and Screen 2 had a capacity of 250 red-colored seats. It was later renamed the Prairie Mall Cinemas, and its capacity in its later years sits as 560 seats.
It was renamed the Lyric Theatre on March 26, 1996, and a third screen was later added.
The Capitol Theatre opened its doors on February 14, 1921 with Lois Wilson in “Midsummer Madness” accompanied with music by the Capitol Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mr. Jack Arthur, along with a live music performance by Princess Pat’s Band conducted by Lietu. James before the movie. Otherwise, no extras were added.
The town of Oxford, New York was notable across the nation and around the world for the home of the original and real Pathé rooster, who was raised and trained by a local hardware merchant named Mort Cooper. Pathé News selected his bird out of 269 entrees and pocketed a grand total of $1,000 for relinquishing the rights to the bird, and that same exact bird became the mascot for both Pathé and Pathé News.
The Uptown Theatre opened its doors on Christmas Eve 1931 with Sally O'Neil in “The Brat” (unknown if extras added). It was later operated by Famous Players.