The Blair Theater opened its doors on December 23, 1937 with Sonja Henie in “Thin Ice” and John Litel in “The Man Without A Country” along with a local newsreel entitled “Blair News Of The Day”. It was twinned on December 22, 1978 featuring installations of Dolby Stereo and was renamed Blair Cinemas. The theater was then tripled in the 1980s, and became a second-run dollar house under the “Super Saver” branding in the mid-1990s. It was closed in the early-2000s.
Actually, the theater was taken over by Loews in 1988 after JF Theatres merged into Loews. Then it became a Sony theater in 1994 before reverting back to Loews in 1996. The Yorkridge last operated as a Loews Cineplex theater.
NOTE: The Loews Cineplex name wasn’t introduced until the $1 billion merger between both Cineplex Odeon and Loews in September 1997.
Kilgore is right in the money. It does appear that the Midway Drive-In opened during the week of July 21, 1950. The Midway was twinned at the start of the 1983 season, but its first season as a twin didn’t start off well.
Exactly two months right after its reopening as a twin, the Midway Twin Drive-In on June 2, 1983, closed for two weeks after a complete mess by vandals destroyed the entirety of the projection room. According to investigators led by manager David Delin, its then-recently-bought two automatic projectors were smashed by one of the vandals with a hammer, and a grand total of 414,000ft of film were found destroyed, unraveled, and dumped in the office, including its intermission films and four copies of the following movies: “E.T.”, “The Sting II”, “Concrete Jungle”, and “Mausoleum”. The Midway Twin reopened after a massive cleanup and projection reinstallations on June 17, 1983.
Opened on December 21, 1979 with Don Knotts in “The Prize Fighter” in Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “The Black Hole” in Screen 2. Both auditoriums were split in 1994 and became a quad.
The Trimble Theater opened its doors on July 15, 1930 with Helen Twelvetrees in “Swing High” along with an unnamed Pathe comedy, Pathe News, a light show, and musical performances by “The Kentuckians”, a 10-piece orchestra conducted by students at the University of Kentucky.
The Twilight Drive-In opened its gates on July 5, 1947 with Judy Garland in “Meet Me In St. Louis” (unknown if extras added, but a fireworks show was presented after the show). It was still open in 1977, but appears to have closed in the 1980s.
The Blair Theater opened its doors on December 23, 1937 with Sonja Henie in “Thin Ice” and John Litel in “The Man Without A Country” along with a local newsreel entitled “Blair News Of The Day”. It was twinned on December 22, 1978 featuring installations of Dolby Stereo and was renamed Blair Cinemas. The theater was then tripled in the 1980s, and became a second-run dollar house under the “Super Saver” branding in the mid-1990s. It was closed in the early-2000s.
Once operated by Sony Theatres.
Last operated by Loews Cineplex.
Once operated by Durkee Theatres, later JF Theatres, and last operated by Loews.
Once operated by JF Theatres, then Loews, then Sony, then back to Loews, and finally Loews Cineplex.
First operated by Rappaport Theatres, then Durkee Theatres, then JF Theatres, then Loews, then Sony, then back to Loews, and finally Loews Cineplex.
Actually, the theater was taken over by Loews in 1988 after JF Theatres merged into Loews. Then it became a Sony theater in 1994 before reverting back to Loews in 1996. The Yorkridge last operated as a Loews Cineplex theater.
NOTE: The Loews Cineplex name wasn’t introduced until the $1 billion merger between both Cineplex Odeon and Loews in September 1997.
Closed on December 9, 1980. It originally planned to reopen for the 1981 season but it didn’t happen.
Closed on May 5, 2024.
It was announced in November 2024 that the UCI Cinemas Curno will close in January 2025.
Opened on June 12, 1976. Grand opening ad posted.
This started life as a twin.
Opened on December 11, 1998.
Kilgore is right in the money. It does appear that the Midway Drive-In opened during the week of July 21, 1950. The Midway was twinned at the start of the 1983 season, but its first season as a twin didn’t start off well.
Exactly two months right after its reopening as a twin, the Midway Twin Drive-In on June 2, 1983, closed for two weeks after a complete mess by vandals destroyed the entirety of the projection room. According to investigators led by manager David Delin, its then-recently-bought two automatic projectors were smashed by one of the vandals with a hammer, and a grand total of 414,000ft of film were found destroyed, unraveled, and dumped in the office, including its intermission films and four copies of the following movies: “E.T.”, “The Sting II”, “Concrete Jungle”, and “Mausoleum”. The Midway Twin reopened after a massive cleanup and projection reinstallations on June 17, 1983.
Closed in either 1997 or 1998.
Opened on December 21, 1979 with Don Knotts in “The Prize Fighter” in Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “The Black Hole” in Screen 2. Both auditoriums were split in 1994 and became a quad.
Opened on Christmas Day 1971 with Jerry Orbach in “The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight”.
I looked at Google Earth, and it appears that the theater was demolished in 2021. It was already demolished in 2022.
The actual opening date is January 30, 1947.
The Trimble Theater opened its doors on July 15, 1930 with Helen Twelvetrees in “Swing High” along with an unnamed Pathe comedy, Pathe News, a light show, and musical performances by “The Kentuckians”, a 10-piece orchestra conducted by students at the University of Kentucky.
Both auditoriums were later split into two and it became the Cinema Center 4, and was lastly known as Loews Cinema Center 4.
Edited from my April 6, 2020 (8:30 PM) comment:
The Twilight Drive-In opened its gates on July 5, 1947 with Judy Garland in “Meet Me In St. Louis” (unknown if extras added, but a fireworks show was presented after the show). It was still open in 1977, but appears to have closed in the 1980s.
There’s not a lot of detail rather than a fire that destroyed the theater on June 30, 1971. This could possibly open as far early as 1923.
First operated by Signature Theatres.
Closed on October 7, 1984 with “Roadhouse” and “Alphabet City”.