The Cine Lounge at Niles in Niles, Illinois opened October 20, 2022.
Located about seventeen miles northwest of downtown Chicago on Gulf Road between I-294 and North Milwaukee Avenue, the theater was previously known as the MovieMax Cinemas. That operation closed in March 2020 because of the pandemic and never reopened.
Fire in March 1943
Coronado theatre fire 19 Mar 1943, Fri The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com
Opened November 1st, 1930.
Opened February 10th, 1929
Opened February 6th, 1929. Grand opening ad posted.
The home theatre did not place any ads until February 24th, 1947.
Orpheum theatre opened on January 26th, 1921. Ad posted.
Some history:
Empress theatre history 05 Oct 1940, Sat The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com
1908 and 1915 grand opening ads posted.
https://www.bigscreen.com/j/Niles-IL-Cine-Lounge-at-Niles-Now-Open/7034 says:
The Cine Lounge at Niles in Niles, Illinois opened October 20, 2022. Located about seventeen miles northwest of downtown Chicago on Gulf Road between I-294 and North Milwaukee Avenue, the theater was previously known as the MovieMax Cinemas. That operation closed in March 2020 because of the pandemic and never reopened.
Bollywood movies only.
Picture posted.
First ad: July 8th, 1907 and closed in 1910 for retail space.
opening ad as Sun
Sun theatre opening 29 Nov 1916, Wed Evening World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad:
Grand opening ad
Opened October 10th, 1986
video:
IMAX commercial:
Grand opening ad posted.
Ad and picture posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Taken over by Regal Cinemas in 1990 and closed in 2000. It reopened by Teicher theatres on June 27th, 2003 as Eastgate Dollar Movies.
Closed 1993 by Regal Cinemas
Article with photo
Carmike Cinema 7 picture and promo 27 Sep 1990, Thu The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) Newspapers.com
Last season (as advertised in the newspaper): 1987
Ads for this drive-in stopped in 1986.