The Staten Island Drive-in theatre opened on May 29th, 1948. Its opening was delayed after the nearby airport protested its opening. Grand opening ad from the Advance posted.
This opened as the Deansgate Picture House on January 15th, 1914, as the “most luxurious picture theatre in the country” according to the grand opening ad, which can be seen in the photo section.
Listings for the Palace ended in the SI Advance in 1951.
Listings for the Capitol theatre in West Brighton ended in 1950 in the Advance.
Listings in the SI Advanced for the Rex ended in 1950.
The Staten Island Drive-in theatre opened on May 29th, 1948. Its opening was delayed after the nearby airport protested its opening. Grand opening ad from the Advance posted.
Newspaper ads in the SI Advance started to appear on July 5th, 1947 for this theatre.
IMAX screen opened on November 20th, 2013 https://www.avforums.com/threads/trafford-centre-imax.1831351/
2017 IMAX VR Grand opening
1930 grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Picture from the Guardian
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
This opened on May 3rd, 1935. Grand opening ad posted.
1960 reopening
ABC Deansgate reopening 01 Sep 1960, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
This opened as the Deansgate Picture House on January 15th, 1914, as the “most luxurious picture theatre in the country” according to the grand opening ad, which can be seen in the photo section.
Demolished around 2014 per Google street view.
This is now a mosque.
Cinerama ad:
Loew’s Palace Cinerama 26 Jul 1961, Wed The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) Newspapers.com
This cinema has reopened per official website.
1982 grand opening ad in French posted.
Fiddler on the roof promo https://youtu.be/LgnJChP-5yM
better quality grand opening ad
Higher quality ad:
Malco Crosstown opening 18 May 1951, Fri The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) Newspapers.com