The Orpheum opened in September 1916 and briefly closed on August 6, 1928 due to major remodeling which featured installations of a mix of mostly Spanish and some Italian and Moorish architectures. The theater reopened as the Granada on October 10, 1928.
It was once known as Lockport Cinema 4. In 1993, the theater was taken over by an independent chain known as WNY Theatres (who also operated three other theaters in the Buffalo area) after a five-year run as a Loews theater. The theater would then double the amount of screens and became the Lockport Cinema 8 in June 1994.
After all three screens were demolished in 1993, the Kmart began construction at the site and opened on April 14, 1994 as the second Kmart to operate in Antioch.
It became the only Kmart there after its other longtime Kmart location on Auto Center Drive closed the following year on August 27, 1995 after a 22-year run.
The Kmart closed on November 25, 2018 and the building is currently vacant.
As of 2023, the Kmart was still vacant, as well as the blue-roofed Burger King which closed in 2019. The 7-Eleven and Mobil (ex-Valero) gas stations were still operational to this very day, as well as a car wash next door.
The Chief Theatre opened its doors on August 30, 1951 with Rod Cameron in “Cavalry Scout” (unclear if any extras were added). It was first managed by Talmadge Kolb. It was closed in the early-1980s.
The Arrow Theatre closed for the final time on August 29, 1951 with “Quebec” (unclear if any short subjects were added) due to the opening of the Chief Theatre. The building became a relocated Bargain Center in January 1956.
The Sunset was operational as early as 1954 but it could be opened a few years prior than that. A 1958 aerial view shows the drive-in with a new screen, meaning that there’s probably an incident with its older screen.
The Sunset closed in the mid-1980s. It appears operational between 1982 and 1983, but a 1987 aerial view shows some of its traces being occupied by a newly-made road and a small parking lot.
Twinned in February 1973, tripled on Christmas Day 1980.
The Bridgehead 1-2-3 Drive-In closed for the final time on November 1, 1992. All three screens were removed the following year according to a 1993 aerial view.
It appears that the Stamm Theatre was once closed on March 27, 1994, and sat abandoned for a little more than two years.
The Stamm Theatre briefly reopened back as a first-run movie house on August 30, 1996 under the name “Stamm Spotlight Theatre”, but only lasted four days of operation.
It ended its life as a first-run movie house though, but the Stamm Theatre did had a brief return as a live house several months later. Then it turned into a church after the Stamm family sold the theater to a church group.
The Princess Theatre opened its doors on March 8, 1911 with a live presentation of “Cleopatra”. It was originally scheduled to open four days prior but was delayed due to not enough chairs being installed. It was first managed by Mr. Blumenfeld.
The Princess closed on November 11, 1973 with “Enter The Dragon” due to lack of business, and was last operated by H.D. Bowers (who operated all of Mayfield’s theaters since 1956).
The Mayfield Twin Cinema opened its doors on September 29, 1972 with “Mary Queen of Scots” at Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “Pinocchio” at Screen 2. It was first owned and managed by Doral W. Jones and originally housed 500 seats (with 250 seats in each auditorium).
The Mayfield Twin Cinema did receive some trouble during the late-1980s and early-1990s due to multiple police reports of underaged arrests, including alcoholic-related charges. After closing in 1992, the theater sat abandoned for five years.
As the Cardinal Drive-In remains as the only movie theater in Mayfield for a time, 58-year-old Bill Yancey of Arlington (who once operated the Arly Theatre in Arlington) knew that the only indoor cinema in Mayfield closed for a few years. After renovation led by him, the twin-screen theater reopened as the Mayfair Plaza Cinema on November 21, 1997 with “Anastasia” and “Alien 4 (The Resurrection)” with a total capacity of 480 seats (with 240 seats in each auditorium).
After closing in 2002, the Mayfield Plaza Cinema sat abandoned again until it reopened as the Princess Theater on November 18, 2005.
The Legion Theatre opened its doors on November 21, 1931 with “Extravagance” along with a short comedy “Aunts In Pants” and an unnamed cartoon. It was first managed by Ned Greene.
The Legion closed as a movie house in December 1957 but retained as a special events theater until 1959, and the marquee was removed in November 1961.
This started life as the 45 Drive-In and opened its gates on May 5, 1949. It was renamed the Cardinal Drive-In in 1953.
In its later heyday, Donal Jones was the operator of the Cardinal who also operates the other remaining theaters in Mayfield. On August 15, 1992, Doral made his only television appearance on Kentucky Educational Television’s “From Dusk ‘Til Dawn: Kentucky’s Rural Drive-In Theaters”, which featured the Cardinal and the other remaining drive-ins in Kentucky.
The Frankfort Opera House originally housed 950 seats and an estimate $20,000 on construction, which began in March 1883. It was renamed the Capitol Theatre in the 1900s.
The 814-seat Capitol Theatre closed for the final time on October 20, 1977 with “The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training”.
Actually, here’s a little story just before the theater opened its doors. Shortly before grand opening, the twin-screen theater was originally planned to open as a Jerry Lewis Cinema although it had the “Jerry Lewis Twin Cinema” name on articles of upcoming structures from pages of the State Journal of Frankfort, but it appears that the Jerry Lewis name was dropped one month before grand opening.
Instead, United Cinema Incorporated took the dough and opened the Franklin Square Twin Cinema on June 15, 1973 with “Charlotte’s Web” at Screen 1 and “Man Of La Mancha” at Screen 2. As a twin-screener, the theater originally housed 350 seats (with 175 seats in each auditorium).
The Norka Theatre opened its doors on November 23, 1940 with a Saturday matinee of “Grand Ole Opry” and “Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum” with no extra short subjects.
The Norka’s first normal attraction was the following day with Gloria Jean in “A Little Bit Of Heaven” with no extras.
The Orpheum opened in September 1916 and briefly closed on August 6, 1928 due to major remodeling which featured installations of a mix of mostly Spanish and some Italian and Moorish architectures. The theater reopened as the Granada on October 10, 1928.
Opened on February 6, 1981 and closed in September 2007.
In June 1986, the Warner West became the first movie theater in England with THX-certified sound.
Its also the first THX-certified theater in Georgia.
Opened on December 22, 1978, closed on November 5, 2000.
Cinemark operated the 6-screener until July 25, 1991. This was followed by Hollywood Theaters and lastly Wallace Theaters.
It was once known as Lockport Cinema 4. In 1993, the theater was taken over by an independent chain known as WNY Theatres (who also operated three other theaters in the Buffalo area) after a five-year run as a Loews theater. The theater would then double the amount of screens and became the Lockport Cinema 8 in June 1994.
The theater closed on January 21, 2007.
After all three screens were demolished in 1993, the Kmart began construction at the site and opened on April 14, 1994 as the second Kmart to operate in Antioch.
It became the only Kmart there after its other longtime Kmart location on Auto Center Drive closed the following year on August 27, 1995 after a 22-year run.
The Kmart closed on November 25, 2018 and the building is currently vacant.
As of 2023, the Kmart was still vacant, as well as the blue-roofed Burger King which closed in 2019. The 7-Eleven and Mobil (ex-Valero) gas stations were still operational to this very day, as well as a car wash next door.
The Chief Theatre opened its doors on August 30, 1951 with Rod Cameron in “Cavalry Scout” (unclear if any extras were added). It was first managed by Talmadge Kolb. It was closed in the early-1980s.
The Arrow Theatre closed for the final time on August 29, 1951 with “Quebec” (unclear if any short subjects were added) due to the opening of the Chief Theatre. The building became a relocated Bargain Center in January 1956.
The Sunset was operational as early as 1954 but it could be opened a few years prior than that. A 1958 aerial view shows the drive-in with a new screen, meaning that there’s probably an incident with its older screen.
The Sunset closed in the mid-1980s. It appears operational between 1982 and 1983, but a 1987 aerial view shows some of its traces being occupied by a newly-made road and a small parking lot.
Twinned in February 1973, tripled on Christmas Day 1980.
The Bridgehead 1-2-3 Drive-In closed for the final time on November 1, 1992. All three screens were removed the following year according to a 1993 aerial view.
It appears that the Stamm Theatre was once closed on March 27, 1994, and sat abandoned for a little more than two years.
The Stamm Theatre briefly reopened back as a first-run movie house on August 30, 1996 under the name “Stamm Spotlight Theatre”, but only lasted four days of operation.
It ended its life as a first-run movie house though, but the Stamm Theatre did had a brief return as a live house several months later. Then it turned into a church after the Stamm family sold the theater to a church group.
The Princess Theatre opened its doors on March 8, 1911 with a live presentation of “Cleopatra”. It was originally scheduled to open four days prior but was delayed due to not enough chairs being installed. It was first managed by Mr. Blumenfeld.
The Princess closed on November 11, 1973 with “Enter The Dragon” due to lack of business, and was last operated by H.D. Bowers (who operated all of Mayfield’s theaters since 1956).
The Mayfield Twin Cinema opened its doors on September 29, 1972 with “Mary Queen of Scots” at Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “Pinocchio” at Screen 2. It was first owned and managed by Doral W. Jones and originally housed 500 seats (with 250 seats in each auditorium).
The Mayfield Twin Cinema did receive some trouble during the late-1980s and early-1990s due to multiple police reports of underaged arrests, including alcoholic-related charges. After closing in 1992, the theater sat abandoned for five years.
As the Cardinal Drive-In remains as the only movie theater in Mayfield for a time, 58-year-old Bill Yancey of Arlington (who once operated the Arly Theatre in Arlington) knew that the only indoor cinema in Mayfield closed for a few years. After renovation led by him, the twin-screen theater reopened as the Mayfair Plaza Cinema on November 21, 1997 with “Anastasia” and “Alien 4 (The Resurrection)” with a total capacity of 480 seats (with 240 seats in each auditorium).
After closing in 2002, the Mayfield Plaza Cinema sat abandoned again until it reopened as the Princess Theater on November 18, 2005.
First known as “Central Cinemas 1 & 2”.
The Legion Theatre opened its doors on November 21, 1931 with “Extravagance” along with a short comedy “Aunts In Pants” and an unnamed cartoon. It was first managed by Ned Greene.
The Legion closed as a movie house in December 1957 but retained as a special events theater until 1959, and the marquee was removed in November 1961.
This started life as the 45 Drive-In and opened its gates on May 5, 1949. It was renamed the Cardinal Drive-In in 1953.
In its later heyday, Donal Jones was the operator of the Cardinal who also operates the other remaining theaters in Mayfield. On August 15, 1992, Doral made his only television appearance on Kentucky Educational Television’s “From Dusk ‘Til Dawn: Kentucky’s Rural Drive-In Theaters”, which featured the Cardinal and the other remaining drive-ins in Kentucky.
Closed on February 6, 1986 with “Power”.
Closed on September 3, 1991 with “Pure Luck” and “Double Impact”.
The Frankfort Opera House originally housed 950 seats and an estimate $20,000 on construction, which began in March 1883. It was renamed the Capitol Theatre in the 1900s.
The 814-seat Capitol Theatre closed for the final time on October 20, 1977 with “The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training”.
Actually, here’s a little story just before the theater opened its doors. Shortly before grand opening, the twin-screen theater was originally planned to open as a Jerry Lewis Cinema although it had the “Jerry Lewis Twin Cinema” name on articles of upcoming structures from pages of the State Journal of Frankfort, but it appears that the Jerry Lewis name was dropped one month before grand opening.
Instead, United Cinema Incorporated took the dough and opened the Franklin Square Twin Cinema on June 15, 1973 with “Charlotte’s Web” at Screen 1 and “Man Of La Mancha” at Screen 2. As a twin-screener, the theater originally housed 350 seats (with 175 seats in each auditorium).
The actual opening date is November 18, 1977, and yes it opened with “Oh God” at Screen 1 and “You Light Up My Life” at Screen 2.
This replaced an earlier theater known as the Empress Theatre (and yes, the Empress was once known as the Norka Theatre).
The Norka Theatre opened its doors on November 23, 1940 with a Saturday matinee of “Grand Ole Opry” and “Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum” with no extra short subjects.
The Norka closed in late-1975.