The Pueblo Mall Cinemas is a triplex with three screens, with Cooper-Highland Theatres opening the theater in the mid-1970s. Commonwealth and United Artists are the later operators, and UA closed down the Pueblo Mall Cinemas on January 17, 2000.
Owner Sam Brookes opened the Eagle Cinema 5 on February 27, 2004, but unfortunately he was killed in a vehicle accident nine months later. According to Brookes himself, he had been planning to build the 23,000-square-foot theater since January 2001, with work starting in June 2002. It was closed around late-2021 or early-2022 and was still abandoned as of today.
The Palace Theatre did once had a one-year closure between May 1956 and August 1957 before former operator W.R. Petty reopened the Palace. Unfortunately this didn’t last long. The Palace would then continue operating as a special events house that also sometimes screens movies in rare occasions until 1961.
Closed on October 2, 1982 with “Night Shift” and “Caddyshack”. Walmart now occupies the former drive-in site, which opened on October 12, 2005 as a replacement of an earlier Walmart that opened nearby on April 30, 1993 and closed the previous day.
Opened with “Untamed Breed” and “Give My Regards To Broadway” along with two unnamed cartoons. It was closed on September 9, 1984 with “The Karate Kid” and “Against All Odds”.
This was known as Twin East & Twin West Drive-In, but was last known as Famous 4 Drive-In when two more screens were added for both theaters in June 1981. Famous Players was its operator at the time, and closed on September 2, 1989.
Opened by Martin Theatres as a twin in August 1977 as a replacement of the Grand Theatre downtown, in which the downtown Grand would then reopen as the performing arts center the following month. Carmike took over the Plaza in 1985.
Closed in August 1977 as a movie house, most likely when Martin Theatres (who also operated the Grand Theatre at the time) opened their nearby Plaza Theatres. Although I cannot find the actual date, its last film screened at the Grand was “Silver Streak”. The Grand Theatre reopened as a performing arts center the following month.
Closed on February 16, 1998. The Pueblo Twin managed to operate a little longer after the nearby Tinseltown’s opening.
The Pueblo Mall Cinemas is a triplex with three screens, with Cooper-Highland Theatres opening the theater in the mid-1970s. Commonwealth and United Artists are the later operators, and UA closed down the Pueblo Mall Cinemas on January 17, 2000.
The former Opera House building later housed the Morgan Weaver Dry Goods Store from 1910 until 1919.
Movies are still shown at the Auditorium in 1922, so I’m very sure films are still running at the Auditorium in 1926 as well.
According to sources of the Lakeland Evening Telegraph, it appears that the Star name didn’t revive after the March 8, 1912 closure of the Star.
Closed after the 1983 season, most likely on November 5, 1983 with “48 Hours” and “Student Bodies” plus an unnamed late-night adult show.
R/C Theatres once operated the Towne, but later independently operated during the early-1980s. It most likely closed around late-1983.
R/C Theatres once operated the Towne, but later independently operated during the early-1980s.
Owner Sam Brookes opened the Eagle Cinema 5 on February 27, 2004, but unfortunately he was killed in a vehicle accident nine months later. According to Brookes himself, he had been planning to build the 23,000-square-foot theater since January 2001, with work starting in June 2002. It was closed around late-2021 or early-2022 and was still abandoned as of today.
It appears that the building received a big remodel during the late-1990s before Advance Auto Parts took its place.
This was later renamed Andrea Theatre in March 1965 after Hazleton resident Peter Magazzu took over as owner, named after his daughter.
Opened with “Winning” and “House Of Cards”.
It last operated with four screens.
The Palace Theatre did once had a one-year closure between May 1956 and August 1957 before former operator W.R. Petty reopened the Palace. Unfortunately this didn’t last long. The Palace would then continue operating as a special events house that also sometimes screens movies in rare occasions until 1961.
Closed on October 2, 1982 with “Night Shift” and “Caddyshack”. Walmart now occupies the former drive-in site, which opened on October 12, 2005 as a replacement of an earlier Walmart that opened nearby on April 30, 1993 and closed the previous day.
Current functions are a mix of first-run, independent, and classic films.
Opened with “Untamed Breed” and “Give My Regards To Broadway” along with two unnamed cartoons. It was closed on September 9, 1984 with “The Karate Kid” and “Against All Odds”.
1982, not 1987.
Actual opening date is December 17, 1982.
This was known as Twin East & Twin West Drive-In, but was last known as Famous 4 Drive-In when two more screens were added for both theaters in June 1981. Famous Players was its operator at the time, and closed on September 2, 1989.
Closed on March 17, 2001.
Closed on February 15, 1996 with “From Dusk Till Dawn”.
Question Vogan: Are the two Opera Houses both named Lakeland Opera House, or do they have different names?
Opened by Martin Theatres as a twin in August 1977 as a replacement of the Grand Theatre downtown, in which the downtown Grand would then reopen as the performing arts center the following month. Carmike took over the Plaza in 1985.
Closed in August 1977 as a movie house, most likely when Martin Theatres (who also operated the Grand Theatre at the time) opened their nearby Plaza Theatres. Although I cannot find the actual date, its last film screened at the Grand was “Silver Streak”. The Grand Theatre reopened as a performing arts center the following month.