Expanded to 8 screens on December 6th, 1985 and the older two screens closed in 1986. Owners were Commonwealth Theatres, Creative Entertainment, First International, Carmike.
This opened as Park 70 on October 27th, 1966. The Globe Gazette of November 7th, 1968 reports that an 500-seat cinema was to be added to the Park 70 as an new Cecil cinema to be built at the Mason Shopping Center.
Expanded to 12 screens on May 19th, 1999. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Expanded to 8 screens on December 6th, 1985 and the older two screens closed in 1986. Owners were Commonwealth Theatres, Creative Entertainment, First International, Carmike.
Owners were Litchfield theatres, 1987 United Artists, 1991 First International Theatres, 1997 Carmike Cinemas, 2016-2018 AMC.
This opened on December 13th, 1985 by Litchfield Theatres.
Seth Childs cinemas 6 opening Fri, Dec 13, 1985 – 9 · The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, Kansas) · Newspapers.com
Opened on June 20th, 1973. Grand opening ad in the photo section. More to come.
Closed in 1958
And closed in 1957
This opened on September 16th, 1954. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Also the Miller theatre opening as well.
Miller theatre opening Sat, May 1, 1926 – 7 · The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, Kansas) · Newspapers.com
Became Sosna on February 25th, 1936 and Campus on May 23rd, 1951. 1951 ad in the photo section.
Campus theatre opening Wed, May 23, 1951 – 3 · The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, Kansas) · Newspapers.com
Opening as Varsity on August 26th, 1930
Varsity theatre opening Tue, Aug 26, 1930 – 2 · The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, Kansas) · Newspapers.com
This opened on July 27th, 1949. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Renamed State on May 19th, 1940.
Opened on September 1st, 1938 as the Carlton. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
This is not to be confused with the Varsity theatre at 615 N. Manhattan Avenue that opened on August 26th, 1930 and renamed Sosna in 1936.
Reopening ad from February 26th, 1969
Reopened as the Dickinson theatre on September 9th, 1930
Name for Loew’s Court picked in a contest
Loew’s Court contest winner Sat, Aug 27, 1921 – 3 · The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad
Loew’s Court opening Fri, Sep 9, 1921 – 11 · The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) · Newspapers.com
This opened on February 11th, 2000. Grand opening ad below:
Cinema West opening Fri, Feb 11, 2000 – 8 · Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) · Newspapers.com
This opened on May 23rd, 1985. Ad below:
Cinema V opening Wed, May 22, 1985 – 61 · Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) · Newspapers.com
This opened as Park 70 on October 27th, 1966. The Globe Gazette of November 7th, 1968 reports that an 500-seat cinema was to be added to the Park 70 as an new Cecil cinema to be built at the Mason Shopping Center.
The Bandbox theatre opened on July 27th, 1951. It is an seperate theatre from the State.
This opened on August 23rd, 1930 as Strand. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Fairview cinema interior
Fairview Cinemas Fri, Oct 14, 1966 – 42 · The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) · Newspapers.com