The Northern Lakes Theatre opened its doors on March 23, 1927 as a replacement of the Happy Hour Theatre, located in a nearby building. Despite operating as a seasonal theater throughout its history, it did briefly operate as a full-time movie theater at one time during the mid-1950s, but only for a few years.
The Lakeland Cinema opened its doors on February 13, 1974 with Walt Disney’s “That Darn Cat” as a replacement of the nearby Woods Theatre, which closed earlier that same month. What’s really strange is that it first advertised as a normal showtime listing that mentions “formerly the Woods Theatre”, without even a single grand opening advertisement nor opening article. The Lakeland Cinema was twinned in June 1980.
I think the reason why the Woods Theatre closed in February 1974 is because of the opening of the nearby Lakeland Cinema, which opened as a single-screener that same month. I can’t tell if the projection and stuff were moved to the newer building after the old Woods closed down.
What’s really strange is that the way they advertised the then-new Lakeland. The Lakeland Cinema nearby launched with Walt Disney’s “That Darn Cat” on February 13, 1974 without a single mention of an opening article or a grand opening advertisement, not even a single “congratulations from a local merchant” or a heartwarming message from its management. Just a plain showtime listing that mentions a line reading “formerly the Woods Theatre”, but the Lakeland Cinema is a separate movie theater located a few buildings away from the Woods.
Opened on January 14, 1922 with Marc McDermott in “Blind Wives” along with an unnamed comedy. It appears that it closed on September 4, 1972 with “Prime Cut”.
Opened with John Wayne in “Red River” along with a few unnamed shorts and a newsreel. This was once known as Three Lakes Family Theatre during the early-1970s.
A 1981 aerial view shows the drive-in still standing with its screen and glory, but I cannot tell if its still operating at the time or not. The screen appears to be removed by 1985.
The Theatre Catalog is so f**ked up here, because a 1954 aerial view shows the theater complete with everything, meaning that this has to be opened in 1950.
On April 29, 1947, an afternoon showing of “Stallion Road” turned into an unexpected tragedy. A 22-year-old local man became sick inside the auditorium while the movie was showing on the screen. He got out of his seat and left the auditorium fifteen minutes before the movie ended. He walked to the lobby heading to the restroom, but right after he reached the toilet, he suffered a fatal heart attack and collapsed. Then-manager Emmett Hawkins spotted the man, identified as Eugeme Atwood, lying next to the toilet shortly after the movie concluded.
Competition from the two nearby AMC theaters cause the Amherst Cinema to close as a discount house in mid-October 1999 with “200 Cigarettes”. The equipment was placed in a U-Haul truck right afterward.
The Northern Lakes Theatre opened its doors on March 23, 1927 as a replacement of the Happy Hour Theatre, located in a nearby building. Despite operating as a seasonal theater throughout its history, it did briefly operate as a full-time movie theater at one time during the mid-1950s, but only for a few years.
The Lakeland Cinema opened its doors on February 13, 1974 with Walt Disney’s “That Darn Cat” as a replacement of the nearby Woods Theatre, which closed earlier that same month. What’s really strange is that it first advertised as a normal showtime listing that mentions “formerly the Woods Theatre”, without even a single grand opening advertisement nor opening article. The Lakeland Cinema was twinned in June 1980.
I think the reason why the Woods Theatre closed in February 1974 is because of the opening of the nearby Lakeland Cinema, which opened as a single-screener that same month. I can’t tell if the projection and stuff were moved to the newer building after the old Woods closed down.
What’s really strange is that the way they advertised the then-new Lakeland. The Lakeland Cinema nearby launched with Walt Disney’s “That Darn Cat” on February 13, 1974 without a single mention of an opening article or a grand opening advertisement, not even a single “congratulations from a local merchant” or a heartwarming message from its management. Just a plain showtime listing that mentions a line reading “formerly the Woods Theatre”, but the Lakeland Cinema is a separate movie theater located a few buildings away from the Woods.
Opened on January 14, 1922 with Marc McDermott in “Blind Wives” along with an unnamed comedy. It appears that it closed on September 4, 1972 with “Prime Cut”.
Opened with John Wayne in “Red River” along with a few unnamed shorts and a newsreel. This was once known as Three Lakes Family Theatre during the early-1970s.
Twinned on May 11, 1979.
Once operated by Cinecom.
Once operated by Cinecom.
Last operated by United Artists, closed on March 12, 1978 with “Kingdom Of The Spiders” and “Ruby”.
Closed on September 12, 1965 with “Sons Of Katie Elder” and “The Visit”.
Actual closing date is October 16, 1983.
First operated by Esquire Theatres of America.
Once operated by Esquire Theatres of America.
Once operated by Esquire Theatres of America.
Once operated by Esquire Theatres of America.
Taken over by Esquire Theatres of America after the Jerry Lewis bankruptcy.
Once known as Newport Drive-In, and once operated by Esquire Theatres of America.
Once operated by Esquire Theatres of America.
A 1981 aerial view shows the drive-in still standing with its screen and glory, but I cannot tell if its still operating at the time or not. The screen appears to be removed by 1985.
Opened on July 4, 1939.
The Theatre Catalog is so f**ked up here, because a 1954 aerial view shows the theater complete with everything, meaning that this has to be opened in 1950.
On April 29, 1947, an afternoon showing of “Stallion Road” turned into an unexpected tragedy. A 22-year-old local man became sick inside the auditorium while the movie was showing on the screen. He got out of his seat and left the auditorium fifteen minutes before the movie ended. He walked to the lobby heading to the restroom, but right after he reached the toilet, he suffered a fatal heart attack and collapsed. Then-manager Emmett Hawkins spotted the man, identified as Eugeme Atwood, lying next to the toilet shortly after the movie concluded.
Actual closing date is May 9, 1978 with Walt Disney’s “Return From Witch Mountain”.
Competition from the two nearby AMC theaters cause the Amherst Cinema to close as a discount house in mid-October 1999 with “200 Cigarettes”. The equipment was placed in a U-Haul truck right afterward.
Opened in November 1979 and closed on January 10, 1999. AMC operated the theater throughout its history.