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rivest266
rivest266 commented about Park Theatre on Oct 24, 2010 at 12:35 pm

Closed July 2nd, 1970
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The manager was transferred to the Devonshire Cinemas

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Odeon Theatre on Oct 24, 2010 at 11:50 am

This opened on October 7th, 1967
load this microfilm in the machine
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remember to rewind it when you are done

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Park Theatre on Oct 24, 2010 at 9:10 am

This opened on May 17th, 1940.
ad is at
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rivest266 commented about Capitol Theatre Windsor on Oct 24, 2010 at 7:46 am

This opened as Loew’s on December 30th, 1920
ad is on this page at
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rivest266
rivest266 commented about Centre Cinema on Oct 23, 2010 at 5:51 pm

This opened on January 28th, 1967
Grand opening ad is at
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rivest266
rivest266 commented about Majestic Theatre on Oct 23, 2010 at 10:28 am

1941 renovation ad
http://en.calameo.com/books/000247928f950e551022b

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Victory Drive-In on Oct 22, 2010 at 6:06 pm

June 12th, 1950 full page ad is at View link
This was opened by Delft Theatres.

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Hillside Cinemas on Oct 22, 2010 at 5:13 pm

another article about the food poisoning
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rivest266
rivest266 commented about Hillside Cinemas on Oct 22, 2010 at 5:10 pm

November 25th, 1994 grand opening ad is on the page at
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Half the people got sick at the opening
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rivest266
rivest266 commented about Westown UltraScreen Cinemas on Oct 22, 2010 at 4:47 pm

Westown Ultrascreen opening
May 14th, 1999
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many pages of grand opening ads.

Marcus gave free popcorn that weekend to keep people away from the brand-new General Cineams Mayfair 18 that opened on the same date.

rivest266
rivest266 commented about 59 Outdoor Theatre on Oct 22, 2010 at 4:39 pm

August 11th, 1967 grand opening ad is at
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It was owned by Standard Theatres

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Marcus Ridge Cinemas on Oct 22, 2010 at 4:07 pm

This opened on August 9th, 1996 with eight cinemas. (I Think they reached 12 by the end of the year)
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16 screens in 1998 and 20 in 2000. It is the largest theatre in the state.
you can tell where the extensions are by the slight difference color of the roof in aerial photos of this cinema.
Newspaper article at View link

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Highway 15 Drive-In on Oct 22, 2010 at 3:40 pm

Larger April 27th ad:
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rivest266
rivest266 commented about Highway 15 Drive-In on Oct 22, 2010 at 3:38 pm

This opened on May 1st, 1953.
You can see the grand opening ad at
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rivest266
rivest266 commented about 24 Outdoor Theatre on Oct 22, 2010 at 3:01 pm

Chuck1231 Marcus opened on April 14th, 1965
open the box of microfilm at View link
and you will see its grand opening ad.

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Starlite Drive-In on Oct 22, 2010 at 2:38 pm

Huge two page ad from September 1st, 1955 at View link

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Menomonee Falls Cinemas on Oct 22, 2010 at 2:20 pm

This opened on March 6th, 1998.
View link on page 32 (google has it sideways)

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Menomonee Falls Cinemas on Oct 22, 2010 at 1:55 pm

It already on at /theaters/23241/

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Marcus Cinemas on Oct 22, 2010 at 1:44 pm

This opened as Marc 2 on April 6th, 1972.
The grand opening is on the upper right of the page at
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It was billed as The Theatre of Tomorrow.

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Mayfair Theatre on Oct 21, 2010 at 6:02 pm

October 9th, 1963 full page with picture is at
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November 18th, 1983 ad for the twin is at the upper left of the page at View link

rivest266
rivest266 commented about AMC Mayfair Mall 18 and IMAX on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:58 pm

I guess they wanted to give Marcus a little spanking.
You can see the grand opening ad at
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Marcus had a lot of counter ads in that section of the newspaper.

Marcus had free popcorn in all its theatres in Milwaukeeland to try to keep the crowds away from the Mayfair.

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Tower Cinema on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:48 pm

This opened as Value Cinemas Brookfield on June 30th, 1995.
The grand opening ad is at View link

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Capitol Cinemas on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:46 pm

June 23rd, 1995 grand opening ad is at
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rivest266
rivest266 commented about Tower Cinema on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:31 pm

This was opened as Value Cinemas- Brookfield and renamed Tower Cinemas in April of 2000. It also had eight cinemas.

rivest266
rivest266 commented about Ruby Isle Theatre on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:16 pm

This was opened on June 22nd, 1966 by Prudential Theatres.
Grand opening ad:
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It became an United Artists in 1969.