Despite the theater first opened as a twin in Late 1976, a third screen was added shortly afterward in January 1977. It was first known as the Natick Flick 1-2-3 and later as Natick Flicks in the 1980s. The “S” in the Natick Flicks name was dropped in 1990, upgrading its name to just “Natick Flick”. The Natick Flick closed for the final time on March 10, 1991.
The Salem Theatre ended its run as a longtime first-run movie-house in November 1983. Shortly after it ended its movie-house run, it switched on over to concerts beginning in December 1983.
The theater went under the name of “Elkhorn Cinema” from 1975 until closing as a movie house in 1987. After closing for three years, it relaunched as a live and special events house and returned back to its Sprague Theatre name after restoration in 1990.
Since you found the location of the Fort Teepee on 2149 O Neil Rd, Eagle River, WI 54521 then I think I found the Eagle River Drive-In on 530 Highway 45 S, Eagle River, WI 54521, which I believe the Eagle River had a little more larger car capacity than the Fort Teepee.
The original Owens Drive-In closed in May 1971 and was demolished that same year, but there were several lawsuits that involve the property and the site the previous year in 1970. The Kmart was built at the theater’s site and opened its doors on August 17, 1972. The Kmart closed in February 2020.
During his trial, Deputy Prosecutor Larry McKeeman told the jurors on September 20, 1982, just a day before sentencing, said that the suspect killed the two brothers after one of the boys made comments about a dispute the suspect was having with Ilgenfritz and Wentink after stepping out the doors of the theater.
The suspect after trial received 30 years to life in prison according to The Tacoma News Tribute, and 40 long years later, it was unknown if he was still behind bars.
Nice information Seattleprojectionist! And you are right, it did open with three screens as a triplex before two more were added and becoming a five-screen theater on December 17, 1982, nearly seven months after the murders that took place there. Thanks for the correction!
The Factoria Cinemas opened its doors with five screens on August 22, 1980 by the SRO chain.
This theater was notably enough for the murders of two brothers (John and Mark Bartol, ages 27 and 19) on May 20, 1982, who were both walking out the theater before being killed a few seconds later. The suspect, 24-year-old Seattle-native James Vigil Smith, was convicted on two life sentences and would later plead guilty that September on two counts of second-degree murder and was held on a $150,000 bond. It was unknown if he was still in jail or not, but possible.
On December 13, 1986, SRO sold all of its theaters to Cineplex Odeon, and in the late 1980s, three more screens were added bringing a total to eight screens. Cineplex Odeon operated the theater until its merger to Loews Cineplex in 1998, and Loews Cineplex took over the theater until its AMC merger in 2006.
On April 15, 1967, construction of the 27 Drive-In led into a halt following a civil action lawsuit was filed by Pulaski Circuit Court asking for a permanent injunction of the theater’s construction as well as various hazardous signs and the disruption of the original people who lived in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Claunch and Cora Hudson owned the property of the theater at the time, and operated by brothers O.G. and Harry Roaden. Construction would later resume shortly afterward, and the theater would open its gates in the middle of 1967 despite the lawsuits.
However, shortly after opening, Circuit Judge R.C. Tartar refused to declare the 27 Drive-In a private nuisance and rejected a demand by nearby property owners for permanent injunctions and an estimate $39,800 in damages on October 23, 1967. During the ruling, Tartar knew that operating a theater was legal, but the Highway 27 development for a theater establishment represented an investment of $70,000.
I just found that the Lakeview closed for the final time in July 1986 and was demolished a month later on August 18, 1986 according to the Commonwealth.
The Gem Theatre opened its doors in 1890 at the Odd Fellows Building, running special events, plays by stocks companies, and vaudeville, but became a movie house in 1907. One of the first managers of the Gem was Bob Hall who also held as a cashier for the nearby Farmers National Bank but would later quickly turn over to Tom Thatcher and Ed Waddle. Thatcher was unparalleled in theater work in Kentucky and Mr. Waddle also serves as a cashier but for the First National Bank. The Gem was once a Nickelodeon at one time.
After closing in 1932, the Gem Theatre stood abandoned until it was replaced by the Kentucky Theatre which opened in 1937 and closed in 1982.
That would be possible if the Lakeview was built as a quick construction. A very fast construction of a drive-in can be a pretty hard discovery. The Lakeview’s expansion and updates could be definitely true because the Lakeview at the time received a newer 44x92ft CinemaScope screen during the 1955 season, meaning that the original screen was used for only around four years. The Lakeview’s first CinemaScope film after installation was Spencer Tracy in “Broken Lance” with no extra short subjects on June 1, 1955 and was the first drive-in there to install CinemaScope. Previously, CinemaScope was introduced in Somerset and installed at the Kentucky Theatre a year prior in 1954.
Kenmore, the reason why I first thought the aerial has to be a year earlier is because drive-ins take nearly an estimate of five to six months for completion for the most part. I thought the picture might’ve been taken either in Late 1950 or perhaps the early first quarter of 1951. If the aerial has to be from 1951 then it has to be very early 1951 like January. Construction of the theater probably began in either February or March, depending if I can find the article. It’s just a thought that Historic Aerials might’ve taken the area just weeks before construction.
Despite the theater first opened as a twin in Late 1976, a third screen was added shortly afterward in January 1977. It was first known as the Natick Flick 1-2-3 and later as Natick Flicks in the 1980s. The “S” in the Natick Flicks name was dropped in 1990, upgrading its name to just “Natick Flick”. The Natick Flick closed for the final time on March 10, 1991.
The Salem Theatre ended its run as a longtime first-run movie-house in November 1983. Shortly after it ended its movie-house run, it switched on over to concerts beginning in December 1983.
Demolished in December 1994.
General Cinema operated the Regency until December 29, 1986. The following day, Marcus Theatre took over operations of the theater.
The theater went under the name of “Elkhorn Cinema” from 1975 until closing as a movie house in 1987. After closing for three years, it relaunched as a live and special events house and returned back to its Sprague Theatre name after restoration in 1990.
Since you found the location of the Fort Teepee on 2149 O Neil Rd, Eagle River, WI 54521 then I think I found the Eagle River Drive-In on 530 Highway 45 S, Eagle River, WI 54521, which I believe the Eagle River had a little more larger car capacity than the Fort Teepee.
Once known as the “Geneva 1 & 2” when it was twinned in 1975. The Geneva became a 4-screen theater in the Spring of 1988.
This was probably a short-lived drive-in. The theater was built sometime in the mid-1960s.
Yep, it opened as a single-screener as early as the 1950s.
Closed on September 1, 1997.
The actual closing date is September 8, 2005.
This replaced a triplex theater a mile away, but unfortunately, I don’t know any information involving the nearby Cinema 3 rather than the address.
The original Owens Drive-In closed in May 1971 and was demolished that same year, but there were several lawsuits that involve the property and the site the previous year in 1970. The Kmart was built at the theater’s site and opened its doors on August 17, 1972. The Kmart closed in February 2020.
During his trial, Deputy Prosecutor Larry McKeeman told the jurors on September 20, 1982, just a day before sentencing, said that the suspect killed the two brothers after one of the boys made comments about a dispute the suspect was having with Ilgenfritz and Wentink after stepping out the doors of the theater.
The suspect after trial received 30 years to life in prison according to The Tacoma News Tribute, and 40 long years later, it was unknown if he was still behind bars.
Nice information Seattleprojectionist! And you are right, it did open with three screens as a triplex before two more were added and becoming a five-screen theater on December 17, 1982, nearly seven months after the murders that took place there. Thanks for the correction!
Closed in 1975.
The Factoria Cinemas opened its doors with five screens on August 22, 1980 by the SRO chain.
This theater was notably enough for the murders of two brothers (John and Mark Bartol, ages 27 and 19) on May 20, 1982, who were both walking out the theater before being killed a few seconds later. The suspect, 24-year-old Seattle-native James Vigil Smith, was convicted on two life sentences and would later plead guilty that September on two counts of second-degree murder and was held on a $150,000 bond. It was unknown if he was still in jail or not, but possible.
On December 13, 1986, SRO sold all of its theaters to Cineplex Odeon, and in the late 1980s, three more screens were added bringing a total to eight screens. Cineplex Odeon operated the theater until its merger to Loews Cineplex in 1998, and Loews Cineplex took over the theater until its AMC merger in 2006.
The Overlake closed in the early 1990s, and was demolished in the mid-1990s.
Opened in December 1979.
On April 15, 1967, construction of the 27 Drive-In led into a halt following a civil action lawsuit was filed by Pulaski Circuit Court asking for a permanent injunction of the theater’s construction as well as various hazardous signs and the disruption of the original people who lived in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Claunch and Cora Hudson owned the property of the theater at the time, and operated by brothers O.G. and Harry Roaden. Construction would later resume shortly afterward, and the theater would open its gates in the middle of 1967 despite the lawsuits.
However, shortly after opening, Circuit Judge R.C. Tartar refused to declare the 27 Drive-In a private nuisance and rejected a demand by nearby property owners for permanent injunctions and an estimate $39,800 in damages on October 23, 1967. During the ruling, Tartar knew that operating a theater was legal, but the Highway 27 development for a theater establishment represented an investment of $70,000.
Demolished in 1966.
I just found that the Lakeview closed for the final time in July 1986 and was demolished a month later on August 18, 1986 according to the Commonwealth.
The Gem Theatre opened its doors in 1890 at the Odd Fellows Building, running special events, plays by stocks companies, and vaudeville, but became a movie house in 1907. One of the first managers of the Gem was Bob Hall who also held as a cashier for the nearby Farmers National Bank but would later quickly turn over to Tom Thatcher and Ed Waddle. Thatcher was unparalleled in theater work in Kentucky and Mr. Waddle also serves as a cashier but for the First National Bank. The Gem was once a Nickelodeon at one time.
After closing in 1932, the Gem Theatre stood abandoned until it was replaced by the Kentucky Theatre which opened in 1937 and closed in 1982.
That would be possible if the Lakeview was built as a quick construction. A very fast construction of a drive-in can be a pretty hard discovery. The Lakeview’s expansion and updates could be definitely true because the Lakeview at the time received a newer 44x92ft CinemaScope screen during the 1955 season, meaning that the original screen was used for only around four years. The Lakeview’s first CinemaScope film after installation was Spencer Tracy in “Broken Lance” with no extra short subjects on June 1, 1955 and was the first drive-in there to install CinemaScope. Previously, CinemaScope was introduced in Somerset and installed at the Kentucky Theatre a year prior in 1954.
Kenmore, the reason why I first thought the aerial has to be a year earlier is because drive-ins take nearly an estimate of five to six months for completion for the most part. I thought the picture might’ve been taken either in Late 1950 or perhaps the early first quarter of 1951. If the aerial has to be from 1951 then it has to be very early 1951 like January. Construction of the theater probably began in either February or March, depending if I can find the article. It’s just a thought that Historic Aerials might’ve taken the area just weeks before construction.