Comments from rivest266 - Cinema Treasures

rivest266 commented about Northwest Highway Drive-In on Oct 20, 2009 at 2:39 am

I have checked the Dallas Morning News online archives year by year 1950-1978 and find that it closed in 1963. I will upload the document in early November for the DFW area to my movie-theatre.org website.

rivest266 commented about Ridgewood Theater on Oct 18, 2009 at 2:38 pm

December 25th, 1967 opening ad is at View link

rivest266 commented about Apollo Twin Drive-In on Oct 18, 2009 at 2:34 pm

April 7th, 1950 grand opening ad is at View link

rivest266 commented about Vogue Theatre on Oct 18, 2009 at 11:51 am

March 22nd, 1949 opening ad is at View link

rivest266 commented about South Loop Drive-In on Oct 18, 2009 at 10:04 am

Ad is at View link

rivest266 commented about Skillman Cinema 6 on Oct 18, 2009 at 10:04 am

This was an United Artists

rivest266 commented about AMC Northwood IV on Oct 17, 2009 at 4:05 pm

AMC owned this cinema.

rivest266 commented about Northwest Highway Drive-In on Oct 17, 2009 at 4:04 pm

Grand opening ad is at View link
I Think they both opened on the same day. It was on Northwest and Hillcrest.

rivest266 commented about Mirror Theater on Oct 17, 2009 at 3:39 pm

November 21st, 1941 grand opening as Telenews is at View link

rivest266 commented about Medallion 5 Theatre on Oct 17, 2009 at 3:10 pm

October 30th, 1969 grand opening ad is at View link

rivest266 on Oct 17, 2009 at 3:05 pm

This was renamed Lido in 1965 and started to show adult films.

rivest266 commented about Majestic Theatre on Oct 17, 2009 at 2:55 pm

The Grand opening section can be seen at View link

rivest266 commented about Loews Downtown Theater on Oct 17, 2009 at 1:18 pm

This opened on June 6th, 1969 and the grand opening ad with a picture of the theatre is at View link In 1975 it became Studio 3

rivest266 commented about Kaufman Pike Drive-In on Oct 17, 2009 at 12:49 pm

This opened on July 1st, 1949 with the Hi-Vue Drive-In. ad at View link

rivest266 commented about Hi-Vue Drive-In on Oct 17, 2009 at 8:42 am

The grand opening ads for the Hi-Vue Drive-In and Kaufman Drive-In from July 1st, 1949 can be found at View link

rivest266 commented about Hayloft Screening Room on Oct 17, 2009 at 8:35 am

An 1977 ad for this theatre had it at 6102 Maple.

rivest266 commented about AMC Grapevine Mills 24 on Oct 16, 2009 at 5:22 pm

This is in Grapevine, TX, not Dallas.

rivest266 commented about General Cinema Galleria Five on Oct 16, 2009 at 5:14 pm

K Blanco, according to Wikipedia, this mall opened in 1982 and Waterworld is an mid 1990’s movie. I think it closed in 2000

rivest266 commented about Circle Theater on Oct 15, 2009 at 4:25 pm

Thanks, The old books listed it as 2100 Storey St. address got changed when the interstate was built.

rivest266 commented about Circle Theater on Oct 14, 2009 at 4:50 pm

Google missed it shot, the Street view of the theatre is at View link

rivest266 commented about Cine 16 Theatre on Oct 14, 2009 at 4:43 pm

This theatre started to place ads in the Morning News starting in 1971.

rivest266 commented about Chalk Hill Drive-In on Oct 14, 2009 at 4:38 pm

Shared grand opening with the NW Hwy Drive-In at View link

rivest266 commented about UA Cine I & II on Oct 14, 2009 at 4:17 pm

I also have the grand opening ad from May 1st, 1968 as UA CinÃ© 150 at View link . They claimed that this was the first 8-channel stereophonic theatre in the world. This theatre was at 5540 Yale accord to the ad.

rivest266 commented about UA Cine I & II on Oct 14, 2009 at 4:14 pm

Pictures of the lobby of this theatre is at http://cinerama.topcities.com/150dallas.htm

rivest266 commented about Atwater Theatre on Oct 14, 2009 at 1:18 pm

An overexposed photo of the cinema can be found at my Montreal document on page four at View link

and View link