Odeon pulled out in 1962 and taken over by Canadian Theatres in 1965. It closed on May 6th, 1973 for rebuilding into the Town Cinemas 1 & 2, which reopened on August 3rd, 1973.
Reopened in November 2023 as KP Cinemas. (KP means Kalamazoo Portage)
https://wwmt.com/news/local/kp-cinemas-downtown-kalamazoo-portage-michigan-movie-theater-street-popcorn-grand-open-opening-projection-screens
The Tiger theatre opened as the “At the new white suburban” theatre on May 6th, 1951, and closed in 1955. It reopened as the Princess Pam art theatre on January 15th, 1959, and closed or stopped placing ads in December 1959. It reopened or placed its first ad as the Old Un showing adult movies on August 24th, 1972. Grand opening ads posted.
Opened as Varsity on October 3rd, 1927 and closed in 1959. It was reopened by Commonwealth as the Film Arts on June 13th, 1966. Grand opening ads posted
Grand opening ad posted. Guess that home media eaten up the cinema areas over the years.
Closed May 24th, 1986 as management relocates to its new location.
Grand opening ad posted.
Largest screen was split up and reopened on August 5th, 1977. Another ad posted.
Last season: 1978 as the land is sold.
Grand opening ad posted.
Fire damage on August 4th early in the morning
It opened again on the 15th..
Opened in the north end of the mall on August 25th, 1966 with two screens.
Famous Players Pen Centre Cinemas opening 25 Aug 1966, Thu The Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com
Odeon pulled out in 1962 and taken over by Canadian Theatres in 1965. It closed on May 6th, 1973 for rebuilding into the Town Cinemas 1 & 2, which reopened on August 3rd, 1973.
More to come…
Closed by Famous Players on August 20th, 1967 and converted into retail space.
Reopened in November 2023 as KP Cinemas. (KP means Kalamazoo Portage) https://wwmt.com/news/local/kp-cinemas-downtown-kalamazoo-portage-michigan-movie-theater-street-popcorn-grand-open-opening-projection-screens
and
https://www.kpcinemas.com/
It opened on July 27th, 1973, and closed in 1977. Grand opening ad posted.
The Tiger theatre opened as the “At the new white suburban” theatre on May 6th, 1951, and closed in 1955. It reopened as the Princess Pam art theatre on January 15th, 1959, and closed or stopped placing ads in December 1959. It reopened or placed its first ad as the Old Un showing adult movies on August 24th, 1972. Grand opening ads posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
The Forum opened on April 5th, 1967. Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted:
It opened June 11th, 1949, and closed in 1974. Grand opening ad posted.
The Boone theatre opened January 28th, 1939, and closed or stopped placing ads in September 1955. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened as Varsity on October 3rd, 1927 and closed in 1959. It was reopened by Commonwealth as the Film Arts on June 13th, 1966. Grand opening ads posted
Grand opening ads posted. It closed on October 31st, 1975 and reopened on November 19th. 1976 by Dickinson.
Or the start of 1990.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad and aerial posted.