The State theatre opened on December 7th, 1950 and closed in 1966. It reopened on March 16th, 1967 by Dydzak Drive-Ins as the Towne Cinema. Grand opening ads posted.
The Clappison Drive-In theatre was opened on June 21st, 1951 by John Dydzak of Val d'Or, Quebec where he has a small chain there. Grand opening ad posted.
history below:
Opened on October 2nd, 1940. Grand opening ad posted. It was listed with the Royal and Windsor theatres, which according to almanacs in 1950 owned by Mrs. J. Ford and booked by Odeon theatres
Closed by Famous Players in 1971.
Reopened as York on November 7th, 1970. Grand opening ad posted.
Reseated and reopened on May 19th, 1967. Ad posted.
Opened on May 7th, 1968 as the International Cinema and taken over by Joe Dydzak on January 8th, 1969. Grand opening ads posted. More to come…
Opened on January 15th, 1969 by National General Cinemas with “Romeo & Juliet” and “2001: a space odyssey”. Grand opening ad posted.
JMazz16, found a picture of the old Centre Mall Cinemas in this newspaper page:
Reopened on June 28th, 1968. Ad posted.
The State theatre opened on December 7th, 1950 and closed in 1966. It reopened on March 16th, 1967 by Dydzak Drive-Ins as the Towne Cinema. Grand opening ads posted.
Opened November 3rd, 1913. Grand opening ad posted.
Listings in the newspapers ended in 1965.
Closed 1963
Closed in 1961.
Reopened as the Starlite Drive-In on May 6th, 1960 by Dydzak Drive-Ins. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed 1959.
Opened as the Scenic Drive-In on May 20th, 1955. Grand opening ad posted.
Scenic Drive-In opening 20 May 1955, Fri The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad:
Hamilton Drive-In opening 05 May 1955, Thu The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com
Reopened as Downtown on December 31st, 1954
Downtown theatre opening ½ 31 Dec 1954, Fri The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com
and some history at:
Opened as Roxy on June 11th, 1952. Ad posted.
Roxy Theatre opening 10 Jun 1952, Tue The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com
Opened on October 20th, 1952 by Better Theatres Limited, same own as the Reo in Hamilton. Grand opening ad posted.
Same owners as the Fox in Stoney Creek.
The Reo theatre opened on November 12th, 1951. Grand opening ad posted.
The Clappison Drive-In theatre was opened on June 21st, 1951 by John Dydzak of Val d'Or, Quebec where he has a small chain there. Grand opening ad posted. history below:
Reopened as Mountain on December 13th, 1943 and operated by 20th Century theatres 1945-1948 when it closed. It reopened on May 29th, 1949 under new management.
Mountain theatre reopening 23 May 1949, Mon The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com
Opened on October 2nd, 1940. Grand opening ad posted. It was listed with the Royal and Windsor theatres, which according to almanacs in 1950 owned by Mrs. J. Ford and booked by Odeon theatres
This was opened by United Amusement* on June 16th, 1941. Grand opening ad posted.
Reopened as Century on August 22nd, 1940
Century Theatre opening ½ 22 Aug 1940, Thu The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com
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