The Illuzion Cinema (or the Illusion Cinema in English) opened its doors on March 18, 1966 under the ownership of the State Film Fund. The theater itself teamed up with foreign archives and features retrospective screenings of films from Canada, Hungary, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
There were 300 events each year including 35mm screenings, classic film screenings, silent film screenings with musical conduction, first-run premieres, domestic and international film festivals and special screenings. The seating capacity as of 2022 stands as 254 seats.
The Carol Theater opened its doors on September 12, 1938 with James Stewart in “Vivacious Lady” along with a Mickey Mouse cartoon in “Boat Builders” and a short entitled “In The Swim”.
On December 20, 1974, the Lake Theatre was renamed “Showplace 3” exactly 16 months after the launch of the Showplace I & II (which has its own Cinema Treasures page) off of 5004 U.S. Route 14.
On December 21, 1977, the “Showplace 3” was renamed “Showplace 5” in connection of the nearby Showplace I & II converting into a quad.
And in August 1986, the “Showplace 5” was renamed “Showplace 8” in connection of the nearby Showplace 1-4 becoming Showplace 1-7.
So now I don’t know who came up with the “Elinda Ann” name. I know it’s name after someone long before opening on June 15, 1949, but I don’t know who Elinda Ann is.
He might be wrong. Because if you look at the 1983 aerial, the Dairy Queen and the Letcher County Recreational Center was at the theater’s site already.
The Mustang Drive-In was twinned in 1980 with a second smaller screen just north of the larger main screen, and the Mustang closed for the final time on January 27, 1994 with “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “The Beverly Hillbillies” at Screen 1 and “Sister Act 2” and “Look Who’s Talking Now” at Screen 2 as its last films.
The Walmart was built in 1992 in the site of the theater and opened on May 15, 1993. The Walmart actually closed in 2014 and currently it was still abandoned as of 2022. It could be one of the last (or possibly the last) 1990s-era looking Walmarts in Florida.
I accidentally added another Cinema Treasures page of this theater so I apologized!
Anyway, the Hi-Way 29 Drive-In opened its gates on August 2, 1948 with Robert Mitchum in “Pursued” along with a cartoon. It was the second drive-in to open in Anderson.
The theater remained its Hi-Way 29 Drive-In name until January 25, 1974. After closure for a few months, the theater reopened as the Viking Outdoor Cinema on April 15, 1974, which in my opinion is a very unique name for a drive-in.
The Viking Outdoor Cinema closed for the final time in 1986, leaving the theater abandoned for decades to come. Surprisingly, despite the projection booth being demolished in mid-2005, the screen tower remains standing until early 2012. The screen tower and the former traces near the gas station was a favorite for residents across the area for a time.
Unfortunately, the Hickory Point gas station that was outside the theater’s site since the early 1990s was demolished in 2020 and a 7-Eleven was built both at the Hickory Point gas station and in the theater’s site. Only a few traces remain as well as its faded shape of the former drive-in.
So the Fox Drive-In opened in May 1953 and closed at the end of the 1982 season. It was the third drive-in to open in Anderson, with the other two, the Skyway and the Hi-Way 29, both opening in 1948.
The Skyway Drive-In opened its gates on May 31, 1948 with Jack Haley in “George White’s Scandals” along with a cartoon, and was first operated by Bill Osteen (or W.E. Osteen).
The original screen before CinemaScope measures 45x45ft and features the original installation of Simplex’s four-star sound system with individual speakers in each car.
The Skyway closed at the end of the 1981 season. The theater itself was overgrown by trees, but was torn when Kmart was built in the theater’s site in 1995 and opened on March 14, 1996. In March of 2017, the Kmart closed and the building was divided into three different places. One is a Burlington Coat Factory, another a Sportsman’s Warehouse, and the other being a Golds Gym.
This was first opened as Cinemas I-II-III on June 3, 1976, and was operated by Fairlane-Litchfield. The theater opened with “Ode To Billy Joe” (just a day after it premiered at the Paramount Theatre in Jackson, Mississippi, and was one out of 550 theaters who ran the film the day after Jackson’s world premiere) at Screen 1, “Whale Of A Tale” at Screen 2 and “Eat My Dust” at Screen 3. A short time later, the theater was renamed the Market Place Cinemas to give full detail.
Three more screens were added in the early 1980s while remaining its ownership with Fairlane-Litchfield, bringing a total to six screens in total.
Taken over by United Artists in the late 1980s, United Artists successfully operated the theater for more than a decade until closure due to UA’s bankruptcy on June 4, 2000, and was last known as the UA Market Place 6.
It was originally named Cinema World State College 6 when it opened on September 28, 1991. It changed its name to just Cinema World 6 a couple of years later.
This theater was notable after surviving an attempted arson. On January 12, 2018, the manager of the AMC Oakbrook Center 12 was notified by a staff member of a suspicious individual walking around the area of Screen #5 according to prosecutors. The suspect escorted out of the theater and the property quickly by the manager after the suspect pulled out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket and attempted to light a cigarette.
This led to an arrest of 33-year-old David Ferguson of Chicago, and an executed arrest warrant was issued later that July 2 against him who was being held at the Cook County Jail, and on November 29, 2022, Ferguson was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for pouring paint thinner on the floor inside Screen #5 of the theater as he pled guilty on a single count of attempted aggravated arson.
The Malco Sunset Cinema was first a twin from the 1970s until 1995, when seven more screens were added. It was now known as Malco Springdale Cinema Grill.
Taken between June 14 and 16, 1955.
The Illuzion Cinema (or the Illusion Cinema in English) opened its doors on March 18, 1966 under the ownership of the State Film Fund. The theater itself teamed up with foreign archives and features retrospective screenings of films from Canada, Hungary, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
There were 300 events each year including 35mm screenings, classic film screenings, silent film screenings with musical conduction, first-run premieres, domestic and international film festivals and special screenings. The seating capacity as of 2022 stands as 254 seats.
The Carol Theater opened its doors on September 12, 1938 with James Stewart in “Vivacious Lady” along with a Mickey Mouse cartoon in “Boat Builders” and a short entitled “In The Swim”.
On December 20, 1974, the Lake Theatre was renamed “Showplace 3” exactly 16 months after the launch of the Showplace I & II (which has its own Cinema Treasures page) off of 5004 U.S. Route 14.
On December 21, 1977, the “Showplace 3” was renamed “Showplace 5” in connection of the nearby Showplace I & II converting into a quad.
And in August 1986, the “Showplace 5” was renamed “Showplace 8” in connection of the nearby Showplace 1-4 becoming Showplace 1-7.
So now I don’t know who came up with the “Elinda Ann” name. I know it’s name after someone long before opening on June 15, 1949, but I don’t know who Elinda Ann is.
Opened in January 1990.
He might be wrong. Because if you look at the 1983 aerial, the Dairy Queen and the Letcher County Recreational Center was at the theater’s site already.
Opened on June 27, 1986.
Yes, it does show both CinemaScope and flat films.
The Mustang Drive-In was twinned in 1980 with a second smaller screen just north of the larger main screen, and the Mustang closed for the final time on January 27, 1994 with “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “The Beverly Hillbillies” at Screen 1 and “Sister Act 2” and “Look Who’s Talking Now” at Screen 2 as its last films.
The Walmart was built in 1992 in the site of the theater and opened on May 15, 1993. The Walmart actually closed in 2014 and currently it was still abandoned as of 2022. It could be one of the last (or possibly the last) 1990s-era looking Walmarts in Florida.
Demolished in 2003.
Opened in 1972, closed in 2001. Last operated as a twin.
It was the last operating drive-in in the city of Anderson, despite the other two, the Skyway and the Fox, closed earlier that same decade.
I accidentally added another Cinema Treasures page of this theater so I apologized!
Anyway, the Hi-Way 29 Drive-In opened its gates on August 2, 1948 with Robert Mitchum in “Pursued” along with a cartoon. It was the second drive-in to open in Anderson.
The theater remained its Hi-Way 29 Drive-In name until January 25, 1974. After closure for a few months, the theater reopened as the Viking Outdoor Cinema on April 15, 1974, which in my opinion is a very unique name for a drive-in.
The Viking Outdoor Cinema closed for the final time in 1986, leaving the theater abandoned for decades to come. Surprisingly, despite the projection booth being demolished in mid-2005, the screen tower remains standing until early 2012. The screen tower and the former traces near the gas station was a favorite for residents across the area for a time.
Unfortunately, the Hickory Point gas station that was outside the theater’s site since the early 1990s was demolished in 2020 and a 7-Eleven was built both at the Hickory Point gas station and in the theater’s site. Only a few traces remain as well as its faded shape of the former drive-in.
So the Fox Drive-In opened in May 1953 and closed at the end of the 1982 season. It was the third drive-in to open in Anderson, with the other two, the Skyway and the Hi-Way 29, both opening in 1948.
The Skyway Drive-In opened its gates on May 31, 1948 with Jack Haley in “George White’s Scandals” along with a cartoon, and was first operated by Bill Osteen (or W.E. Osteen).
The original screen before CinemaScope measures 45x45ft and features the original installation of Simplex’s four-star sound system with individual speakers in each car.
The Skyway closed at the end of the 1981 season. The theater itself was overgrown by trees, but was torn when Kmart was built in the theater’s site in 1995 and opened on March 14, 1996. In March of 2017, the Kmart closed and the building was divided into three different places. One is a Burlington Coat Factory, another a Sportsman’s Warehouse, and the other being a Golds Gym.
Its opening date was not found yet, but opened in the early 1950s. The Fox Drive-In closed at the end of the 1982 season.
This was first opened as Cinemas I-II-III on June 3, 1976, and was operated by Fairlane-Litchfield. The theater opened with “Ode To Billy Joe” (just a day after it premiered at the Paramount Theatre in Jackson, Mississippi, and was one out of 550 theaters who ran the film the day after Jackson’s world premiere) at Screen 1, “Whale Of A Tale” at Screen 2 and “Eat My Dust” at Screen 3. A short time later, the theater was renamed the Market Place Cinemas to give full detail.
Three more screens were added in the early 1980s while remaining its ownership with Fairlane-Litchfield, bringing a total to six screens in total.
Taken over by United Artists in the late 1980s, United Artists successfully operated the theater for more than a decade until closure due to UA’s bankruptcy on June 4, 2000, and was last known as the UA Market Place 6.
It was originally named Cinema World State College 6 when it opened on September 28, 1991. It changed its name to just Cinema World 6 a couple of years later.
Expanded to 12 screens in July 1987 with a seating capacity of 3,200.
This theater was notable after surviving an attempted arson. On January 12, 2018, the manager of the AMC Oakbrook Center 12 was notified by a staff member of a suspicious individual walking around the area of Screen #5 according to prosecutors. The suspect escorted out of the theater and the property quickly by the manager after the suspect pulled out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket and attempted to light a cigarette.
This led to an arrest of 33-year-old David Ferguson of Chicago, and an executed arrest warrant was issued later that July 2 against him who was being held at the Cook County Jail, and on November 29, 2022, Ferguson was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for pouring paint thinner on the floor inside Screen #5 of the theater as he pled guilty on a single count of attempted aggravated arson.
The Malco Sunset Cinema was first a twin from the 1970s until 1995, when seven more screens were added. It was now known as Malco Springdale Cinema Grill.
Demolished in August 2022.
Yep, closed August 26, 2022.