Also opened with “The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad” (or the retitled reissue of the Walt Disney animated feature “The Wind in the Willows” from “The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad”) in Screen 2, which comes along with “Hot Lead, Cold Feet”.
Screens 3 and 4 first closed on January 18, 1993, while Screen 2 closed on January 25, 1993. Both of those reasons is because of lease expiration. Screens 5, 6, 7, and 8 closed on June 1, 2000, and Screen 1 closed on January 21, 2001.
Actually, the North Star’s final season is 1981. Closing on August 30, 1981 with “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” and “Mad Max” comes a Detroit developer holding an option on buying the site, which he did. That demolished the North Star to make way for the shopping center.
The Winn Theatre opened its doors on June 16, 1933 with Wheeler & Wooley in “So This Is Africa” (unknown if extras added) featuring installations of RCA Photophone sound.
Closed on March 20, 1954 with Tony Curtis in “Son of Ali Baba” and Richard Conte in “The Raiders” along with the Terrytoons cartoon “Sparky The Firefly”.
The Spring Theatre opened its doors on November 11, 1948 with Red Skelton in “A Southern Yankee” along with the Edgar Kennedy short “Homecoming” and a McLendon sports reel that contains highlights of a college football game between SMU and Texas that was played on October 30 of that same year, featuring installations of RCA sound.
The Brownie Theatre opened as early as 1923 and was renamed the Milba Theatre in 1930. The Milba Theatre was renamed the Strand Theatre on April 2, 1947, reopening with Bing Crosby’s “Blue Skies” (unknown if extras added). The theater building as of 1947 measures 110x140ft and has a capacity of 550 seats.
The Strand Theatre closed for the final time on January 25, 1967 with Danny Thomas in the appropriate-titled “Don’t Worry, We’ll Think Of A Title”.
The Wakea Theatre opened its doors on March 17, 1948 with June Haver in “Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!” (unknown if extras added). Operated by the W&K Theatres chain, it was built with an estimate $75,000 featuring 750 seats (600 in the orchestra pit and 150 in the balcony) and was first operated by Lewis Watts (of Atlanta, Texas) and T.F. Keasler.
The Wakea Theatre closed on April 2, 1975 with Walt Disney’s “Old Yeller”, but ALMOST attempted to reopen in 1977, but unfortunately this never happened.
Closed on November 3, 1968 with “A Time To Sing” and “Kona Coast”.
Closed on July 30, 1966 with “How To Stuff A Bikini” and “Charade”.
Actual closing date is October 3, 1964 with “The Patsy” and “The Devil-Ship Pirates”.
Closed on November 30, 1971.
Also opened with “The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad” (or the retitled reissue of the Walt Disney animated feature “The Wind in the Willows” from “The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad”) in Screen 2, which comes along with “Hot Lead, Cold Feet”.
Closed as a movie theater on April 12, 1965 with “Mara Of The Wilderness”.
Closed on February 28, 1967 with “The Corrupt Ones” and the appropriate-titled “Once Before I Die”.
Closed on October 31, 1988 with “Wings Of Desire”.
Actual closing date is September 9, 1982 with “Poltergeist” and “The Beast Within”.
Screens 3 and 4 first closed on January 18, 1993, while Screen 2 closed on January 25, 1993. Both of those reasons is because of lease expiration. Screens 5, 6, 7, and 8 closed on June 1, 2000, and Screen 1 closed on January 21, 2001.
Actual closing date is September 27, 1998.
Last operated with two screens.
The sign on the right is supposed to be Firestone, and the attraction letters are red.
Actually, the North Star’s final season is 1981. Closing on August 30, 1981 with “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” and “Mad Max” comes a Detroit developer holding an option on buying the site, which he did. That demolished the North Star to make way for the shopping center.
Also opened with Elvis in “It Happened At The World’s Fair”.
Opened on January 30, 1948 with George Brent in “Out Of The Blue” (unknown if extras added) featuring RCA sound installations.
The Winn Theatre opened its doors on June 16, 1933 with Wheeler & Wooley in “So This Is Africa” (unknown if extras added) featuring installations of RCA Photophone sound.
Opened as early as 1950.
Closed on June 9, 1985.
Closed on March 20, 1954 with Tony Curtis in “Son of Ali Baba” and Richard Conte in “The Raiders” along with the Terrytoons cartoon “Sparky The Firefly”.
Opened on May 28, 1952 (originally scheduled to open on May 21, 1952 but was delayed for unknown reasons).
The Spring Theatre opened its doors on November 11, 1948 with Red Skelton in “A Southern Yankee” along with the Edgar Kennedy short “Homecoming” and a McLendon sports reel that contains highlights of a college football game between SMU and Texas that was played on October 30 of that same year, featuring installations of RCA sound.
The Brownie Theatre opened as early as 1923 and was renamed the Milba Theatre in 1930. The Milba Theatre was renamed the Strand Theatre on April 2, 1947, reopening with Bing Crosby’s “Blue Skies” (unknown if extras added). The theater building as of 1947 measures 110x140ft and has a capacity of 550 seats.
The Strand Theatre closed for the final time on January 25, 1967 with Danny Thomas in the appropriate-titled “Don’t Worry, We’ll Think Of A Title”.
Edited from my April 9, 2024 (4:02 PM) comment:
The Wakea Theatre opened its doors on March 17, 1948 with June Haver in “Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!” (unknown if extras added). Operated by the W&K Theatres chain, it was built with an estimate $75,000 featuring 750 seats (600 in the orchestra pit and 150 in the balcony) and was first operated by Lewis Watts (of Atlanta, Texas) and T.F. Keasler.
The Wakea Theatre closed on April 2, 1975 with Walt Disney’s “Old Yeller”, but ALMOST attempted to reopen in 1977, but unfortunately this never happened.
Renamed the Strand Theatre on August 23, 1935.