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JameyMonroe123_ commented about AMC Bay Street 16 on Nov 24, 2024 at 4:59 am

I was there for the opening!

This opened with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers on all 16 screens(!) 24 HOURS THROUGH NEW YEARS DAY! True story!

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Century Park Lane 16 on Nov 7, 2024 at 8:52 am

The aforementioned Park Lane Mall was closed and demolished in 2007. The Reno twin drive in aka Century 21-24 domed theaters were consumed by the Peppermill Casino in the south lot and garage.

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Galaxy 8 on Oct 19, 2024 at 11:21 pm

To dispel the rumors being spread around here, THIS IS NOT DEMOLISHED!

Like Regency 6 in Pleasant Hill, this has been repurposed as RH Outlet furniture store. Only the marquee has been taken away. Look at the photos of the furniture store in and out as well as the exact location in Google maps. It’s still there next to the Dollar Tree.

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about El Rey Theatre on Oct 8, 2024 at 9:11 pm

By coincidence, the Enean aka the Pussycat in Concord and the Hillcrest in Pleasant Hill also became porno houses…

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Century 8 Oakland on Sep 23, 2024 at 3:14 pm

This closed at the end of 2001 around the same time as the 49er Drive in in Sacramento and the Geneva Drive in in Daly City closed.

I know. I saw Pearl Harbor there in June of that year.

Please update. It was demolished I believe around the time when the domes in Sacramento and San Jose closed not to mention the Burlingame drive in closed in 2004. Cinemark really wanted to get out of Oakland and get rid of those gigantic pesky domes for good! Oh well…

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Cinedome Las Vegas on Sep 10, 2024 at 8:29 am

Now Summer apartment complex. The Smith’s grocery store was the parking lot to the south of this location. Please update.

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about 4 Star Theatre on Sep 10, 2024 at 6:26 am

Due to declining business?

More like Miranda’s death in 1987 and Pussycat/Walnut Properties folding shortly after! I live in the San Francisco bay area chock full Pussycats in the 70s and 80s including 2 in Oakland alone. When Vincent died, one by one they all closed. It was not because of video or DVD. See Mann Theaters and Ted Mann for more information…

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Sunnyvale Drive-In on Sep 6, 2024 at 6:10 am

Alas the Santa Barbara twin is gone for good too! 😔🥺😭

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about AMC Orange Mall 6 on Aug 24, 2024 at 5:38 pm

Sad news folks!

The Mall of Orange aka the Villages at Orange closed permanently 1/31/24! 🥺🥺

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Roxy on the Square on Aug 24, 2024 at 5:27 pm

Corrections:

  1. This was called United Artists Cinema Center 6 until it became Roxy at the Square.

  2. Townes Restaurant and Bar is located IN FRONT of this building at 610 not 620. As far as I know, the theater building remains unoccupied.

Please update. FYI I know Way too much about SR! 😉😘

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Cooper 7 on Aug 23, 2024 at 8:37 am

Per rivest this been closed as a movie theater since 1999. It is now a performing arts center.

Please update.

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Green Valley Luxury + on Aug 22, 2024 at 10:49 am

Per above comment please update to ten screens. Thanks in advance! 😍

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Southland Cinemas 5 on Aug 17, 2024 at 8:01 pm

Hey fellow treasure hunters!

I used to work at this theater in 1983!

The setup for the brand new 5 screen configuration at that time was as follows:

Cinema 1 was split. Cinema 2 became Cinema 3. Cinema 3 was split into 3 theaters. The loge was 2 tiny shoeboxes the orchestra was one big mess of a theater nicknamed by all the Hayward theaters as THE DUNGEON!

Each side had a Manager’s office and box office which were desks.

Restrooms were located on both sides as well as a candy and soda machine.

Later the box offices were moved to a central location.

The lobby was enormous! But the cinemas themselves were quite dark.

Lots of stairs. Exits and projection booths. No elevators.

BTW the elephant bar is also now closed and demolished as well. Southland mall looks like a ghost town or a prison now… Memories!

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Swap Shop Drive-In on Aug 8, 2024 at 2:56 pm

0 for 3 now it is complete 😫😫🤮

First Tampa then Lake Worth now Lauderhill! No notice… nothing! Preston has got to be turning over in his grave! Such a sad state of affairs! 😳👿😤😡

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Burbank Cinema on Jul 29, 2024 at 11:15 am

Here’s the scoop:

The Burbank is going the way of the Fine Arts/Mitchell Brothers in Berkeley…Condo City! 👿😭🤮

Except for the the marquee, ALL will be demolished!

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Regal Hollywood 14 with IMAX on Jul 18, 2024 at 6:17 am

Update: THIS is now Regal Hollywood 14 with IMAX!

You heard that right! Please update

To stave off the competition (Cinemark Mall of Merced 14), Regal added an IMAX screen which opened the 4th of July 2024.

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JameyMonroe123_ commented about Santee Drive-In on Jul 18, 2024 at 6:11 am

As with all family run businesses (i.e. Mann Theaters), the owner died leaving his property to his children. The problem was there were 5 siblings some were in financial dire straits and there you have it folks! Sell,sell,sell. 65 years up in smoke! Shame really 😭😭🍞😳🫤😡