My family owned this theater and I was very very sad to see it go. It really signified the end of era for me. I have so many childhood memories of countless hours spent here in the 1970s and 1980s. I made a number of friends with the staff then too. At that time it was run by chains, Cinema National, and later USA Cinemas. I was young, but I still think it was one of the largest screens I have ever seen and quite a large number of seats for a movie theater. I’d love to hear more about its early history. Here are the only photos that I have. The only piece of memorabilia I own is of the glass name plate from the original Peerless projector.
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Projector name plate:
I think this one is from its final years as a $1 theater:
This one is probably circa 1985 as I can make out a poster for “Teen Wolf” displayed.
Here’s an article in The Binghamton Press newspaper about the Twilight Zone: The Movie premiere on June 11, 1983:
My family owned this theater and I was very very sad to see it go. It really signified the end of era for me. I have so many childhood memories of countless hours spent here in the 1970s and 1980s. I made a number of friends with the staff then too. At that time it was run by chains, Cinema National, and later USA Cinemas. I was young, but I still think it was one of the largest screens I have ever seen and quite a large number of seats for a movie theater. I’d love to hear more about its early history. Here are the only photos that I have. The only piece of memorabilia I own is of the glass name plate from the original Peerless projector.
-jk
Projector name plate:
I think this one is from its final years as a $1 theater:
This one is probably circa 1985 as I can make out a poster for “Teen Wolf” displayed.
Here’s an article in The Binghamton Press newspaper about the Twilight Zone: The Movie premiere on June 11, 1983:
