The Safari 1 & 2 opened on December 28, 1972. The 3rd screen was added on December 19, 1990, and screens 4-7 on August 26, 1988. The theatre closed in October 2020. It was taken over by Cinema Entertainment Corporation on May 1, 1986, and later by Marcus. Ads posted.
The Carmike Cinema 7, initially constructed by Midco Theatres, opened on December 16, 1988. Cinema Entertainment Corporation took over on June 15, 1989, renaming it the Century 7 on October 12, 1989. On October 13, 2000, the theatre expanded to 10 screens, including an Iwerks Extreme screen, which was converted to a regular screen in 2003 and later to an Ultrascreen in the 2010s. (Rewritten by AI)
The Broadway Theatre was renamed the Dakota Theatre on December 24, 1981, but closed on January 19, 1982, due to an unsuccessful discount policy. It reopened as the Broadway Theatre on January 29, 1982, and eventually closed again on February 27, 1986, after being prohibited from showing adult films.
Opened July 20th, 1932.
Forx Theatre opening 20 Jul 1932, Wed Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Opened November 11th, 1907 as Empire.
Empire Theatre opening 03 Nov 1907, Sun Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
more to come for this theatre.
The Safari 1 & 2 opened on December 28, 1972. The 3rd screen was added on December 19, 1990, and screens 4-7 on August 26, 1988. The theatre closed in October 2020. It was taken over by Cinema Entertainment Corporation on May 1, 1986, and later by Marcus. Ads posted.
Ultrascreen opened on February 16th, 2007. 2007 grand opening ad
CEC West Acres 14 Ultrascreen opening 11 Feb 2007, Sun The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad:
CEC West Acres 6 expansion. 18 Nov 1983, Fri The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Article:
West Acres Cinema 6 opening article. 20 Nov 1983, Sun The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad posted.
The Carmike Cinema 7, initially constructed by Midco Theatres, opened on December 16, 1988. Cinema Entertainment Corporation took over on June 15, 1989, renaming it the Century 7 on October 12, 1989. On October 13, 2000, the theatre expanded to 10 screens, including an Iwerks Extreme screen, which was converted to a regular screen in 2003 and later to an Ultrascreen in the 2010s. (Rewritten by AI)
Closed by Plitt on November 10th, 1983 and reopened on April 24th, 1997 as the Fargo Cinema Grill. Ad posted.
The Roxy theatre was renamed Broadway on October 30th, 1968 and started its adult policy on June 2nd, 1971. Ads posted.
The Broadway Theatre was renamed the Dakota Theatre on December 24, 1981, but closed on January 19, 1982, due to an unsuccessful discount policy. It reopened as the Broadway Theatre on January 29, 1982, and eventually closed again on February 27, 1986, after being prohibited from showing adult films.
Closed June 15th, 1989 after CEC buys the Carmike Cinemas.
South Cinema closing 16 Jun 1989, Fri The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
It was expanded to 3 screens on December 19th, 1980 and renamed South Cinema I-II-III and closed on June 15th, 1989.
Closed or stopped its newspaper ads in January, 1973.
Closed on October 3rd, 1973, with adult movies and replaced with a parking lot for the bank next door. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed October 25th, 1970.
Grand theatre closing 25 Oct 1970, Sun The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Opened by ABC on November 19th, 1970.
ABC Lark theatre opening 19 Nov 1970, Thu The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Picture:
The Cinema 70 opened on September 27th, 1968.
Cinema 70 Cinerama opening 26 Sep 1968, Thu The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Newspaper listings for the Princess theatre ended in December 1959.
Fargo theatre fire
Isis theatre fire 20 Nov 1955, Sun The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
First ad placed on August 28th, 1953 with recrutement ads appearing on July 15th. No ads found for the 1954 and 1955 seasons in the Forum.
Became Towne on March 30th, 1951.
Wonderama info: https://www.in70mm.com/presents/1962_mcs_70/1962_flying_clipper/clipper/uk/index.htm
Wonderama process world premiere on March 5th. 1964.
Wonderama process world premiere 05 Mar 1964, Thu The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey) Newspapers.com