Community Circuit own this theater in the 60’s and 70’s. Shelly Silverman was the manger till he took over the village when it open. I was in there once.
I am sure Big for the little lady played sometime in late summer or early fall of 1965. I am sure I saw this film for the first time at the Imperial. I saw the film again overseas some time in early summer 1966
I went to this theater in the summer and fall of 1965. I was station at Ft Gordon. It was nice to go to. Made me forget about the army for a few hours. Was a beautiful cinema.
This is the way movie theaters should be build. NOt this crazy multi theater they do now. And I hate that they paly all the movies in every theater now
One last comment. Alot of new theaters back then did not have doors between the lobby and the viewing room. Our Villag Shoregae and Parmatown did not have doors. The Colony had them put on when they remodeled in 64. They did it because they were going to start showing reserve seat movies
Whe in was in Aurusta (Aug-Nov 65) the National was not buid yet. The Daniel was “THE SOUND OF MUSIC"n has a reserve seat attraction. I donot know when it end the run. I knew Augusta had good bus service, but being in the army we did not want to take a chance of getting lost. One time I head it also played ‘MY FAIR LADY” for a short run.
When I was down in Augusta in the summer of 1965 this theater played “Sound of Music” most of the summer. I was station at Fort Gordon. A friend wanted to go there but we did not want to take a chance of getting there and not making it back to the base.
In1965 we still had the draft. The theaters on base where always filled. It was only 35 cents to see a movie. I would go into Agusta on Sat and Sun and see some movies. The base had 4 or 5 theaters that where run by the Army on base. Movies would show at one theatre for a day or two then move to another theater on base.
The theater was around 1000 to 1200 seats when it was open. It was the only theatre in Lake County that had 70mm projection and 6 track stereo sound. The twining of it had its problems. But National theaters did remodeling and it was great to see movies there. Always very clean. And they did a great job when the new rooms where built.
I remember this theatre when it was a single screen. Owned by Community Circuit. It played first runs in the late 60s and early 70s. My girl firend (now my wife) use to go there when the films changed.
The Granada Also played 2 runs with the Vine. In the 50’s when the movies left downtown they went to the Lake in Euclid before going anywhere else. The Lake was like going downtown after it opened. The Vine did show first runs for a shorttime. It went back to subruns after Great Lake mall cinema open.
The 600 figure was for the middle screen after it was made into three. Sylvia Sheer (hope I got the name spelled right) was the manager of it after the Vogue closed. I was a good friend of hers. The center mayfield had a different owner from the Cedar Lee when it was build. The Cedar Lee was origially owned by Community Ciruit. I worked for the Cleveland Press and know most of the theater managers in Cleveland.
I was in this theater a few times with my parents. Around the year 2000 I was waiting for a bus near the theatre. I looked inside one of the store fronts and I could see the entrance and inter lobby of the theater. I was only 4 or 5 when my parents took me here
When I was in High School this theater was only open on Friday Saturday & Sunday most of the time. It did open during the week if it was a film that was popular. My friend Bill and I would go here if we missed the film and the Lake of Shore. We knew we could see it here. Also I remember, when I was 7 or 8 my mother would take me here once in a while. But When I was a teenager I could see a double feature for 60 cents.
The Great Lakes was a built has a single screen by Associate Theaters around 1168/1969. It was operated has a single screen til Associate sold the theater and Midway mall to Blair Mooney (National Theaters. Both of then where then twinned. It was ok at first til Blair remodeled and added 4 more screens. It became one of the best theaters in town
I remember one Sunday, in the fall of 1965 when a movie call “Nude in a White Car” played here. There was a line down the street past the imperial that day. It all alot of soldiers going to see the film. Of all the films I saw, the short time I was at Ft Gordon, that was the first time the balacone was open. We would go to the Miller and Imperial too. But on a hot day it was nice to see a double feature in air. The lobby needed alot of work. The Auditorum was not bad. It was done all in blue. I will remember my time there
A few years before closing Loews remodeled the twin theater. It was alot nicer. They had to do it because people were not coming to see films in these houses. They were run down and nothing done to them since it was twin in 72. It did good bussiness for many years. But then people started to go to other newer houses that were kept up better. I did have many good Sat Nites with Chuck (manager of the theater in the 80’s I believe.) Wonder what happen to him.
Thanks for the fine artical on the Sound Of Music. There was no Cinemascope fanfare for the film because it was filmed in 70mm. It took 2 people to run all 70mm films in all theaters in those days. In the mid 70’s when platters where put in theaters they did not need the extra person. We had a lot of movies in the 60’s and 70 that ran 3 months or more. Those where the days that we had great movies, not what they release today.
When This is Cinerama played this theater it was still under Mann theaters. National General Theaters were sold to Mann a few years after the Cedar Center was open. The theater played 3 hard tickets movies before Lowes bought the theater. It played these films in 70mm. Other films that played in 70mm was a rerun of the Sound of Music and 2001 A Space Odessey. Lowes ran this theater into the ground.
Community Circuit own this theater in the 60’s and 70’s. Shelly Silverman was the manger till he took over the village when it open. I was in there once.
Lion in Winter was first shown at the Village
I am sure Big for the little lady played sometime in late summer or early fall of 1965. I am sure I saw this film for the first time at the Imperial. I saw the film again overseas some time in early summer 1966
I went to this theater in the summer and fall of 1965. I was station at Ft Gordon. It was nice to go to. Made me forget about the army for a few hours. Was a beautiful cinema.
This is the way movie theaters should be build. NOt this crazy multi theater they do now. And I hate that they paly all the movies in every theater now
Chuck 1231 Where you the manager at this theater in the mid 70’s to sometime in the 80’s
One last comment. Alot of new theaters back then did not have doors between the lobby and the viewing room. Our Villag Shoregae and Parmatown did not have doors. The Colony had them put on when they remodeled in 64. They did it because they were going to start showing reserve seat movies
Whe in was in Aurusta (Aug-Nov 65) the National was not buid yet. The Daniel was “THE SOUND OF MUSIC"n has a reserve seat attraction. I donot know when it end the run. I knew Augusta had good bus service, but being in the army we did not want to take a chance of getting lost. One time I head it also played ‘MY FAIR LADY” for a short run.
When I was down in Augusta in the summer of 1965 this theater played “Sound of Music” most of the summer. I was station at Fort Gordon. A friend wanted to go there but we did not want to take a chance of getting there and not making it back to the base.
In1965 we still had the draft. The theaters on base where always filled. It was only 35 cents to see a movie. I would go into Agusta on Sat and Sun and see some movies. The base had 4 or 5 theaters that where run by the Army on base. Movies would show at one theatre for a day or two then move to another theater on base.
I wenr to this theater when I was station at Fort Gordon. It really was a nice theater. It was 1965 when I was in Augusta
The theater was around 1000 to 1200 seats when it was open. It was the only theatre in Lake County that had 70mm projection and 6 track stereo sound. The twining of it had its problems. But National theaters did remodeling and it was great to see movies there. Always very clean. And they did a great job when the new rooms where built.
I remember this theatre when it was a single screen. Owned by Community Circuit. It played first runs in the late 60s and early 70s. My girl firend (now my wife) use to go there when the films changed.
The Granada Also played 2 runs with the Vine. In the 50’s when the movies left downtown they went to the Lake in Euclid before going anywhere else. The Lake was like going downtown after it opened. The Vine did show first runs for a shorttime. It went back to subruns after Great Lake mall cinema open.
The 600 figure was for the middle screen after it was made into three. Sylvia Sheer (hope I got the name spelled right) was the manager of it after the Vogue closed. I was a good friend of hers. The center mayfield had a different owner from the Cedar Lee when it was build. The Cedar Lee was origially owned by Community Ciruit. I worked for the Cleveland Press and know most of the theater managers in Cleveland.
I was in this theater a few times with my parents. Around the year 2000 I was waiting for a bus near the theatre. I looked inside one of the store fronts and I could see the entrance and inter lobby of the theater. I was only 4 or 5 when my parents took me here
When I was in High School this theater was only open on Friday Saturday & Sunday most of the time. It did open during the week if it was a film that was popular. My friend Bill and I would go here if we missed the film and the Lake of Shore. We knew we could see it here. Also I remember, when I was 7 or 8 my mother would take me here once in a while. But When I was a teenager I could see a double feature for 60 cents.
The Great Lakes was a built has a single screen by Associate Theaters around 1168/1969. It was operated has a single screen til Associate sold the theater and Midway mall to Blair Mooney (National Theaters. Both of then where then twinned. It was ok at first til Blair remodeled and added 4 more screens. It became one of the best theaters in town
I remember one Sunday, in the fall of 1965 when a movie call “Nude in a White Car” played here. There was a line down the street past the imperial that day. It all alot of soldiers going to see the film. Of all the films I saw, the short time I was at Ft Gordon, that was the first time the balacone was open. We would go to the Miller and Imperial too. But on a hot day it was nice to see a double feature in air. The lobby needed alot of work. The Auditorum was not bad. It was done all in blue. I will remember my time there
A few years before closing Loews remodeled the twin theater. It was alot nicer. They had to do it because people were not coming to see films in these houses. They were run down and nothing done to them since it was twin in 72. It did good bussiness for many years. But then people started to go to other newer houses that were kept up better. I did have many good Sat Nites with Chuck (manager of the theater in the 80’s I believe.) Wonder what happen to him.
Thanks for the fine artical on the Sound Of Music. There was no Cinemascope fanfare for the film because it was filmed in 70mm. It took 2 people to run all 70mm films in all theaters in those days. In the mid 70’s when platters where put in theaters they did not need the extra person. We had a lot of movies in the 60’s and 70 that ran 3 months or more. Those where the days that we had great movies, not what they release today.
Cleopatra played the Ohio has a roadshow then moved over to the Hippodrome for its general release
This theater was own by Lowes Corp from the Mid 60’s til it closed in 1977. Only theater that they didnot twinn.
When This is Cinerama played this theater it was still under Mann theaters. National General Theaters were sold to Mann a few years after the Cedar Center was open. The theater played 3 hard tickets movies before Lowes bought the theater. It played these films in 70mm. Other films that played in 70mm was a rerun of the Sound of Music and 2001 A Space Odessey. Lowes ran this theater into the ground.
Wish this cinema would never have been made into 6. Was a great theater in its day has the colony. Cleveland Cinemas should have kept the Colony name