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stevedj_98 commented about Roadhouse Cinemas Scottsdale on Jan 17, 2016 at 3:27 pm

The UltraStar Scottsdale Pavilion 11 in Scottsdale, Arizona closed on August 17, 2015, according to a message posted on the theater’s parent company’s web site:

The Scottsdale Pavilions UltraStar Theater will be ceasing operations effective August 17.

We appreciate your loyal patronage. Look for new and exciting changes in the future.

Thank you,
UltraStar Cinemas

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stevedj_98 commented about Teller Arms Twin Cinema on Jan 2, 2016 at 5:47 pm

Both theaters were very tiny. I remember seeing “A Christmas Story” there in 1983.

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stevedj_98 commented about State Theater on Jan 2, 2016 at 5:26 pm

The photo says “1001 N Main St” which is incorrect. The State Theater was closer to “101 N Main St”, which is downtown Columbia, IL.

My mother worked there after WWII. I remember the night the State caught fire in the early 50’s, when I was less than five years old. My parents, brother and I walked to see the fire from our home at 418 N Main St.

I can never remembering it re-opening. I think the building was an insurance agency and other small offices after that.

I never remembering seeing any movies there, so it was probably closed when it burned.