Comments about Polar I,II,III in Anchorage, AK

50sSNIPES on November 14, 2025 at 9:28 pm

Actual closing date is June 12, 1994.

50sSNIPES on June 8, 2025 at 5:53 pm

Opened on July 22, 1971 with Charlie Chaplin in “The Circus” and Walt Disney’s “Scandalous John” in Screen 1 and “The Andromeda Strain” in Screen 2. A third screen was added in 1982.

During the early-1980s, it was operated by Lathrop Co., who also operated the 4th Avenue, Fireweed, Denali, and Totem theaters. Act III was its last operator who closed the Polar on June 12, 1994.

NOTE: The Polar is never an adult movie theater. It has been a normal mainstream movie theater throughout its history.

MSC77 on March 7, 2023 at 11:38 am

A chronology of Anchorage’s 70mm presentations history has recently been published. The Polar gets some mentions in the piece.

Mike Rogers on July 21, 2010 at 7:01 pm

June 7 1990 the Polar Triple was showing “HENRY V” , “FIREBIRDS” and a double feature of “MIAMI BLUES” and “WILD ORCHID” Saturday and Sundays Matinees. It was an ACT III Theatre.

aerogami on May 6, 2010 at 5:02 am

Saw the original Star Wars there in 1978 (I think it was second run, buck flicks, or something like that)

rivest266 on December 21, 2009 at 7:42 pm

This opened on July 22nd, 1971 as a twin and a third cinema in 1982. It closed in 1994

kencmcintyre on October 29, 2007 at 5:33 pm

Here is a photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2qcq9u

Polar I,II,III

6200 Ashwood Street, Anchorage, AK 99507

6200 Ashwood Street,
Anchorage, AK 99507