Pharaoh 4 Cinemas
114 W. Maple Avenue,
Independence,
MO
64050
114 W. Maple Avenue,
Independence,
MO
64050
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Please update, add previous chains Mid American Cinemas, that was the theatre circuit that operated the theatre from it’s opening to the mid 1980’s
I first went to this theater in 1978 or 79. Some of the movies I saw there were Superman, Dragonslayer, Porky’s II, and the first Nightmare on Elm Street. Nice theater, there were other choices back then such as Blue Ridge Cinema East and Independence I & II. My best memory is going to see Porky’s II the week before I went to Basic Training..it was a hot July weeknight, just me and my friends trying to think of something to do. Fond memories.
Opened with four screens, not two on June 20th, 1975. Ad in the photo section.
Initially opened on June 20, 1975 by Mid-America Theatres out of St. Louis.
It’s run by Globe Cinemas. Here’s their site.
www.globecinemas.com
They also run the Twin and I-70 drive-ins.
Thanks for the plug Lost Memory. I go here often because it’s not too crowded and it’s a nice reminder of my childhood.
Here’s a newspaper ad celebrating the opening of this theater on June 20, 1975.
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This was one of my favorite theaters growing up. It was down the street from my junior high school and my mom worked across the street for several years. I spent a lot of time at the arcade that was right next door too. It opened in the early ‘70’s as a Mid-America theater. By the early '90’s, it was a dollar house and the owners weren’t keeping up with the upkeep. It had fallen into disrepair. Globe Cinemas bought the theater a few years ago and totally renovated the inside and outside. They renamed it the Pharaoh and turned it into a first run house again. Here are some pictures of the new exterior.
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It’s now a real nice theater that doesn’t draw the huge crowds the megaplex on the other side of the city does. It’s a nice moviegoing experience.