Cinema 8 at the Shoppes at Northway
8000 McKnight Road,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15267
8000 McKnight Road,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15267
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Previously operated by: Movie One, Showcase Cinemas
Previous Names: Super Saver 8, Northway Mall Cinema 8
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The Super Saver 8 opened April 1, 1988, when it showed second run movies. Seating capacities in the 8-screens ranged from 152 to 228. In 2001, it started showing first run films. The theater had very tacky decor, what I could best describe as Egyptian disco, with fake fog and mirror balls. It closed on January 17, 2007.
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Wasn’t this theater once known as the Super Saver?
That’s what the ad says.
Thanks, KingB.
I thought they were the same. I was only here once.
Another former National Amusements site.
Showcase Pittsburgh East
Showcase Pittsburgh West
Showcase Pittsburgh North
and Northway Mall Cinemas 8
April 1st, 1988 and November 23rd, 2001 grand opening ads in the photo section.
True it was a SUPER SAVER CINEMA out of EL PASO TX all seats one dollar the photo put up is not that theater but you one an idea how it looked
This was opened by Movie One from Texas. newspaper article:
Super Saver Cinema was opened by Movie One Theater Inc. of Texas - the originator of the Super Saver Cinema concept. It launched in the former G.C. Murphy retail store spot in Northway Mall. It was soon acquired in early 1990 by National Amusement which placed the Super Saver 8 under its Showcase Cinema brand.
On November 1, 2001, the venue changed names to Northway Mall Cinema 8 as National Amusements gravitated the location to first-run status. In 2005, the Northway Mall changed its name to Shoppes at Northway. The venue became known in 2005 as the Cinema 8 at the Shoppes at Northway - a mouthful - until an announced closure of January 28, 2007. It indeed closed under that name but likely discontinuing operations earlier on January 17, 2007.
I’M BLIND!!! JK! 🤣🤣🤣
FYI Super Saver did a lot of disco themed movie theaters…
Exhibit #1 Your Honor:
The Fremont CA location looked like CLUB Xanadu! I KID YOU NOT! 🤭🤭😁
so do you intend to share with the class what this theatre was in Fremont was?