College Theatre

The old College Theater building still exists, though heavily modified. I used to go there in the 60’s and 70’s before it was divided onto two theaters. There was a very fancy lobby which has been removed from the front of the building. The lobby was angled and had floor to ceiling windows and a large snack counter. Beautiful rock garden landscaping too. Very high-end! The remaining building is the theater itself. Unfortunately, it has been turned into part of a retail shopping center. The address is 1244 Storrs Rd. in Storrs, CT on Google Maps. Don’t use Bing maps, it will give you the wrong location.

The College Theatre opened its doors by Stanley-Warner on April 14, 1963 with Gregory Peck in “To Kill A Mockingbird” along with the Travelrama travelogue in CinemaScope “Land Of The Long White Cloud” and an unnamed Mr. Magoo cartoon. It was later operated by RKO Stanley-Warner and later by Trans-Lux.

It was last known as Trans-Lux College Twin before closing both auditoriums within a week apart. Screen 2 first closed on July 20, 1986 with “An American Werewolf In London” and “Night Of The Living Dead” while Screen 1 continued operating screening “Top Gun”. One week later, Screen 1 showed its last movie “Brazil” before closing on July 27, 1986.