Heights Theatre
5600 Kavanaugh Boulevard,
Little Rock,
AR
72205
5600 Kavanaugh Boulevard,
Little Rock,
AR
72205
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Previously operated by: Robb & Rowley-United Inc., Rowley United Theatres Inc.
Architects: Edwin B. Cromwell, Frank Ginocchio
Functions: Retail
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The Heights Theatre opened May 1, 1946 with Gene Tierney in “Leave Her to Heaven”. In later years it was twinned. It was closed in September 1985 screening Timothy Bottoms in “The Last Picture Show”. It is now Feinsteins Ladies Store. The building hasn’t changed at all with the store using the former theatre entrance and adding display windows to the side of the auditorium.
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The lobby of this theatre became a bank and the auditorium was sub-divided into various retail shops; they kept the Heights vertical sign and it became the Heights Shopping Center. In it’s later years, it became a 70MM house; saw Ghostbusters and missed seeing Silverado before it closed in ‘85.
Boxoffice of October 6, 1945, said that that Robb & Rowley’s Heights Theatre was under construction in Little Rock. It was one of four R&R projects then underway, and several more were in the planning stage.
I saw “Brainstorm” in 70MM at the Heights. They had a huge screen and I remember the sound being very loud, especially during the scenes of the “brain recordings.”
I went to see late night shows of Rocky Horror and A Clockwork Orange there. Loved that little place. Wish it could have been made a “Classics” re-run house.
Oh, and in later life certainly the place had two screens, not one as in the description.
This theatre closed at the end of Summer 1985—-this was never a twin theatre—-unless someone later reopened it as a twin—-which I don’t think happened.
Reportedly played E.T. in 70mm for two weeks starting on April 1st, 1983
^ Gee, I wonder where you read that. ;–)
This opened on May 1st, 1946. grand opening ad in the photo section.
I lived in the Valley View Apt’s on Kavanaugh Blvd. in the late 40’s and regularlly attended the movies at the Heights Theater. A bunch of us kids would ride the street car out to the Heights to go to the Saturday Matinees. I think it cost maybe 25 cents to attend. We would watch Movie Tone News first and then westerns all afternoon. Fond memories.