AMC Dine-In South Bay Galleria 16
1815 Hawthorne Boulevard,
Redondo Beach,
CA
90278
1815 Hawthorne Boulevard,
Redondo Beach,
CA
90278
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Operated by: AMC Theatres
Previously operated by: General Cinema Corp.
Firms: MCG Architects
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: General Cinema Galleria At South Bay 16, AMC South Bay Galleria 16
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The Daily Breeze reported the opening of the General Cinema Galleria At South Bay 16 on November 26, 1997.
Each auditorium in the 3,100-seat theater was said to be two-thirds stadium and one-third rocking chairs. Rick Gaylord of MCG Architecture designed the theater, which is entered from inside of the mall.
The Daily Breeze noted that Galleria management planned to demolish two old theaters at the mall and turn them into parking. General Cinema said they would operate the third theater as a bargain house until the lease expired.
On April 5, 2002 the Galleria 16 became listed under the AMC Theatres banner in the Los Angeles Times, in keeping with the AMC acquisition of General Cinema.
For an interesting bit of trivia, it was reported that the “General Cinema” trademark was put up for auction in 2010. In 2011 JTE Multimedia LLC bought the rights to the “General Cinema” name.
Due to the installation of recliner seats, the total seating capacity has been reduced to 1,210-seats
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November 26th, 1997 grand opening ad in photo section.
Rebranded as AMC Dine-In South Bay Galleria 16
I have a 1991 newspaper ad showing 6 films showing at the “General Cinema Galleria at South Bay”. Is this the same theater? Was it remodeled/rebuilt in 1997?
Before this theater opened General Cinema operated multiple theaters inside the parking lot that surrounded the Redondo Beach Galleria and ultimately advertised them as one complex. Each originally a single screen, their last designations as General Cinema were Cinema 1, Cinema 2-3, and Cinema 4-5-6. When this theater opened the Cinema 4-5-6 limped on as a discount theater known as the Redondo Cinema 3, which has a separate listing here.
Please update, total seats 1210, reduction due to recliner seats in all houses