Southdale 4
6901 France Avenue S,
Edina,
MN
55435
6901 France Avenue S,
Edina,
MN
55435
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Closed on August 16, 1990.
This opened on September 21st, 1966 as the state’s first twin cinema. Grand opening ad in the photo section and below.
Found on Newspapers.com
Northstar16,glad someone had a camera.Thanks for getting the pictures on.
Here are two photos of the Southdale 4 taken by a former employee on its last day open in 1990:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/a2z_mpls/3495407519/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/a2z_mpls/3496224822/
I remember seeing Star Wars there back in 1977. I also saw many movies there in the 1980’s: Bettleguice, Die Hard II, the list goes on and on. It wasn’t the most comfortable seating, but the good memories have replaced that with warm feelings. General Cinema’s Centenial Lakes (also not too bad a place) replaced it by 1990/1991 or so.
Jack Reynolds was the first manager of the Southdale Cinema. Last I heard, 25 or more years ago, he was a salesman for Muntz TV.
Did you know Mr. Reynolds?
Anybody have pics?
I worked as a projectionist in Minneapolis from 1957 to 1975. I was part of the original crew at Cinema 1 & 11. Ran the first show on the Cinema II side. Projection was from one large room with projectors facing both sides. This was the first suburban theatre in the area that ran a grind policy seven days per week. RMV