Cross Keys Cinema
110 Cross Keys Shopping Center,
Florissant,
MO
63030
110 Cross Keys Shopping Center,
Florissant,
MO
63030
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March 18th, 1970 grand opening ad in photo section
Rsieving (Rick?), I too worked for Roger in the 70’s and you are right, it was more play than work :)
I remember three movies I saw at Cross Keys. Pete’s Dragon (we had won tickets, along with LPs of the story and music in a contest), The Money Pit and GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords.
My uncle, Roger Abeln was the Manager of this cinema for years. He went on to manage the Fox and the 270 Drive-in. I worked at the Cross Keys (and later at the Fox) for years in the late 70’s. Great place to “work” (though it was mostly play).
It’s not missing, it’s just in Ferguson, Mo. and not Florissant, Mo. as the article misstates.
One more thing about the Cross Keys: Although everyone could see the marquee with the “Batman” ears near the main entrance to the shopping center, the cinema itself as hidden way in the back of the center, as I recall. Didn’t you use to have to drive almost all the way around the center to get to the cinema?
Since this theater became a twin after opening as a single screen, shouldn’t the number of screens be 2 rather than 1? Just wondering…
I went to this place once to see Gremlins 2. That was around 1984-1985 and the theater was a discount house.
Theatre closed in January 1999…at the time operated by John Moseley.
Wehrenberg took over operation in November 1977. This firm made a twin out of it and this operation began in November 1978.
Chuck, I don’t think that the Lewis & Clark was similiar to Cross Keys. You’re correct about St. Ann and you should include St. Andrews in St.Charles. Cross Keys and the “Saints” could only project 35mm while L&C could project 35mm & 70mm. L&C’s equipment came from the closed Pageant
Cross Keys opened March 18, 1970.
The Cross Keys shopping center was pretty much scraped off its plot and rebuilt from the ground up in 2003; not a trace remains of the abandoned cinema or its distinctive marquees located at the parking-lot entrances.