Grandview Cinema II

1625 Dunn Road,
Florissant, MO 63031

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Operated by: General Cinema Corp.

Architects: William C. Riseman

Firms: William Riseman Associates

Previous Names: General Cinema Grandview Plaza

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Grandview Cinema II

This was the first shopping center theater built in the St. Louis area. It opened as the General Cinema Grandview Plaza as a single screen theater in a small strip shopping center October 31, 1962. The opening movie was Anne Bancroft in “The Miracle Worker”.

In October 1976 it was twined and became the Grandview Cinema II. The regional offices for General Cinema were also located in the Grandview Cinema.

After 25 years in operation, it was closed on September 24, 1987 and later demolished.

Contributed by Chuck Van Bibber

Recent comments (view all 14 comments)

Kyle Muldrow
Kyle Muldrow on August 18, 2011 at 11:31 am

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…

jmiller
jmiller on January 14, 2013 at 11:59 pm

I infamously dragged my mother and brother here for the 1978 premiere of “The Swarm!” It was the day before our family was to head off on an RV trip to Colorado. I remember reading the abysmal reviews in the newspaper as we were on our trip!

Kyle Muldrow
Kyle Muldrow on January 23, 2013 at 2:19 pm

@Jmiller: “The Swarm” was one of the most hyped pictures I can remember (there were full page color ads in the Globe-Democrat about 1-2 months before it opened saying “The Swarm is coming!”…but like you said, once it opened, it turned out to be an epic flop!!! Right up there with Heaven’s Gate as one of the worst big-budget movie disasters of all time!

evian257
evian257 on September 17, 2013 at 1:52 pm

I believe a Taco Bell now sits on the spot where the theater used to be.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 27, 2016 at 1:03 pm

October 31st, 1962 grand opening ad in photo section.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 29, 2016 at 5:57 am

October 22nd, 1976 grand opening as twin in photo section

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on July 4, 2023 at 9:19 am

The Grandview II last operated as a twin. The theater closed on September 24, 1987 with “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs” rerelease and “Fourth Protocol” at Screen 1 and “Tear Away” at Screen 2.

oceantracks
oceantracks on July 16, 2023 at 10:51 pm

I’m pretty sure this is where I saw the sneak preview of JAWS a couple months before its Summer release….the entire theater stood up and applauded when the end credits appeared….what an evening!

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