Lincoln Mall Cinemas

622 George Washington Highway,
Lincoln, RI 02865

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Previously operated by: General Cinema Corp.

Functions: Retail

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Lincoln Mall Cinemas

Opened on June 25, 1975, the Lincoln Mall Cinemas were a twin cinema which was run by General Cinemas in this suburban mall. They often played programs which day/dated with the Garden City Cinemas in Cranston or the Warwick Mall Cinemas in Warwick. The theatre has closed on March 28, 1999, and shops replace it at the mall.

It was replaced by the Cinemaworld Lincoln Mall 16, which opened in November 2005 (it has its own page on Cinema Treasures).

Contributed by Gerald A. DeLuca

Recent comments (view all 15 comments)

Obligata
Obligata on August 7, 2005 at 4:26 am

Lincoln Mall Cinema was my first destination with my first car, a 1966 Catalina. I went to see Jaws with two friends.
Why I remember this, I’ll never know.

DOS76
DOS76 on October 27, 2005 at 2:47 pm

it will be interesting to see how this new Cinemaworld competes with the various Showcase Cinemas in the area. I bet within 5 yrs you will see the owners of Showcase buy this theatre they did end up purchasing Prov Place and Apple Valley a few yrs after it was opened. Showcase is such a big player in this area and they don’t like the competition moving in on there area.

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on December 22, 2005 at 2:05 am

The new Cinemaworld, a 16-screen multiplex, opened in November, 2005 at Lincoln Mall, near where the Lincoln Mall Cinemas used to be.

James Fisher
James Fisher on April 28, 2007 at 10:21 pm

Today in History 1978 shown on the four screens 1. If ever i see you again 2. Thank God its Friday 3. Castaways 4.An unmarried woman every day before 2:00 all seat $1.50 phone 333-2130 General Cinema Owned and operated

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on October 31, 2007 at 5:20 am

I wrote in my log about going to see at film at the “new” Lincoln Mall Cinemas in July 1975. So the place had to have opened in the summer of 1975. The first film I saw there, shortly after opening, was Jaws. I described the decor as being “bomb shelter” style.

Coate
Coate on April 11, 2010 at 9:49 pm

Gerald…I have a photocopy of an ad from the June 20, 1975 issue of The Providence Journal announcing the June 25 grand opening of the Lincoln Mall Cinema I-II-III-IV.

“Jaws,” “Bambi” (re-issue), “The Eiger Sanction” and “What’s Up, Doc?” were the debut attractions.

It’s unclear if this was a true grand opening or if it was a grand re-opening/expansion of what had previously been a single-screener or twin.

SingleScreen
SingleScreen on July 23, 2016 at 2:22 pm

I saw JAWS there the week the cinema opened. That makes me feel so old. I saw quite a few films there. LOGAN’S RUN, FUTUREWORLD, a four-film Barbra Streisand festival, THE DEVIL’s RAIN, and a very bizarre double-bill (from Disney no less) of DR SYN ALIAS THE SCARECROW and another feature, can’t remember the name of the second one.

xrilander
xrilander on September 22, 2023 at 6:24 pm

$2 movies late 70s. Me and my buddy would ride bikes six miles from our homes, then purchase PG tickets. Wed then sneak into an R rated one! The most memorable for us 13 and 14 year old's, Midnight Express! (you know the scene Im talking about)

rivest266
rivest266 on June 8, 2024 at 1:51 pm

Opened on June 25th, 1975. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on June 9, 2024 at 2:09 pm

Closed March 28th, 1999 as everyone went to Showcase.

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