OakPark Mall Cinemas 1 & 2
1301 18th Avenue NW ,
Austin,
MN
55912
1301 18th Avenue NW ,
Austin,
MN
55912
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Previously operated by: Carmike Cinemas, Dubinsky Brothers, Excellence Theatres
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Operated by the Dubinsky Brothers, the OakPark Mall Cinema 1 & 2 opened on June 23, 1976 with 320-seats in each auditorium. The opening movies were Fred MacMurray in “Follow Me Boys” & Robert Redford in “All the President’s Men”. It was taken over by Excellence Theatres on December 1, 1988. Carmike took over in 1991. It was closed on January 9, 1997
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Grand opening ad posted.
OakPark mall opening 23 Jun 1976, Wed The Austin Daily Herald (Austin, Minnesota) Newspapers.com
Opened with Walt Disney’s “Follow Me Boys” and Robert Redford in “All The President’s Men”. The theater housed a total of 640 seats (with 320 seats in each auditorium) complete with an automated projection system. It was first operated by the Dubinsky Brothers chain and was first managed by Charles McLaughlin.
According to an article about its construction including the $64,000 project on the twin cinema, the theater’s original name was supposed to be the “Cooper-Highland Twin Cinema” but the name was dropped for unknown reasons.
Excellence Theatres took over the theater on December 1, 1988 after buying out the Dubinsky Brothers. Carmike took it over in 1991.