Carmike Valley Mall Cinema 3
17301 Valley Mall Road,
Halfway,
MD
21740
17301 Valley Mall Road,
Halfway,
MD
21740
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Previously operated by: Carmike Cinemas, JF Theatres, Manos Amusement Inc.
Previous Names: Valley Mall 1, 2, 3
Nearby Theaters
The Valley Mall theatres opened on August 1, 1974 and closed on August 29, 1998.
Another cinema complex in the mall opened on May 12, 2000 (Separate Cinema Treasures listing).
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Grand opening ad posted.
Valley Mall was announced in April of 1973 as a $16 million center anchored by Montgomery Ward, J.C. Penney’s, McCroy’s and 67 other stores including a movie theater. Ward’s opened first on April 16, 1974 and it neighbor - a triplex cinema - under construction. The Valley Mall officially opened on August 15, 1974. However, the Valley Mall Theatres 3 opened on August 1, 1974 with “For Pete’s Sake,” “SPYS,” and “Our Time.” It was operated by Jack Fruchtman Sr.’s Baltimore-based JF Theatres Inc. with one cinema at 404 and two at 362 each for a total of 1,128 seats. Century projection with Christie Xenon projection lamps.
Manos Quality Theatres of Greensburg, Pennsylvania took on the venue in February 1, 1980 along with the Hagerstown Twin and the Hager Drive-In. Carmike Cinemas purchased Manos Quality Theatres in November of 1993. It rebranded here as the Carmike Valley Mall Cinema 3 on December 20, 1993. They closed on August 20, 1998 with “Snake Eyes,” “Mafia” and “Doctor Doolittle.”