Westgate Cinema I & II
4565 South First Street,
Abilene,
TX
79605
4565 South First Street,
Abilene,
TX
79605
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Previously operated by: General Cinema Corp.
Architects: Maurice D. Sornik
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One of four units with the name Westgate that GCC had in the early-1970’s, the others being Brocton MA, Cleveland OH, Racine WI. This theatre opened as a single screen April 2, 1969. It was twinned in 1972. It closed in the early-1990’s and was demolished and replaced by a store.
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The theater was twinned before 1975, the year I moved from Abilene. The information about the seats facing the wrong direction is completely correct. The Exorcist was probably shown there before the twinning and the lines were long. I saw Camelot and Cabaret there. I never heard stereo sound. I think I saw Escape From Witch Mountain and definitely saw Island at the Top of the World there. The blue lighted screen had no curtain, a GCC standard.
Theres no K mart at the westage mall,, what have u been smoking?? LOL
The Westage Mall is still there, the Cinema is gone and the mall has been renovated and they have better stores in there now than they did back in the day.
Some of the stores in the mall include Best Buy, Macy’s & Old Navy
This opened as a single screen on April 2nd 1969. 2nd screen in 1972. ad at View link
I worked at Westgate when I was in high school 12/09 – 06/81. It was the most fun I ever had at work.
Some records I have from General Cinema show they stopped running this on June 10, 1982. Is it possible somebody else took it over?
@ Scott, I quit working there about a year before that right after I graduated high school. It was definitely open longer than 6/10/82. But don’t know who operated it. It was a dollar theater for awhile after GCC. I used to go watch movies, but it seemed odd after working there so long. Sure hated to see it torn down. A lot of great memories.