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GentryCinema commented about Gentry Cinema on Apr 18, 2017 at 8:53 am

Gentry Cinema is up for auction on May 19, 2017. Visit the auction site for details: https://www.williamsauction.com/property-auctions/214-w-gentry-ave-checotah-ok-74426/346942

This theater could easily operate again if digital projection and sound equipment were added. This would provide a much greater chance of success than what the previous operator had. Without digital equipment, there is almost no availability of movies to show.

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GentryCinema commented about Gentry Cinema on Jun 19, 2013 at 6:23 pm

Yes. I have considered leasing the theater. Those who are interested in leasing should contact me using the e-mail address on the www.gentrycinema.com website.

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GentryCinema commented about Theater For Sale? on Jul 7, 2012 at 12:22 am

It’s too bad cinematreasures decided not to allow more “For Sale” posts. I still have a theater available for sale, so I guess I will post it here.

The Gentry Cinema in Checotah, Oklahoma (http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/12742) has been closed for a few years, but is still in very good shape. Asking price is $275K, but will consider less for cash offer. Lease to own arrangement is available for experienced operator. Lease payments would be only $800 per month.

This is the only theater in McIntosh County which has a population of about 20,000 people.

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GentryCinema commented about Gentry Cinema on Aug 20, 2011 at 10:26 am

I’m the current owner of the Gentry. I’ve posted several more interior and exterior photos for those who are interested. Just click the photos tab to view them. The place is still for sale.

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GentryCinema commented about 69 Drive-In on Jun 14, 2011 at 8:19 am

As stated above, the 69 Drive-In has long been closed and demolished. It is now an empty field.

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GentryCinema commented about Cozy Theatre on Jun 14, 2011 at 8:15 am

The street view posted by raybradley is not correct based on what I was told. The buildings in view are too small for a theater anyway. I was told the Cozy was located in what is now People’s National Bank at the corner of Gentry and Broadway.

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GentryCinema commented about Gentry Cinema on Jun 10, 2009 at 12:06 am

This theater is now for sale. The owners are undercapitalized and need to sell to meet pressing family needs. For more information please email me.

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GentryCinema commented about Gentry Cinema on Dec 29, 2008 at 11:17 pm

I am the owner of the Gentry. It reopened 12/12/2008 after not showing film for about 12 years. Part of the building had been used for other purposes, such as a tailor shop, but enough was intact to bring it back to life after a lengthy renovation. It took us over a year to remodel and repair the place. We did as much of the work ourselves as we could, which certainly slowed down the process, but makes it a more viable business.

The seating figure of 400 is long outdated. I removed about 215 seats (all of them) from the building, many of which were piled on top of one another, and replaced them with 132 modern lumbar supported seats in Theater 1 and 32 more just like them in Theater 2.

Even though the building has 2 screens, I prefer not to call it a twin because of the difference in size of the theaters. The term twin seems to bring visions of two long narrow rooms. Rather, we kept the original 23 foot width for the larger of the two screens, and added a smaller screen for the other room. The “twinning” was front and back, not side by side.

We are not part of a chain. We are independent.

If you are interested to read more details about our building or the renovation, please visit View link

The photo posted by Lost Memory is now also just a memory. We now sport a totally new facade with chocolate brown stucco and white marquee and lettering across the front. The facade is also no longer rectangular, but has stepped down corners.