Stargate Twin Theater

919 E. North Street,
Rapid City, SD 57701

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rivest266
rivest266 on December 15, 2020 at 7:33 pm

This was taken by the owners of the Elks Theatre and renamed Stargate on November 19th, 1999, and closed on November 26th, 2006. Stargate Theater closedStargate Theater closed Thu, Nov 30, 2006 – 17 · Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota) · Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on January 11, 2018 at 10:37 pm

The mall pitched in…

Found on Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on January 11, 2018 at 10:35 pm

Full page ad from August 23rd, 1973

Found on Newspapers.com

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on December 3, 2017 at 10:20 am

Did it screen the movie “Stargate”?

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on December 3, 2017 at 4:03 am

The Northgate Theatre project was announced as a $145,000 concept to be opened by Jerry Lewis Cinemas. By the time the delayed cinema was launched, the Lewis Circuit had run into financial difficulty and this property became a Commonwealth Circuit concept.

The Northgate Theatres opened on August 24, 1973. Two equal 350 seat auditoriums were created with opening shows of “Sound of Music” and “White Lightning.” The theatre soldiered on completing its thirty year lease.

Shoes4Industry
Shoes4Industry on February 29, 2012 at 7:26 pm

I don’t know how I got thinking about this place, but I grew up in Rapid City and saw a number of movies at this one, while it was called the Northgate. A pretty crummy theater, I remember my Dad claiming it was originally built as one of the Jerry Lewis theaters.

Besides it’s mediocre quality, the other thing I remember about this place was that on one side of the lobby, there was this huge picture mural of a USA map populated by old movie star pictures (IIRC). I always thought this was pretty cool. I think this was put up by Commonwealth, who operated the place at the time. Wish I had a picture of that mural…

justin1979
justin1979 on November 15, 2009 at 10:45 pm

i am not 100 percent for sure but i do think that the marquee was from the starlight drive in theater and was moved here in the 70s or 80s after the starlight closed down.the theater for years was known as the northgate theater, it was a dollar dump for while and really became a dump. than in 2000 or so its named changed to the stargate
i really miss this place . rip

raubre
raubre on July 15, 2006 at 1:48 pm

That is an odd looking theater. Middle of a shopping plaza, cheapy undescript marquee. Looks like it could pass for another shop.