Berlin Cine 1 & 2
157 Webster Square Road,
Berlin,
CT
06037
157 Webster Square Road,
Berlin,
CT
06037
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Opened November 19, 1969 with John Wayne in “The Undefeated” & Sandy Dennis in “Thank You All Very Much” (aka “A Touch of Love). It was closed on April 7, 1997 with Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire” & Weller B. Killebrew in “Jungle to Jungle”.
It was demolished in November 2015.
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Dave Bonan
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Thanks Drivein Dave,good read.
Drive in Dave – I would argue that their were improvements made to the cinema in the late 90s and while it was not in the best condition at it became much cleaner and better managed. So, What cinema or drive in do you think was operated efficiently then?
Ok Drive in Dave, I saw Plainville Drive in on your like list ….. It was THE BEST in every possible way.
@Mike Rogers — Thanks, brother!!! Dave Lounder
@Shine09 – I think my indoors and Drive-In were ultra-efficient. Re. Berlin Cinema — new carpeting does not a better-run theater make. The former Plainville Drive-In manager who operated Berlin before its demise was too tight-fisted for me. I am still shocked that the projectionists were forced to play “Exciter Lamp Shuffle” just to save the cost of a bulb replacement! Worse yet is an owner I worked with who would jump-start one of the candy case lights to save the cost of a fuse!! Dave Lounder (TheDriveInGuys.com)
Sad but true the cinema is being torn down. The inside was damaged by the fire from Woolworths but mostly by vandalism I wished the town of Berlin would have archived it in pictures etc because the theater meant so much to so many over the years I’ve taken some pictures I just need to figure out how to get them on here. A sad day for those that grew up attending the $0.99 theater
@annie11 .. Berlin Cinema was not damaged by the Woolworth fire. Complete backstory several comments above. I’ve acquired several BC 1 & 2 items over the years and plan to sell them via ebay over the coming months. I also have video of the interior which I plan to upload to one of my websites soon. Best, Dave
I rest my case.
http://articles.courant.com/1997-09-20/news/9709200387_1_movie-theater-second-run-theater-lily-tomlin
This opened on November 19th, 1969.
Opened with “The Undefeated” in Screen 1 and “Thank You All Very Much” in Screen 2. It was closed on April 7, 1997 with “Jerry McGuire” in Screen 1 and “Jungle 2 Jungle” in Screen 2.