Village Cinema 4
1018 G. Roosevelt Boulevard West,
Monroe,
NC
28110
1018 G. Roosevelt Boulevard West,
Monroe,
NC
28110
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I believe this theatre should be labeled as “demolished”? As of today’s date, the history of this theatre posted here indicates that it was closed in 1990, an assumption at best. I do not know if I wrote that year when I first added the Union Village Cinemas to this web site in 2009 or not as the history has been modified [by others]. I will double-check Monroe’s city directories & post another comment only if I find better proof of the closing year.
It did even better with its coming attractions……
Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD
Roger Moore as James Bond in MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
Lorne Greene and Ava Gardner in EARTHQUAKE!!!
Mel Brooks' BLAZING SADDLES
This theatre did phenomenol business when it opened in early-1975 with two runaway boxoffice hits the were the opening attractions at the Village I & II (02-28-1975)
VILLAGE I-Irwin Allen’s THE TOWERING INFERNO with Paul Newman and Steve McQueen that was the TOP grossing boxoffice picture of 1974 and it held that title between the timeframe of February through June of 1975 when “Jaws” dethroned it. Original released at Christmas of 1974
VILLAGE II-“GONE IN 60 SECONDS”-Was really popular as a huge sleeper hit that year. The reason why this independent actioner became successful was that it was the first motion picture to have one of the great “car” chase scenes ever put on film…surpassing “Bullitt”,and “The French Connection” as one of the top ten chase scenes ever!!!….During production…a total of 93 cars were damaged in some scenes including its infamous “freeway' scene…..the 1974 original,not that Angelica Jolie bull.
The grand opening full-page ad appeared in The Enquirer-Journal on Feb. 27, 1985 (smaller ad on Friday, Feb. 28). The two films to play for the opening were “The Towering Inferno” and “Gone in 60 Seconds”. Would be interesting to know how those did – probably quite well! There is no need to post the ad here as the microfilm that it was found on just isn’t very good. I have removed two comments that I made at this theatre, one was for clearing up who built this theatre (Consolidated). The other commenter(s) removed their comments – this left mine simply ‘hanging’ and with no real purpose.
AS THE VILLAGE I & II THEATRES SEATING CAPACITY
SCREEN 1: 200
SCREEN 2: 200 = 400 SEATS
Went from two to four screens by 1983 with the original twin was divided into four sections.
SCREEN 1: 100
SCREEN 2: 100
SCREEN 3: 100
SCREEN 4: 100
TOTAL NUMBER FOR SEATING CAPACITY: 400
Very cluttered, wasn’t it?
Don’t like all those Stores on the front of the marquee.
At the time of this 1986 photo it was a four-plex.
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Union Square Cinemas are indeed located across from the mall, only across Dickerson Boulevard instead of 74. (in other words, across from the ‘side’ of the mall) I never attended the Union Village Cinema but remembered seeing it in 1989. I was going by the 1977 Mullin-Kille Monroe City Directory which has it as “Village Twin I and II”. Actually, looking at an ad for the theatre from 1984 shows 4 screens! Must have started as a twin and then each auditorium split??