Cinema 18

145 W.18th Street,
Erie, PA 16501

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Previously operated by: Cinemette Corporation of America

Firms: Julius Thurtzi & Associates

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Cinema 18

Cinema 18 opened in August 21, 1968. The feature film was Sidney Poitier in “For Love of Ivy”. Contrary to what the name of this cinema might imply, Cinema 18, was a single screen theatre. From 1983 Cinema 18 was showing adult movies. It closed in 1987.

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Charlie_Brown1
Charlie_Brown1 on August 9, 2013 at 12:41 am

I went to this theater when it first opened in the late 1960’s. At that time they showed first run movies,but because of it’s small size and location it could not compete with theaters like the Warner, Strand and Dipson’s Plaza Theater. As noted in the prior comment it became an adult theater.

matthewthecinemaguy
matthewthecinemaguy on April 19, 2022 at 8:58 am

It was owned by Cinemette Corporation of America

rivest266
rivest266 on June 12, 2023 at 11:23 am

The Cinema 18 opened on August 21st, 1968, as the first new cinema to open in Erie in over 20 years, and closed in 1987 after Cinemette dropped it in 1986. Adult movies from 1983.

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