Eastwood Cinema
663 E. Main Street,
Peru,
IN
46970
663 E. Main Street,
Peru,
IN
46970
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From the recently posted photos, the theatre is certainly still in reasonable outside condition without any graffiti. It might not be for sale or lease because of a non-compete condition attached to it.
The theatre looks to be intact on the exterior. Even the showcases are there. On the east side of the town, at least a couple miles from the downtown. An odd location, and back quite a ways from the street, which is not a main thoroughfare. Many Lewis theatres were strangely located, difficult to see, behind buildings, off main roads, and so on. 3 photos attached, taken Aug. 2019.
It has been 34 years since I took over as manager. I really enjoyed working there.
The theatre is closed and a new complex has opened in Peru.
AMC has been operating this theater since it acquired most of the Kerasotes theaters. A report in the Peru newspaper on 11-11-10 says that the theater is closing. I am not posting the link because the Peru Tribune charges for content).
The 1963 motion picture almanac lists Alliance Amusement theaters in Peru as the Peru Drive-In, the Wallace, the Roxy and the Miami Open Air Drive-In. The Eastwood was not an Alliance theater, obviously, but this gives you an idea of the different theaters in Peru in the early sixties, before the Eastwood became the only show in town.