Missing an operator here. Excellence Theatres took over the Haymarket Square Shopping Center’s (aka, informally, the Save U-More & Toys ‘r’ Us Shopping Center back in the day) Century 6 when it bought out Dubinksy Bros. effective on December 1, 1989. In 1991, Carmike and Excellence created a joint operating agreement in February and, that same year, essentially buying out the Excellence side by September. This moved the 6-plex to Carmike ownership.
Carmike closed the venue after its September 7, 1995 screenings for a major expansion. It transitioned the house to an 11-screen multiplex reopening on December 22, 1995 using the Cobblestone Theaters floor plan. That expansion came with new sound systems and a $40,000 marble floor along with two THX-certified auditoriums.
Carmike declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August of 2000 and shedded a number of low-performing venues nationwide to escape bad leases realted to aged triples, quads and cookie cutter late multiplex-era houses as they were over-extended in the build out of megaplexes of the late 1990s. In Des Moines, alone, Carmike fresh under bankruptcy protection moved on from the Fleur 4 and Valley 3 on August 24, 2000; the River Hills-Riviera on September 7, 2000; the Westwood 6 and the Sierra 3 after September 14, 2000 and here at the Carmike 11 on September 21, 2000.
After a two-year hiatus and rather unexpectedly, low-cost Nova Cinemas came in and operated the the 11-turned-10 screen venue as the Nova 10 Cinemas beginning on September 1, 2002. Ten years later - likely at the end of lease but also unable to convert to digital and having suffered a major break-in in late June of 2012, moved onward on June 30, 2012. The space was converted to retail space. Most of the venue’s post-theatrical life has been as a thrift store.
The City Council granted Gruesner and Luscher’s G&L Theatres the right to convert the existing Walker Building at 708 Front Street to the Palace Theatre in Nov. of 1930. After a sneak preview, it held its grand opening on April 15, 1931 with “Big Money.” It closed on Nov. 11, 1939 with “Wild Brain Kent.”
The Grand Theatre opened September 19, 1912 equipped with two Powers 6-A projectors and showing films. The Grand closed January 30, 1956 at the end of its leasing agreement with “Untamed Mistress” and “The Sleeping Tiger.” In 1958, a retailer had taken over the space.
Closed March 10, 1984 with a triple feature of Simone Griffeth in “Sixteen,” George A. Romero’s “Hungry Wives” (aka “Season of the Witch”), and Becky Sharpe in “The Playmates.”
The Taos Amusement Company decided to replace the aged Montaner Theater with a new-build facility. Owner Jack Brandenburg had the Burch Motor Company garage building demolished in 1937 for the new venue. Tjalke Charles Gaastra was the architect with his Spanish Colonial plans matching the existing adobe structures as shown in 1937 (see photos).
The theatre opened in 1938 - perhaps as the Taos Theatre or the New Montaner (as listed in the trade press). But it definitely was named the Taos Theatre throughout the 1940s before morphing to the Taos Plaza Theatre. Trans-Lux closed the venue as the Taos Plaza Theatre on September 6, 1993 with Angela Basset in “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and JCVD in “Hard Target.” On that date, you had a choice of paying $5 to see the films or $350,005 to see the film and own the theater, as well, at 116 South Plaza. The Adobe styled venue was retrofitted for retail purposes and served as the home to Rick’s Trading Post for a number of years.
The New Lindsey opened on November 7, 1940 with “The Mark of Zorro” supported by the March of Time newsreel short, “Mexico.” The New Lindsey replaced its predecessor which closed in early March of 1940 and demolished. The New Lindsey could seat 500 additional patrons while having a streamlined look.
“New” was more or less phased out in 1942. The Lindsey received new operators in Lubbock Theatres, Inc. and was still operating playing Blaxploitation, Chopsocky, and other exploitation fare in 1977 likely to the end of its lease in early 1980. In 1980, it was converted to a short-lived legit house known as the Lindsey Center for the Performing Arts from July of 1980 but - apparently - very few staged performances.
Trans-Lux opened the Storyteller Cinema 4 on November 21, 1992 with “Enchanted April” and “A River Runs Through It.” The four screener had auditoriums of 176, 150, 84 and 94 or 504 total seats at launch. It has since expanded under Mitchell Theatres to a 7-plex.
CMX closed here on July 27, 2025 along with its Burnsville Odyssey location. Its parent company, Cinemex Holdings, USA had filed for bankruptcy for the second time in the decade on July 1, 2025. It had previously filed for bankruptcy protection early in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 before re-emerging. It wouldn’t be surprising to see CMX trim back other locations during this second Chapter 11 period.
CMX closed here on July 27, 2025 along with its Rochester Chateau location. Its parent company, Cinemex Holdings, USA had filed for bankruptcy for the second time in the decade on July 1, 2025. It had previously filed for bankruptcy protection early in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 before re-emerging. It wouldn’t be surprising to see CMX trim back other locations during this second Chapter 11 period.
The Center Point Shopping Center had opened in 1958. During an expansion plan in 1964, this unnamed project was announced by R.C. Cobb Theatres in September of 1964 to the plans of Hallmark & Haney Architects. The $650,000 project became the Capri and was a suburban luxury theater - a trend in cinema exhibition providing upgraded seating (here, rocking chair versions) and projection (here, Cinerama and closed circuit live television, purportedly) with free parking built away from existing and often-fading central business district theaters. Cobb soon announced a first-run drive-in project - the Airport - also to be built at $300,000.
The Capri closed on May 9, 1973 for a major renovation. It re-emerged May 18, 1973 as the “all new” Capri Twin Theatres 1 & 2 for Bowie Theatres. Bowie stops advertising all of its theaters following showtimes of January 29, 1978 of “Oh, God!” and “The Late, Great Planet Earth.”
Closing date correction - July 20, 1997. It closed during the Regal Cinemas take over of Cobb Theatres which was announced in June of 1997 and completed on July 31, 1997.
Carmike closed the Carmike Wynnsong 12 on October 5, 2008. In January of 2009 it became a house of worship for Point of Grace, likely in part to reduce its taxing liabilities. and on a ten year leasing deal. Premiere Cinemas took it on converting it back to a multiplex opening October 24, 2019 as the Premiere LUX Cine GSX & Pizza Pub.
For whatever reason, this theater opened as the Cobb Brookhighland (one word) 10 on September 30, 1994 - although “Brook Highland” was the name of the shopping center (two words). Regal Cinemas acquired Cobb Theatres in a deal announced in June of 1997 effective on July 31, 1997. Regal kept the Cobb branding into Spring of 1998 when it became the Regal Brookhighland 10. Regal then changed the venue’s name in December of 1998 to the Regal Brook Highland 10 (now with the proper two words).
Regal struggled as the inherited Cobb theaters were outmatched by superior megaplexes. Regal rebranded the majority of its Brook Highland 10 auditoriums as Regal CinemaArt screens operating with a combination of mainstream and alternative / indy cinema titles in the 2000s. (AMC had tried something similar at some of its locations as “Gourmet Cinema” branded auditoriums.) Meanwhile, Regal decided to retain its Trussville 16 locally but subtracted the former Cobb turned Regal Hoover Square dollar house, the Galleria 10, the Festival Stadium 18, and the Wildwood 14 as it all but retreated from the Birmingham market.
Regal and the Brook Haven Center’s second operator, Developers Diversified Realty had an amicable parting of ways calling the lease as at term’s end on January 14, 2007. “Eragon” was the last show played that night. DDR had the former cinema demolished in March of 2008 to make way for a Circuit City electronics chain store.
The Shops at Colonnade (just one “l” in Colonnade) was a strip plaza built in 1989 with Consolidated Theatres signing on for a 10-screen, 2000-seat multiplex. The theater opened June 16 1989. On November 22, 1989, the Consolidated Circuit was acquired by Carmike and this one officially became the Carmike Colonnade 10 on December 1, 1989.
In 1997, the Megaplex era of cinema exhibition was gearing up and the Colonnade’s cookie cutter approach to its auditoriums wasn’t cutting it. Carmike built its new-era Summit 16 in the vicinity opening in November of 1997 and repositioned the Colonnade as a sub-run discount house with all seats $1.50. Carmike closed here on August 17, 2000 escaping this and selected other leases of aging properties in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The space remained vacant before being repurposed for a fitness center.
With 18 months to go on its 25-year leasing agreement, Regal moved on using just five of its screens with “The Dukes of Hazard,” “Charlie & The Chocolate Factory,” “Rebound,” “War of the Worlds,” and “The 40 Year Old Virgin.” Last day for the Regal Wildwood Stadium 18 of August 23, 2005 is in photos.
Missing an operator here. Excellence Theatres took over the Haymarket Square Shopping Center’s (aka, informally, the Save U-More & Toys ‘r’ Us Shopping Center back in the day) Century 6 when it bought out Dubinksy Bros. effective on December 1, 1989. In 1991, Carmike and Excellence created a joint operating agreement in February and, that same year, essentially buying out the Excellence side by September. This moved the 6-plex to Carmike ownership.
Carmike closed the venue after its September 7, 1995 screenings for a major expansion. It transitioned the house to an 11-screen multiplex reopening on December 22, 1995 using the Cobblestone Theaters floor plan. That expansion came with new sound systems and a $40,000 marble floor along with two THX-certified auditoriums.
Carmike declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August of 2000 and shedded a number of low-performing venues nationwide to escape bad leases realted to aged triples, quads and cookie cutter late multiplex-era houses as they were over-extended in the build out of megaplexes of the late 1990s. In Des Moines, alone, Carmike fresh under bankruptcy protection moved on from the Fleur 4 and Valley 3 on August 24, 2000; the River Hills-Riviera on September 7, 2000; the Westwood 6 and the Sierra 3 after September 14, 2000 and here at the Carmike 11 on September 21, 2000.
After a two-year hiatus and rather unexpectedly, low-cost Nova Cinemas came in and operated the the 11-turned-10 screen venue as the Nova 10 Cinemas beginning on September 1, 2002. Ten years later - likely at the end of lease but also unable to convert to digital and having suffered a major break-in in late June of 2012, moved onward on June 30, 2012. The space was converted to retail space. Most of the venue’s post-theatrical life has been as a thrift store.
The City Council granted Gruesner and Luscher’s G&L Theatres the right to convert the existing Walker Building at 708 Front Street to the Palace Theatre in Nov. of 1930. After a sneak preview, it held its grand opening on April 15, 1931 with “Big Money.” It closed on Nov. 11, 1939 with “Wild Brain Kent.”
Opened with “The Gallant Blade” on May 19, 1949
December 21, 1929 opening ad by Publix as the Paramount with “Half Way to Heaven” in photos.
Opened March 10, 1914 with “The Last Days of Pompeii.”
The Grand Theatre opened September 19, 1912 equipped with two Powers 6-A projectors and showing films. The Grand closed January 30, 1956 at the end of its leasing agreement with “Untamed Mistress” and “The Sleeping Tiger.” In 1958, a retailer had taken over the space.
Opened on March 29, 1951 with Joel McCrea in “Outriders.”
Closed March 10, 1984 with a triple feature of Simone Griffeth in “Sixteen,” George A. Romero’s “Hungry Wives” (aka “Season of the Witch”), and Becky Sharpe in “The Playmates.”
Regency closed here July 27, 2025 At the end of its 15-year leasing agreement.
The Taos Amusement Company decided to replace the aged Montaner Theater with a new-build facility. Owner Jack Brandenburg had the Burch Motor Company garage building demolished in 1937 for the new venue. Tjalke Charles Gaastra was the architect with his Spanish Colonial plans matching the existing adobe structures as shown in 1937 (see photos).
The theatre opened in 1938 - perhaps as the Taos Theatre or the New Montaner (as listed in the trade press). But it definitely was named the Taos Theatre throughout the 1940s before morphing to the Taos Plaza Theatre. Trans-Lux closed the venue as the Taos Plaza Theatre on September 6, 1993 with Angela Basset in “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and JCVD in “Hard Target.” On that date, you had a choice of paying $5 to see the films or $350,005 to see the film and own the theater, as well, at 116 South Plaza. The Adobe styled venue was retrofitted for retail purposes and served as the home to Rick’s Trading Post for a number of years.
Forgot to add capacity - 260 seats
And its programmatic function was carried out by Chuck Lloyd’s Lloyd Booking Program service.
The New Lindsey opened on November 7, 1940 with “The Mark of Zorro” supported by the March of Time newsreel short, “Mexico.” The New Lindsey replaced its predecessor which closed in early March of 1940 and demolished. The New Lindsey could seat 500 additional patrons while having a streamlined look.
“New” was more or less phased out in 1942. The Lindsey received new operators in Lubbock Theatres, Inc. and was still operating playing Blaxploitation, Chopsocky, and other exploitation fare in 1977 likely to the end of its lease in early 1980. In 1980, it was converted to a short-lived legit house known as the Lindsey Center for the Performing Arts from July of 1980 but - apparently - very few staged performances.
Trans-Lux opened the Storyteller Cinema 4 on November 21, 1992 with “Enchanted April” and “A River Runs Through It.” The four screener had auditoriums of 176, 150, 84 and 94 or 504 total seats at launch. It has since expanded under Mitchell Theatres to a 7-plex.
My error - Crawford (partner, Brandon Crawford)
CMX closed here on July 27, 2025 along with its Burnsville Odyssey location. Its parent company, Cinemex Holdings, USA had filed for bankruptcy for the second time in the decade on July 1, 2025. It had previously filed for bankruptcy protection early in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 before re-emerging. It wouldn’t be surprising to see CMX trim back other locations during this second Chapter 11 period.
CMX closed here on July 27, 2025 along with its Rochester Chateau location. Its parent company, Cinemex Holdings, USA had filed for bankruptcy for the second time in the decade on July 1, 2025. It had previously filed for bankruptcy protection early in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 before re-emerging. It wouldn’t be surprising to see CMX trim back other locations during this second Chapter 11 period.
The Center Point Shopping Center had opened in 1958. During an expansion plan in 1964, this unnamed project was announced by R.C. Cobb Theatres in September of 1964 to the plans of Hallmark & Haney Architects. The $650,000 project became the Capri and was a suburban luxury theater - a trend in cinema exhibition providing upgraded seating (here, rocking chair versions) and projection (here, Cinerama and closed circuit live television, purportedly) with free parking built away from existing and often-fading central business district theaters. Cobb soon announced a first-run drive-in project - the Airport - also to be built at $300,000.
The Capri closed on May 9, 1973 for a major renovation. It re-emerged May 18, 1973 as the “all new” Capri Twin Theatres 1 & 2 for Bowie Theatres. Bowie stops advertising all of its theaters following showtimes of January 29, 1978 of “Oh, God!” and “The Late, Great Planet Earth.”
Closing date correction - July 20, 1997. It closed during the Regal Cinemas take over of Cobb Theatres which was announced in June of 1997 and completed on July 31, 1997.
Closed May 5, 1991
Brandon Crawford of Fuller and Crawford - architectural sketch in photos
Closed on March 29, 1984 with “Napoleon” and “Strange Invaders.”
Carmike closed the Carmike Wynnsong 12 on October 5, 2008. In January of 2009 it became a house of worship for Point of Grace, likely in part to reduce its taxing liabilities. and on a ten year leasing deal. Premiere Cinemas took it on converting it back to a multiplex opening October 24, 2019 as the Premiere LUX Cine GSX & Pizza Pub.
For whatever reason, this theater opened as the Cobb Brookhighland (one word) 10 on September 30, 1994 - although “Brook Highland” was the name of the shopping center (two words). Regal Cinemas acquired Cobb Theatres in a deal announced in June of 1997 effective on July 31, 1997. Regal kept the Cobb branding into Spring of 1998 when it became the Regal Brookhighland 10. Regal then changed the venue’s name in December of 1998 to the Regal Brook Highland 10 (now with the proper two words).
Regal struggled as the inherited Cobb theaters were outmatched by superior megaplexes. Regal rebranded the majority of its Brook Highland 10 auditoriums as Regal CinemaArt screens operating with a combination of mainstream and alternative / indy cinema titles in the 2000s. (AMC had tried something similar at some of its locations as “Gourmet Cinema” branded auditoriums.) Meanwhile, Regal decided to retain its Trussville 16 locally but subtracted the former Cobb turned Regal Hoover Square dollar house, the Galleria 10, the Festival Stadium 18, and the Wildwood 14 as it all but retreated from the Birmingham market.
Regal and the Brook Haven Center’s second operator, Developers Diversified Realty had an amicable parting of ways calling the lease as at term’s end on January 14, 2007. “Eragon” was the last show played that night. DDR had the former cinema demolished in March of 2008 to make way for a Circuit City electronics chain store.
The Shops at Colonnade (just one “l” in Colonnade) was a strip plaza built in 1989 with Consolidated Theatres signing on for a 10-screen, 2000-seat multiplex. The theater opened June 16 1989. On November 22, 1989, the Consolidated Circuit was acquired by Carmike and this one officially became the Carmike Colonnade 10 on December 1, 1989.
In 1997, the Megaplex era of cinema exhibition was gearing up and the Colonnade’s cookie cutter approach to its auditoriums wasn’t cutting it. Carmike built its new-era Summit 16 in the vicinity opening in November of 1997 and repositioned the Colonnade as a sub-run discount house with all seats $1.50. Carmike closed here on August 17, 2000 escaping this and selected other leases of aging properties in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The space remained vacant before being repurposed for a fitness center.
With 18 months to go on its 25-year leasing agreement, Regal moved on using just five of its screens with “The Dukes of Hazard,” “Charlie & The Chocolate Factory,” “Rebound,” “War of the Worlds,” and “The 40 Year Old Virgin.” Last day for the Regal Wildwood Stadium 18 of August 23, 2005 is in photos.