The Kato Twin Star Drive-In opened its gates by Carisch Theatres in May 1978, and opened two weeks after the Cine 4’s opening, also by Carisch.
Both the original single-screen Kato Star and the then-new twin-screen Kato Twin Star operated together for only one season. The closure of the original single-screener Kato Star at the end of the 1978 season left the twin-screen Kato Twin Star the only drive-in theater operating in Mankato until Carisch Theatres closed the twin-screener’s gates after the 1988 season.
The original single-screen Kato Star Drive-In closed after the 1978 season. Both the original Kato Star and the then-new Kato Twin Star operated together only for a single season, but the closure of the original single-screener Kato Star left the twin-screen Kato Twin Star the only drive-in theater left in Mankato until 1988.
The Garneau Theatre opened its doors on October 24, 1940 with Luise Rainer in “The Great Waltz” along with an unnamed cartoon and an unnamed crime short.
There are two drive-ins being named the Kato Star. The original one located on 101 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, known as the Kato Outdoor Drive-In, and later the Kato Star Drive-In, opened in 1950. It most likely closed in the mid-1970s when the Kato Twin Star Drive-In opened on 600 Summit Avenue. That twin-screener closed after the 1988 season and was last operated by Carisch Theatres.
Operated as early as 1935. There was another theater in New Ulm called the Nile Theatre, which operated during both the silent and sound eras. Unfortunately I cannot find as much information about it.
The Marcus Point 6 Cinemas opened its doors on May 16, 1986 with the following in screen order: “Sweet Liberty”, “Wise Guys”, “Hannah And Her Sisters”, “The Money Pit”, “Brazil”, and “Lucas”. It was later once known as Marcus Point 10 Cinemas when four more screens were added in 1990, and later Marcus Point 15 Cinemas when five more were added in 1998.
This was likely a replacement of an earlier Palace Theatre which closed around the same time as the then-newer location. There was a statement from the Leader-Telegram of Eau Claire saying that Nick Grengs and his son Sheldon bought the older Palace Theatre in February 1933. Grengs later moved to Eau Claire in the mid-1940s.
The Kato Twin Star Drive-In opened its gates by Carisch Theatres in May 1978, and opened two weeks after the Cine 4’s opening, also by Carisch.
Both the original single-screen Kato Star and the then-new twin-screen Kato Twin Star operated together for only one season. The closure of the original single-screener Kato Star at the end of the 1978 season left the twin-screen Kato Twin Star the only drive-in theater operating in Mankato until Carisch Theatres closed the twin-screener’s gates after the 1988 season.
The original single-screen Kato Star Drive-In closed after the 1978 season. Both the original Kato Star and the then-new Kato Twin Star operated together only for a single season, but the closure of the original single-screener Kato Star left the twin-screen Kato Twin Star the only drive-in theater left in Mankato until 1988.
Closed on April 1, 1974.
The Garneau Theatre opened its doors on October 24, 1940 with Luise Rainer in “The Great Waltz” along with an unnamed cartoon and an unnamed crime short.
This is actually from the May 10, 1947 edition of the Boxoffice.
The Crossroads 6 actually continued operating as a discount house until its final closure on March 26, 2006.
Opened on February 16, 2005.
There are two drive-ins being named the Kato Star. The original one located on 101 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, known as the Kato Outdoor Drive-In, and later the Kato Star Drive-In, opened in 1950. It most likely closed in the mid-1970s when the Kato Twin Star Drive-In opened on 600 Summit Avenue. That twin-screener closed after the 1988 season and was last operated by Carisch Theatres.
Opened as early as 1955, closed on August 3, 1986 with “Cobra” and “Raw Deal”.
Operated as early as 1935. There was another theater in New Ulm called the Nile Theatre, which operated during both the silent and sound eras. Unfortunately I cannot find as much information about it.
This actually operated as early as 1935.
Closed on July 22, 1999.
Once operated by Comerford Theaters Inc.
Closed as a movie theater in 1990.
The Lyceum Theatre actually burned down on November 9, 1932, which is more than seven years before the Watson Theatre opened.
Opened in 1986 as a replacement of the New Ulm Theatre.
The New Ulm Theatre actually closed in 1986, when the Cinema 3 opened.
The Marcus Point 6 Cinemas opened its doors on May 16, 1986 with the following in screen order: “Sweet Liberty”, “Wise Guys”, “Hannah And Her Sisters”, “The Money Pit”, “Brazil”, and “Lucas”. It was later once known as Marcus Point 10 Cinemas when four more screens were added in 1990, and later Marcus Point 15 Cinemas when five more were added in 1998.
Still open in Fall 1992, but appears that it closed later on.
Operated as early as 1922. Otherwise, I cannot find any other information about it.
The Park Theatre opened in 1948, although I cannot find other information about it.
This was likely a replacement of an earlier Palace Theatre which closed around the same time as the then-newer location. There was a statement from the Leader-Telegram of Eau Claire saying that Nick Grengs and his son Sheldon bought the older Palace Theatre in February 1933. Grengs later moved to Eau Claire in the mid-1940s.
Spring 1987.
Opened in March 1970.
The Pix Theatre operated as early as 1942 and as late as 1965.