The Alimar Theatre last operated as a twin under the name “Alimar Twin Cinemas” which didn’t last long after reopening as a twin. After its last showings of “Crimebusters” in Screen 1 and “Smokey And The Bandit” in Screen 2 is when the early morning fire of May 3, 1979 started.
The Hartford Theater opened its doors on May 6, 1948 with Robert Paige in “The Red Stallion” along with the reissue of Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony “Little Hiawatha”. It was still open in 1964, but stopped advertising afterward, meaning that it either closed in 1964 or just stopped advertising in general.
You might be right. According to some small article saying that it was already named the Capri in 1966. So I’m very sure the Capri name came in a few years beforehand during the early or mid-1960s.
The collapse happened at one of the auditoriums while “Brave New World” was still playing. Despite nobody injured, one of the moviegoers yelled “RUN!” before the ceiling came crashing down.
The actual opening date is August 26, 1959 with “The Big Circus” and “Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure” (unknown if any extras added). Earl Calvert was its co-owner and was managed by Bill McDougall. It was closed in 1997.
The La Mesa Theater opened its doors on February 12, 1944 and closed as a movie theater in 1953. The theater was then left with several other uses until being destroyed by a fire on June 28, 1956, caused by an overheated heater at the rear of the former theater.
Opened as the Gemini Cinema I & II on November 15, 1972 with “Cabaret” and “On A Clear Day” in Screen 1 and “Gone With The Wind” in Screen 2. It was a twin throughout most of its entire life, but a third screen was added towards the end of its operation.
Opened with four screens on Christmas Day 1988 with “Twins”, “Cocoon The Return”, “The Land Before Time” and “Scrooged” in screen order. The theater originally has a capacity of 854 seats.
The Lakes Theatre opened its doors on March 10, 1933, and suffered damage from one of the tornadoes from the Super Outbreak of April 3, 1974. Repairment took almost three months before reopening on June 25, 1974. This didn’t last long, and the Lakes Theatre closed the following year in 1975 when Roger Vore of the Vore Cinema Corporation took it over. The original building was mostly demolished, a new entrance was added, and the theater was converted to a twin, reopening later in the mid-1970s as the Twin Lakes Cinema I & II.
COVID closed the theater on March 16, 2020, and left it closed for three years. It wasn’t until March 2023 when Ryan Harrison and Ryan Crawford of Winamac took over operations of the theater, and the Twin Lakes Cinema I & II reopened in August 2023 for only a short time until February 2024 when it closed due to several months of renovation. The theater was then downgraded back to a single-screener, and was renamed the Peacock Theatre, before eventually reopening its doors on September 20, 2024.
The Peacock Theatre reopened as a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Super Outbreak by playing both Twister movies (the original and the sequel). When it reopened, the Peacock Theatre originally showed first-run films only. It wasn’t until December 2024 when a policy upgrade was issued by the management. First-run films were shown Wednesdays to Sundays, and the theater’s management began showing religious films on Mondays as well as independent film matinees on Saturday mornings while first-run movies continued through Saturday afternoon and evenings.
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Renamed the Rogue Theatre in March 1938.
Closed in March 1931. The Ritz was also one of a few theaters in Oklahoma to have installations of a Columbia-Kolster TheatrePhone sound system.
This was the replacement of the Alimar Theatre (lastly known as the Alimar Twin Cinemas) which was destroyed by an arson-related fire on May 3, 1979.
The Alimar Theatre last operated as a twin under the name “Alimar Twin Cinemas” which didn’t last long after reopening as a twin. After its last showings of “Crimebusters” in Screen 1 and “Smokey And The Bandit” in Screen 2 is when the early morning fire of May 3, 1979 started.
Its actually once operated by the United Artists Theater Circuit Inc., not United Theatres.
Still abandoned as of March 2025. What’s really unique is that its movie posters from its last days of operation are still visible but faded.
Still open in 1969.
The Hartford Theater opened its doors on May 6, 1948 with Robert Paige in “The Red Stallion” along with the reissue of Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony “Little Hiawatha”. It was still open in 1964, but stopped advertising afterward, meaning that it either closed in 1964 or just stopped advertising in general.
You might be right. According to some small article saying that it was already named the Capri in 1966. So I’m very sure the Capri name came in a few years beforehand during the early or mid-1960s.
Hey Trolley, do you know what screen number the collapse happened?
This was the original Brokaw Theatre before being renamed the Strand Theatre on July 1, 1931.
The collapse happened at one of the auditoriums while “Brave New World” was still playing. Despite nobody injured, one of the moviegoers yelled “RUN!” before the ceiling came crashing down.
Once operated by Stanley-Warner.
Renamed the Carolina Theatre on Christmas Day 1933.
Opened on June 15, 2005.
Closed on July 5, 2009.
Functions update: Classic films are also shown at rare occasions.
The actual opening date is August 26, 1959 with “The Big Circus” and “Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure” (unknown if any extras added). Earl Calvert was its co-owner and was managed by Bill McDougall. It was closed in 1997.
The La Mesa Theater opened its doors on February 12, 1944 and closed as a movie theater in 1953. The theater was then left with several other uses until being destroyed by a fire on June 28, 1956, caused by an overheated heater at the rear of the former theater.
Opened as the Gemini Cinema I & II on November 15, 1972 with “Cabaret” and “On A Clear Day” in Screen 1 and “Gone With The Wind” in Screen 2. It was a twin throughout most of its entire life, but a third screen was added towards the end of its operation.
Opened with four screens on Christmas Day 1988 with “Twins”, “Cocoon The Return”, “The Land Before Time” and “Scrooged” in screen order. The theater originally has a capacity of 854 seats.
The Arcade Theatre opened its doors on January 11, 1926 with Constance Talmadge in “Her Sister From Paris” (unknown if extras added).
Closed on August 3, 1986.
Still open in 1972.
The Lakes Theatre opened its doors on March 10, 1933, and suffered damage from one of the tornadoes from the Super Outbreak of April 3, 1974. Repairment took almost three months before reopening on June 25, 1974. This didn’t last long, and the Lakes Theatre closed the following year in 1975 when Roger Vore of the Vore Cinema Corporation took it over. The original building was mostly demolished, a new entrance was added, and the theater was converted to a twin, reopening later in the mid-1970s as the Twin Lakes Cinema I & II.
COVID closed the theater on March 16, 2020, and left it closed for three years. It wasn’t until March 2023 when Ryan Harrison and Ryan Crawford of Winamac took over operations of the theater, and the Twin Lakes Cinema I & II reopened in August 2023 for only a short time until February 2024 when it closed due to several months of renovation. The theater was then downgraded back to a single-screener, and was renamed the Peacock Theatre, before eventually reopening its doors on September 20, 2024.
The Peacock Theatre reopened as a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Super Outbreak by playing both Twister movies (the original and the sequel). When it reopened, the Peacock Theatre originally showed first-run films only. It wasn’t until December 2024 when a policy upgrade was issued by the management. First-run films were shown Wednesdays to Sundays, and the theater’s management began showing religious films on Mondays as well as independent film matinees on Saturday mornings while first-run movies continued through Saturday afternoon and evenings.