The Auditorium Theatre did face trouble in 1958, when the Minnesota Supreme Court ordered the Auditorium to quit the movie business. The theater’s board found a way around the ruling, however, by leasing the theater to James Fraser. Fraser had been the theater’s manager, and he continued to show movies there. In 1960, the Minnesota Supreme Court handed down its final decision, which was unanimously in favor of the Auditorium.
Poor management caused continued financial problems for the theater in the 1970s and 1980s, causing several short closures from here-and-there. In 1984, the board established a task force to raise money to restore the theater, but this did not last long as a movie theater. The Auditorium briefly reopened again in early-1988 but ended its days as a movie theater in May of that year, but it continued to host live entertainment.
This originally opened as the Red Wing Cinema 5 in 1995 as a replacement of the downtown Chief Theater that closed around the same time as the five-screener’s opening. Unfortunately, that theater closed when it was relocated a couple of retailers to the west at the former Kmart, that had been abandoned since its closure on April 13, 2003. The Kmart operated for 20 years since its opening on March 24, 1983.
The theater reopened at the old Kmart site as the Evergreen Cinema 8 on February 13, 2010.
There’s another theater in Plattsburgh that operated in the mid-1980s called the Skyway Studio Cinema, which I cannot find any information rather than its name.
The Hanover Twin Cinema opened its doors on July 22, 1983 with “Jaws 3D” in Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs” in Screen 2. A man, dressed as Ronald McDonald’s Grimace, also made a special lobby appearance on grand opening, with free McDonalds for the children.
Operated for almost 17 years, it was closed on January 30, 2000 with “Stuart Little” in Screen 1 and “The Green Mile” in Screen 2.
I just looked through three aerial views between 1958 and 1960, and it shows a parking lot, meaning that the old nameless theater was demolished many years before the Colonial Cinemas was built. The Colonial Cinemas had to be built at that parking lot site.
Opened by Cinema Center Corporation on September 12, 1986. It was originally known as Salmon Run Cinemas 1-8. It was later taken over by Hoyts, and Regal took it over on March 26, 2003.
Once operated by Fox West Coast Theatres.
Once operated by Fox West Coast Theatres.
Once operated by Fox West Coast Theatres.
Once operated by Fox West Coast Theatres.
Taken over by Fox West Coast Theatres on September 28, 1929.
Taken over by Fox West Coast Theatres on September 28, 1929.
The Auditorium Theatre did face trouble in 1958, when the Minnesota Supreme Court ordered the Auditorium to quit the movie business. The theater’s board found a way around the ruling, however, by leasing the theater to James Fraser. Fraser had been the theater’s manager, and he continued to show movies there. In 1960, the Minnesota Supreme Court handed down its final decision, which was unanimously in favor of the Auditorium.
Poor management caused continued financial problems for the theater in the 1970s and 1980s, causing several short closures from here-and-there. In 1984, the board established a task force to raise money to restore the theater, but this did not last long as a movie theater. The Auditorium briefly reopened again in early-1988 but ended its days as a movie theater in May of that year, but it continued to host live entertainment.
The Biograph was also notable as the first ever movie theater to be operated by Essaness in 1929.
Once operated by Publix.
Opened as the Rocket Theatre.
This originally opened as the Red Wing Cinema 5 in 1995 as a replacement of the downtown Chief Theater that closed around the same time as the five-screener’s opening. Unfortunately, that theater closed when it was relocated a couple of retailers to the west at the former Kmart, that had been abandoned since its closure on April 13, 2003. The Kmart operated for 20 years since its opening on March 24, 1983.
The theater reopened at the old Kmart site as the Evergreen Cinema 8 on February 13, 2010.
Closed as a movie theater in 1995.
The March 27, 1983 fire also killed a man.
Also closed with “The Sure Thing”, according to an article.
There’s another theater in Plattsburgh that operated in the mid-1980s called the Skyway Studio Cinema, which I cannot find any information rather than its name.
Correction: Essaness Theaters was renamed Excellence Theatres in December 1988.
The Hanover Twin Cinema opened its doors on July 22, 1983 with “Jaws 3D” in Screen 1 and Walt Disney’s “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs” in Screen 2. A man, dressed as Ronald McDonald’s Grimace, also made a special lobby appearance on grand opening, with free McDonalds for the children.
Operated for almost 17 years, it was closed on January 30, 2000 with “Stuart Little” in Screen 1 and “The Green Mile” in Screen 2.
Closed on November 21, 1982 with “Homework”, “Private Lessons”, and “The Boogens”.
February 1953, actually.
February 1953, actually.
Still open in 1962, but burned by a fire later that decade.
I just looked through three aerial views between 1958 and 1960, and it shows a parking lot, meaning that the old nameless theater was demolished many years before the Colonial Cinemas was built. The Colonial Cinemas had to be built at that parking lot site.
Opened by Cinema Center Corporation on September 12, 1986. It was originally known as Salmon Run Cinemas 1-8. It was later taken over by Hoyts, and Regal took it over on March 26, 2003.
Taken over by Regal on March 26, 2003. Hoyts also operated the nearby Plattsburgh Cinemas, which will have its own CT page soon.
Closed by Regal in March 2020 because of COVID, taken over by Moviescoop in June 2021, reopened later that year.