The original Canyon Drive-In, located on 11601 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton, OR 97005, opened its gates on June 21, 1949 with Fred MacMurray in “Family Honeymoon” and Sonja Henie in “Countless Of Monte Carlo” along with an unnamed cartoon, and was first operated by J.H. Sheffield and William G. Sinclair.
The original location closed in 1962 when the newer location, on 3805 SW 117th Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97005, opened at the same time a few streets to the north of its original location. What’s really cool about the Canyon Drive-In is that the theater also had a fruit-picking farm, which people can pick berries and fruits while waiting for the show to start. The Canyon Drive-In closed for the final time on November 28, 1982 with “Night Shift” and “Summer Lovers”.
The actual address is 4343 Everhard Rd Northwest, Canton, OH 44718. Both the Parke Cinema and the Belden Village Cinemas across the street are both located between both Canton and North Canton within inches apart.
The Odem-Medo closed for the final time on October 7, 1978 with a special “Last Final Picture Show” event hosted by its last manager Jim Hutchins, which featured two movies, a serial and a cartoon from the 1940s all-in-one. The theater closed with Dick Powell in “Pitfall”, Richard Dix in “Buckskin Frontier”, a chapter of the serial “The Lost Planet”, and an unnamed Looney Tunes cartoon.
One of its original managers is Robert A. Schuler, who unfortunately died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 18, 1932. Doctors also confirmed that the 47-year-old had suffered a stroke of paralysis before his suicide.
The Showboat Theatre opened its doors on June 6, 1942 with Abbott and Costello in “Rio Rita” along with a few unnamed short subjects (listed in the wrong position on its grand opening ad) alongside a musical performance by the Freeport High School band on stage and a dedication speech afterward.
The entire theater took an estimate three months to construct, and was named after the first Showboat Theatre in nearby Texas City, which the neighboring city itself possibly had two theaters being named the Showboat in the 1940s.
I’m very sure that there are two Showboat Theatres in Texas City, because there was one report saying that the first Showboat suffered destruction from a fire in October 1942, suffering an estimate $75,000 in damages.
Cinemark briefly operated the Grove Theater throughout its last ten days of operation from November 30 until December 6, 1998. This was followed by closure as a movie theater that same day when the Tinseltown opened nearby.
This indeed opened as the Tri-County Twin Cinema. A third screen was added during the late-1980s. The Tri-County Cinema was last operated by Cinemark and closed on December 6, 1998 when the chain opened their Tinseltown in Oak Ridge.
Its most likely that the Anchor Drive-In opened with Randolph Scott in “Man In The Saddle” along with an unnamed cartoon. The Anchor featured original installations of everything RCA, including RCA projection, RCA Brite Arc lamps, and RCA sound.
Martin Theatres took over the Anchor in October 1969. The Anchor Drive-In last operated independently and closed on November 10, 1985 with “The Terminator” and “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins”.
Advertisements for the Park Theatre disappeared from the Bradford County Telegraph during the CinemaScope era, which meant that it either closed in the late-1950s or stopped advertising by then. Also to note is that the Park Theatre never had a grand opening advertisement.
There’s another short-lived theater in Albia called the Lyric Theatre, which opened in the Spring of 1913 with both movies and live vaudeville, featuring a radium gold drapery in the auditorium. The Lyric closed in 1916.
Opened on March 2, 2001 by Signature Theatres.
The original Canyon Drive-In, located on 11601 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton, OR 97005, opened its gates on June 21, 1949 with Fred MacMurray in “Family Honeymoon” and Sonja Henie in “Countless Of Monte Carlo” along with an unnamed cartoon, and was first operated by J.H. Sheffield and William G. Sinclair.
The original location closed in 1962 when the newer location, on 3805 SW 117th Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97005, opened at the same time a few streets to the north of its original location. What’s really cool about the Canyon Drive-In is that the theater also had a fruit-picking farm, which people can pick berries and fruits while waiting for the show to start. The Canyon Drive-In closed for the final time on November 28, 1982 with “Night Shift” and “Summer Lovers”.
The actual address is 4343 Everhard Rd Northwest, Canton, OH 44718. Both the Parke Cinema and the Belden Village Cinemas across the street are both located between both Canton and North Canton within inches apart.
Opened on June 23, 2000 as the Regal Old Mill 10.
Later operated by Act III, last operated by Regal.
The Odem-Medo closed for the final time on October 7, 1978 with a special “Last Final Picture Show” event hosted by its last manager Jim Hutchins, which featured two movies, a serial and a cartoon from the 1940s all-in-one. The theater closed with Dick Powell in “Pitfall”, Richard Dix in “Buckskin Frontier”, a chapter of the serial “The Lost Planet”, and an unnamed Looney Tunes cartoon.
Closed in 1985.
The Ludlow Cinema’s adult policy didn’t last long. The theater switched back to first-run films in early 1971.
One of its original managers is Robert A. Schuler, who unfortunately died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 18, 1932. Doctors also confirmed that the 47-year-old had suffered a stroke of paralysis before his suicide.
The Showboat Theatre opened its doors on June 6, 1942 with Abbott and Costello in “Rio Rita” along with a few unnamed short subjects (listed in the wrong position on its grand opening ad) alongside a musical performance by the Freeport High School band on stage and a dedication speech afterward.
The entire theater took an estimate three months to construct, and was named after the first Showboat Theatre in nearby Texas City, which the neighboring city itself possibly had two theaters being named the Showboat in the 1940s.
I’m very sure that there are two Showboat Theatres in Texas City, because there was one report saying that the first Showboat suffered destruction from a fire in October 1942, suffering an estimate $75,000 in damages.
Cinemark briefly operated the Grove Theater throughout its last ten days of operation from November 30 until December 6, 1998. This was followed by closure as a movie theater that same day when the Tinseltown opened nearby.
This indeed opened as the Tri-County Twin Cinema. A third screen was added during the late-1980s. The Tri-County Cinema was last operated by Cinemark and closed on December 6, 1998 when the chain opened their Tinseltown in Oak Ridge.
Unlike most Cobb theaters, the Brookwood last operated as an art house and foreign theater.
Opened on July 1, 2014.
Closed with “Fresh Horses”.
It originally showed first-run films for decades, but went towards second-run before its 2008 closure.
Correction: It’s just “Limbo” not “Women In Limbo”. It does sound confusing because of its poster, but the actual title is just “Limbo”.
Opened with “Limbo” and closed with “The Last of the Mohicans”. The actual address is 4343 Everhard Rd NW, Canton, OH 44718.
This opened as the Electric Theatre during World War I, and was renamed the Coyle Theatre in 1939.
Closed on February 12, 1981 with “The Warriors”.
It most likely closed after the 1983 season.
Its most likely that the Anchor Drive-In opened with Randolph Scott in “Man In The Saddle” along with an unnamed cartoon. The Anchor featured original installations of everything RCA, including RCA projection, RCA Brite Arc lamps, and RCA sound.
Martin Theatres took over the Anchor in October 1969. The Anchor Drive-In last operated independently and closed on November 10, 1985 with “The Terminator” and “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins”.
Advertisements for the Park Theatre disappeared from the Bradford County Telegraph during the CinemaScope era, which meant that it either closed in the late-1950s or stopped advertising by then. Also to note is that the Park Theatre never had a grand opening advertisement.
There’s another short-lived theater in Albia called the Lyric Theatre, which opened in the Spring of 1913 with both movies and live vaudeville, featuring a radium gold drapery in the auditorium. The Lyric closed in 1916.