All the Regal Cinemas photos posted are not the Seminole Towne Center 10. Seminole was a very UA branded building its entire life. The pictures posted (including the interiors) are the Regal Ormond Beach Cinema.
A January 7, 1999 article in the Wichita Falls imes Record News reported Carmike Cinemas decision to close the theatre after business that day. It was known as Cinema 4 when it closed.
It is not. But I’m curious where the idea that it was taken back by Regal came from. Just because Regency didn’t reopen it doesn’t mean it’s Regal’s again.
Actual close date of this theatre was 12/31/1996. An article in the January 1, 1997 edition of the Kansas City Star reported on the closing of this theatre.
Can we get the theatre name updated to Century 11 Theatres - it was never known as the Syufy Theatre except for the fact that it was owned by Syufy Luxury Theatres. The name of the theare was always Century.
The other theatre was not outside the mall. According to ads posted on the Goose Creek 6 page the Cinema 4 was next to Mervyns inside the mall. (Posting an image I found online from the Baytown library showing the layout at the time)
I don’t know that I would call this “demolished”. The original snack bar stands as does one of the screens (#3). While the projection booth was demolished I would consider that enough of the “theatre” stands. When driving on I-880 one would definitely notice its existence.
I just uploaded three pictures I found online. The first is an early directory of the mall and the second is an aerial photo showing what I strongly believe is the Hoyt’s 8-plex in the same place as the original theater. I can’t say for certain but I would say the Riverside 8 is in the same place as the original theater.
The third doesn’t say whether it was the 8-plex or the original theater, but does say it’s the Riverside Mall Cinema in Utica and the snack bar signs do have a Hoyts logo, so I would feel safe in assuming it was he 8-plex.
But, I guess I’m asking, what did you see in your research that made you say the original theater was closed and the new one built elsewhere vs. the new one being a remodel and expansion of the original?
Reviewing copies of the Tulsa World on Newspapers.com - I see nothing that supports this was ever the Promenade 8.
A December 10, 1996 article reported the sale of this theater (and other UA theaters in OK) to Hollywood Theaters. This continued to be listed as the Promenade 4 showing movies until 6/22/1997. Ads appearing 6/23/1997 read “Theatre temporarily closed for remodeling. Watch for our grand reopening.” before disappearing entirely.
Hollywood began advertising for their 12-screen Hollywood Palace at Promenade Mall again starting 5/8/1998 in advance of the theater’s 5/15 reopening.
An article appearing 5/14/1998 reported on the progress of the theater stating that Hollywood closed its four-screen theater a the shopping mall the previous year to add eight more.
New article from July 3, 2025 reporting on the latest environmental impact report. Shows plans for the area which include keeping the existing Cinema.
https://sfyimby.com/2025/07/environmental-impact-report-published-for-tanforan-mall-redevelopment-san-bruno.html
This is the Fox in Rolling Hills Estates, not Thousand Oaks.
All the Regal Cinemas photos posted are not the Seminole Towne Center 10. Seminole was a very UA branded building its entire life. The pictures posted (including the interiors) are the Regal Ormond Beach Cinema.
Judging by the original opening ad, that was still AMC. I don’t think AMC took it over, they opened it.
General Cinema operated it through September 27, 2000. Entertainment Film Works reopened in December 2001 and operated it until late April 2002.
Wouldn’t be the worst to say you got the photos from Cinematour. Maybe even give credit to the original photographer.
Wow. They took the UA Grand Opening ad and just threw an R/C logo on it. Wild.
I’d never known GCC to have the name of the theatre underneath “CINEMA” like that. Neat!
A January 7, 1999 article in the Wichita Falls imes Record News reported Carmike Cinemas decision to close the theatre after business that day. It was known as Cinema 4 when it closed.
It is not. But I’m curious where the idea that it was taken back by Regal came from. Just because Regency didn’t reopen it doesn’t mean it’s Regal’s again.
Actual close date of this theatre was 12/31/1996. An article in the January 1, 1997 edition of the Kansas City Star reported on the closing of this theatre.
Can we get the theatre name updated to Century 11 Theatres - it was never known as the Syufy Theatre except for the fact that it was owned by Syufy Luxury Theatres. The name of the theare was always Century.
The other theatre was not outside the mall. According to ads posted on the Goose Creek 6 page the Cinema 4 was next to Mervyns inside the mall. (Posting an image I found online from the Baytown library showing the layout at the time)
I don’t know that I would call this “demolished”. The original snack bar stands as does one of the screens (#3). While the projection booth was demolished I would consider that enough of the “theatre” stands. When driving on I-880 one would definitely notice its existence.
This is not AMC Katy Mills. This is the recently closed AMC Philadelphia Mills.
I believe six of the screens have closed here. My understanding is that it was the larger upstairs theatres.
Comparing the 1976 photos here to an aerial image from google, they appear to be part of new construction.
Historic Aerials shows this theater standing in 2015 but gone by 2017. Now demolished.
Also, it looks like the majority of the mall was demolished/turned into a strip-center, the portion with the theater appears demolished.
I just uploaded three pictures I found online. The first is an early directory of the mall and the second is an aerial photo showing what I strongly believe is the Hoyt’s 8-plex in the same place as the original theater. I can’t say for certain but I would say the Riverside 8 is in the same place as the original theater.
The third doesn’t say whether it was the 8-plex or the original theater, but does say it’s the Riverside Mall Cinema in Utica and the snack bar signs do have a Hoyts logo, so I would feel safe in assuming it was he 8-plex.
Cool picture.
But, I guess I’m asking, what did you see in your research that made you say the original theater was closed and the new one built elsewhere vs. the new one being a remodel and expansion of the original?
Do you have any more details on the theater closing in 1989 and being relocated?
July 18th to be exact
This ad suggests that there were actually two different buildings? 1-2 inside the mall and 3-4 outside the mall? Any confirmation on this?
Reviewing copies of the Tulsa World on Newspapers.com - I see nothing that supports this was ever the Promenade 8.
A December 10, 1996 article reported the sale of this theater (and other UA theaters in OK) to Hollywood Theaters. This continued to be listed as the Promenade 4 showing movies until 6/22/1997. Ads appearing 6/23/1997 read “Theatre temporarily closed for remodeling. Watch for our grand reopening.” before disappearing entirely.
Hollywood began advertising for their 12-screen Hollywood Palace at Promenade Mall again starting 5/8/1998 in advance of the theater’s 5/15 reopening.
An article appearing 5/14/1998 reported on the progress of the theater stating that Hollywood closed its four-screen theater a the shopping mall the previous year to add eight more.