The Embassy Newsreel Theatre opened in the Associated Press Building when that office building opened in late 1938. The lot sat empty from 1931 awaiting a major tenant. Prior to that, the area was a owned by Columbia University, which had once used it as its main campus the previous century.
According to Boxoffice magazine, The Carver Theatre was also somewhere on NW 7th Avenue, had 1000 seats and plans were being made in 1976 to covert it to a live performance venue. It may have been a former “negro” house still operating in 1966-68. Does anyone have any more information?
Since these are early seventies titles, life may have been more simple and fun for kids but hardly that for post Vietnam, cold war drenched, porn soaked and drugged adults in America.
Chris McGuire was a franchise deal similar to Jerry Lewis, so they had many different owners. Their sites were quickly passed on to other operators once mini cinemas became the norm for new builds.
I know the Reef was acquired by ABC Florida State (Plitt) for a few years as was the Chris McGuire Village in Hialeah, which closed as the Atlas Twin.
I have a rough record of the years of operation for these but know little else about them. I posted a photo link for the Village 3 on the Southport page as they were both similar operations.
By the way, here is the site I use for zip codes as it helps CT list and map them easier.
PEMBROKE PINES 3 – 1788 N UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PEMBROKE PINES
WESTFORK PLAZA 13 – 15977 W PINES BOULEVARD, PEMBROKE PINES
GULFSTREAM DRIVE-IN – 1482 E BEACH BOULEVARD, HALLANDALE
HALLANDALE DRIVE-IN – 831 N FEDERAL HIGHWAY, HALLANDALE
ARCADE (Hollywood)
RITZ (Hollywood)
and a number of older theatres I have no address for.
441 FAMILY DRIVE-IN
BROWN’S DRIVE-IN
FULL MOON
NORTH ANDREWS DRIVE-IN
NORTH RIDGE
OCEAN
OLDE TYME MOVIE HOUSE
QUEENE
SUNRISE DRIVE-IN
VILLAGE-3
WEST HOLLYWOOD DRIVE-IN
POMPANO DRIVE-IN
DANIA DRIVE-IN
STATE (Dania)
HALLANDALE
SUNRISE AT PINE PLAZA 11 – 4321 NW 88TH AVENUE, FT. LAUDERDALE
COCONUT CREEK DRAFTHOUSE 1&2 – 4801 COCONUT CREEK PKWY, COCONUT CREEK
MOVIES AT MARGATE 8 – 5455 W ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, MARGATE
CYPRESS CREEK STATION 16 – 6415 N ANDREWS BOULEVARD, FT. LAUDERDALE
MOVIES AT LAUDERHILL 13 – W COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, LAUDERHILL
HOLIDAY SPRINGS 3 – 8026 W SAMPLE ROAD, FT. LAUDERDALE
TAMARAC 5 – 10036 W McNAB ROAD, TAMARAC
PARADISE 24 – 15601 SHERIDAN STREET, DAVIE
MOVIES AT PEMBROKE PINES 9 – 11350 PINES BOULEVARD, PEMBROKE PINES
CINEMA FOUR – 128 N UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PEMBROKE PINES
You are welcome, Harvey.
As you probably already know, a search for NORTH MIAMI THEATRE will yield two photos.
This theatre opened in 1986 and closed in 1999.
This operated from 1992 to at least 1995.
The Embassy Newsreel Theatre opened in the Associated Press Building when that office building opened in late 1938. The lot sat empty from 1931 awaiting a major tenant. Prior to that, the area was a owned by Columbia University, which had once used it as its main campus the previous century.
Chris McGuire was a chain and not really an AKA for this site. In 1993 it did operate as the CINEMA & MORE EAST.
This operated from 1989 to 1995.
The five new screens opened in 1999.
A full page movie ad in the New York Times, rare for 1922.
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According to Boxoffice magazine, The Carver Theatre was also somewhere on NW 7th Avenue, had 1000 seats and plans were being made in 1976 to covert it to a live performance venue. It may have been a former “negro” house still operating in 1966-68. Does anyone have any more information?
This theatre is already listed.
/theaters/11020/
The Sunrise opened in 1986. The three new screens were added in 2000.
The name change to FESTIVAL occurred in 1992 and the theatre was closed in 1999.
Since these are early seventies titles, life may have been more simple and fun for kids but hardly that for post Vietnam, cold war drenched, porn soaked and drugged adults in America.
Chris McGuire was a franchise deal similar to Jerry Lewis, so they had many different owners. Their sites were quickly passed on to other operators once mini cinemas became the norm for new builds.
I know the Reef was acquired by ABC Florida State (Plitt) for a few years as was the Chris McGuire Village in Hialeah, which closed as the Atlas Twin.
I have a rough record of the years of operation for these but know little else about them. I posted a photo link for the Village 3 on the Southport page as they were both similar operations.
By the way, here is the site I use for zip codes as it helps CT list and map them easier.
http://www.zip-codes.com/search.asp
PEMBROKE PINES 3 – 1788 N UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PEMBROKE PINES
WESTFORK PLAZA 13 – 15977 W PINES BOULEVARD, PEMBROKE PINES
GULFSTREAM DRIVE-IN – 1482 E BEACH BOULEVARD, HALLANDALE
HALLANDALE DRIVE-IN – 831 N FEDERAL HIGHWAY, HALLANDALE
ARCADE (Hollywood)
RITZ (Hollywood)
and a number of older theatres I have no address for.
441 FAMILY DRIVE-IN
BROWN’S DRIVE-IN
FULL MOON
NORTH ANDREWS DRIVE-IN
NORTH RIDGE
OCEAN
OLDE TYME MOVIE HOUSE
QUEENE
SUNRISE DRIVE-IN
VILLAGE-3
WEST HOLLYWOOD DRIVE-IN
POMPANO DRIVE-IN
DANIA DRIVE-IN
STATE (Dania)
HALLANDALE
SUNRISE AT PINE PLAZA 11 – 4321 NW 88TH AVENUE, FT. LAUDERDALE
COCONUT CREEK DRAFTHOUSE 1&2 – 4801 COCONUT CREEK PKWY, COCONUT CREEK
MOVIES AT MARGATE 8 – 5455 W ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, MARGATE
CYPRESS CREEK STATION 16 – 6415 N ANDREWS BOULEVARD, FT. LAUDERDALE
MOVIES AT LAUDERHILL 13 – W COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, LAUDERHILL
HOLIDAY SPRINGS 3 – 8026 W SAMPLE ROAD, FT. LAUDERDALE
TAMARAC 5 – 10036 W McNAB ROAD, TAMARAC
PARADISE 24 – 15601 SHERIDAN STREET, DAVIE
MOVIES AT PEMBROKE PINES 9 – 11350 PINES BOULEVARD, PEMBROKE PINES
CINEMA FOUR – 128 N UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PEMBROKE PINES
Great insight, S. Porridge.
I know of a few other Broward sites missing from CT that I know little about. Perhaps you could enter them if you know more about them.
Here they are:
8 AT WESTON – 1338 SW 160th STREET, SUNRISE
VALUE 6 – 1399 S. STATE ROAD 7, FT. LAUDERDALE
CINEMA CAFE 1 & 2 – 1455 SE 17TH STREET, FT. LAUDERDALE
DEERFIELD 5 – 2205 W HILLSBOROUGH ROAD, DEERFIELD
POMPANO 18 – 2315 N FEDERAL HIGHWAY,POMPANO
SAWGRASS 23 – 2600 NW 136th STREET, SUNRISE
FESTIVAL 8 – 2900 W SAMPLE ROAD,POMPANO
CORAL RIDGE 10 – 3401 N 26TH AVENUE, FT. LAUDERDALE
DEERFIELD MALL 8 – 3984 W HILLSBOROUGH ROAD, DEERFIELD
The additional four screens opened in 1985.
This is now the AutoNation IMAX.
http://www.mods.org/IMAX/index.html
Another look at the Hippodrome, then on Avenue B.
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Can someone help with the location of this Village Cinema. It operated from 1968 to 1978 and closed as a triplex.
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Two views of the Airdome:
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Note the two different spellings (AIRDROME and AIRDOME) used at the entrance. I have submitted “Airdome” as that was the most common listing.
A few views of the Hippodrome here:
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Correction, The Mank did show films in 1926-1928 but was mostly legitimate theatre.