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  • <p>March 4, 1988</p>
  • <p>Downers Grove resident Willis Johnson died on Aug. 16, 2023, at 86. He dedicated his life to the movie theater industry and worked to revitalize historic buildings in communities.<br>Courtesy of Classic Cinemas</p> <p>https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2023/8/18/23837893/willis-johnson-co-founder-movies-theaters-dies-at-86-classic-cinemas-obituary?fbclid=IwAR0jaRNPJLxc-WAVHYyshdyhoVgY9CcPQttVMMqew5oAaddgyfwtOPP0Y-w</p>
  • <p>February 22, 1950 Original Premiere New York Engagement</p>
  • <p>Standing in front of the box office.</p>
  • <p>six photos of the Centerpoint Theater gameroom at opening. The old gent is Irv Richland.</p>
  • <p>April, 2015.</p>
  • <p>February 21, 1957 First re-issue. Walt Disney re-released his pictures every seven years to a new generation of children.</p>
  • <p>February 10, 1961</p>
  • <p>The Artist</p>
  • <p>The Artist</p>
  • <p>September 6, 1974</p>
  • <p>May 16, 1986</p>
  • <p>This is the dolby possessor from theater one that brought the sound alive in all the star wars movies. Theater one was also the theater that could play 70mm prints.</p>
  • <p>2021</p>
  • <p>The new look Victory in Butler, Wisconsin</p>
  • <p>In 1959.</p>
  • <p>November 24, 1967</p>
  • <p>A cartoon on screen before tonight’s feature: The Goonies. September 2012 return to the Rhody.</p>
  • <p><a href="https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2022/01/31/orpheum-theatre-st-louis-missouri/">After the Final Curtain</a></p>
  • <p>1987 photo credit Jacek Boczarski.</p>