Flagship's Hawthorne Plaza 6 Theatres
12640 Hawthorne Boulevard,
Hawthorne,
CA
90250
12640 Hawthorne Boulevard,
Hawthorne,
CA
90250
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Previously operated by: AMC Theatres, Flagship Premium Cinemas
Firms: Charles K. Kober Associates, Maxwell Starkman & Associates
Previous Names: AMC Hawthorne 6
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Six screen multiplex at the Hawthorne Plaza was opened February 23, 1977 and operated by AMC Theatres. It started out as a first-run theatre but later became a discount house in the late-1980’s. Operated as an independent after AMC let its lease expire, it was closed on December 18, 1984. The structure was razed in the late-1990’s.
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The recent opening of the Hawthorne 6 was the subject of a brief article in the May 9, 1977, issue of Boxoffice Magazine.
Everything in this part of the mall was razed for new buildings, but on the north end there are still the dead anchors like the Broadway and the rest. It looks shabby when you drive by.
Here is an April 1979 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/ygcuhgz
The mall itself (the aforementioned dead anchors space) is popular with film shoots. Several movies have filmed in that space.
1977 grand opening ad in photo section
Grand Opening: Wednesday February 23rd 1977
(Hawthorne Blvd at El Segundo) (213) 644-8669
Opening Films The Cassandra Crossing ® The Enforcer ® Bound For Glory (PG) Nickelodeon (PG) Freaky Friday (G) Dogs ®
Grand opening ad:
AMC Hawthorne 6 opening Wed, Feb 23, 1977 – 28 · News-Pilot (San Pedro, California) · Newspapers.com
Closed on December 18, 1994.
As mentioned in earlier comments, this operated for a short time as part of a joint venture between AMC Theatres and Economic Resources Corp. as “Inner City Cinemas” which also operated the Hawthorne Theatre 3. The plan was to build an 8-screen theater at Crenshaw Plaza which never materialized under this ownership but eventually came to life as a 15-screen Magic Johnson Theatre.
The theatre continued to appear in the independent listings of the LA Times, last appearing on February 12, 1998. Co-Op ads listed it as “Flagship’s Hawthorne Plaza 6 Theatres”
Closed 1994, not 1984.