College Theatre

50sSNIPES on January 11, 2026 at 9:30 am

The College Theatre opened its doors by Stanley-Warner on April 14, 1963 with Gregory Peck in “To Kill A Mockingbird” along with the Travelrama travelogue in CinemaScope “Land Of The Long White Cloud” and an unnamed Mr. Magoo cartoon. It was later operated by RKO Stanley-Warner and later by Trans-Lux.

It was last known as Trans-Lux College Twin before closing both auditoriums within a week apart. Screen 2 first closed on July 20, 1986 with “An American Werewolf In London” and “Night Of The Living Dead” while Screen 1 continued operating screening “Top Gun”. One week later, Screen 1 showed its last movie “Brazil” before closing on July 27, 1986.

sandyrand on July 15, 2010 at 9:29 am

The old College Theater building still exists, though heavily modified. I used to go there in the 60’s and 70’s before it was divided onto two theaters. There was a very fancy lobby which has been removed from the front of the building. The lobby was angled and had floor to ceiling windows and a large snack counter. Beautiful rock garden landscaping too. Very high-end! The remaining building is the theater itself. Unfortunately, it has been turned into part of a retail shopping center. The address is 1244 Storrs Rd. in Storrs, CT on Google Maps. Don’t use Bing maps, it will give you the wrong location.