Westwood 3 Cinema Grill
1720 25th Street,
West Des Moines,
IA
50266
1720 25th Street,
West Des Moines,
IA
50266
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Previously operated by: Carmike Cinemas, Dubinsky Brothers, Excellence Theatres
Functions: Nightclub
Previous Names: Westwood 6
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Opened July 25, 1986 by the Dubinsky Brothers, the Westwood 6 was located in the Governor Square Shopping Centre. On December 1, 1989 it was taken over by Excellence Theatres. Carmike took over in September 1991. Alterations were made on May 18 2001 when it became a 3-screen Cinema Grill with the remaining screens converted into a dance hall. It was a short-lived venture which closed by Carmike Cinemas chain on July 4, 2001.
Converted into night club as of 2004, it is currently (2009), Uncle Buck’s night club.
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Edward Cook
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Make that Governor Square. Thank you.
Westwood 6 opened in 1986 or 1987 and I believe was the last theatre Dubinsky Bros opened in the Des Moines area before selling out to Excellence.
July 25th, 1986 grand opening ad in photo section.
Dubinsky launched here on July 25, 1986. Excellence Theatres took over here effective on December 1, 1989 after buying out Dubinksy Bros. In 1991, Carmike and Excellence created a joint operating agreement in February and, that same year, essentially buying out the Excellence side by September. This moved the venue to Carmike ownership.
Carmike declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August of 2000 and shedded a number of low-performing venues nationwide to escape bad leases realted to aged triples, quads and cookie cutter late multiplex-era houses as they were over-extended in the build out of megaplexes of the late 1990s. In Des Moines, alone, Carmike fresh under bankruptcy protection moved on from the Fleur 4 and Valley 3 on August 24, 2000; the River Hills-Riviera on September 7, 2000; here at the Westwood 6 and the Sierra 3 after September 14, 2000 and at the Carmike 11 on September 21, 2000.
The venue was reconfigured and became The Westwood Entertainment Complex featuring the Westwood Cinemas 3 and the Vieux Carré Dance Club on May 18, 2001. Opening films were “Joe Dirt,” “Crouching Tiger: HD,” and “Exit Wounds.” The venue appears to have ceded cinematic operations on July 4, 2001 after less than two months under the banner of the Westwood 3 Cinema Grill. The dance club continued and the cinemas appear to have become sports grill-y type of viewing experiences.