Regency Theatres has taken over operation of the former Edwards Westminster 10 and will mark the transition with a grand reopening celebration this weekend, 6/22 – 6/24. The twenty year old theatre, located on the former site of Edwards Cinema West (66’-91’), had been in decline for quite some time and, while not facing any […]
Entries from June 2012
Westminster 10 Changes Hands
June 21st, 2012 Comments Off on Westminster 10 Changes Hands
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Cinema Milestone: The First Drive-In
June 6th, 2012 Comments Off on Cinema Milestone: The First Drive-In
On this day in 1933, Richard Hollingshead (along with Willie Warren Smith, Edward Ellis, and Oliver Willets) opened the world’s first drive-in theater, in Camden, New Jersey. Built for $30,000, the aptly named “Drive-In Theatre”, featured inclined slots for 400 cars and a “60 foot talkie screen”; unlike later drive-ins, sound was produced via large […]
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