NewfoundlandMovie Theatres

Includes St. Johns and Corner Brook

Mike Rivest www.movie-theatre.org

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ST. JOHN’S

BAY ROBERTS

Bayview

? 1985 This theatre, which had 280 seats wasowned by Sam Roberts

BELLE ISLAND

Gayety

Opened about 1935 and closed about1955 reopened about 1965 and closedabout 1970 The Gayety theatre had 400 seats and itwas owned by:1950 R. R. Costigan,1965 Orange Lodge

Princess

Opened about 1950 and closed about1960 The Princess Theatre had 300 seats andit was owned by: 1950 Mormgre andLvffman, 1960 R. R. Costigan

CARBONEAR

Bond

Carbonear Opened Apr 1,1949 and closed about1975 The Bond Theatre was owned by UnitedMovies Ltd.

BOND THEATRE Carbonear Nfld opened April01 -1949 First Movie was "The Razors Edge"My Father G.B. Davis (Ben and wife Clarrie)operated the Theatre for the owners and inlater years (mid 1950's ) purchased it fromthem. In the early 1960's the Theatre closedfor a while due to the impact of TV which wasintroduced in Nfld in Sept 1955. It later opened again and did very well as the peopleagain become interested in going out to amovie. The Davis family operated the BOND THEATRE for many years and finally closed itsdoors in the mid 1970's. Thanks to Frank Davis for more information for this theatre.

Carbonear

http://www.carbonearcinemas.com 1979-2011200 seats Tom Oats owned this theatre. It burneddown in 2011.

HARBOR GRACE

Bayview Drive-In

? 1980Opened about 1975 and closed about1975

Harbor Grace

Opened about 1980 and closed about1980

Hillview Drive-In

? 1985

Paramount

Opened about 1950 and closed about1960 The Paramount Theatre had 300 seatsand it was owned by W & M Hayes and itwas opened 2-4 days a week

MOUNT PEARL

Brookfield Drive-In

Mt. Pearl1973-October 1992610 cars Adult movies were shown here. It wasowned by Chuck Baldwin, who is American.

Empire 6

760 Topsail Road in the Solby’s Square

? 1998-

Seating: 420, 235, 308, 137, 149, 149 Total: 1,398 seats

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Topsail

AKA: Empire 6

Solby’s Square in Mt. Pearl

Opened 1981 and closed about 1995 Atlantic Theatres and in about 1990Empire owned the Topsail.

Seating 1981-1995 422, 235, 308 Total: 965 seats

PLACENTIA

Castle

? 1980-? 1998R. Collins owned this 225-seat theatre

Orcan

? 1950United Movies owned this 400-seattheatre

ST. JOHN’S

Avalon Mall

Aka: studio 12

Kenmount Road* 1967 opened by Famous Players* 1976 expanded to 4 screens

* Early 1990’s cinema 2 split into two

bowling alley cinemas

* 1990’s taken over by Empire Theatres

* May 1999 Star Wars fans flew in fromEurope to be the first to see Star WarsEpisode 1: The Phantom Menace (St.

John’s is 1 ½ hours ahead of New York.

And 2 hours less flying time.)* 1999 closed when the Studio 12opened elsewhere in the mall.

Seating 1968-about 1975 601 Seating about 1980-1990:601, 578, 294, 294 Total: 1,767 seats.Seating about 1995-late 1999: 287, 270, 294, 274, 601 Total: 1,746 seats.

Newfoundland's Friendly Theatre

Capitol

25 Henry St.Opened about 1940 and closed 1977Newfoundland Amusements (FamousPlayers) owned the Capitol, which had847 seats.

Casino

Opened and closed about 1930

Clearview Drive-In

? 1979-? 1985Mr. Hiscock owned the drive-in, whichhad space for 400 cars

Cornwall

? 1950-? 1955Newfoundland Amusements (FamousPlayers) owned the Cornwall, which had922 seats.

Crescent

Opened about 1935 and closed about1945 The Crescent had 450 seats.

An ad for the EVE cinema appeared July 8,1977, however it is a mistake, This theatreis in Downtown Vancouver.