Delawaremovie theatres

Includes Wilmington

9/18/2011

DOVER

KENT COUNTY

CHESWOLD

Twin Oaks Drive-In

Rt 42 and 13Fall 1973-? 1985Midway Enterprises owned this drive-in

DOVER

Blue Hen

AKA:Dover Cinema

1971-? 1980Built in 1971 as a shoppingcenter showplace by Schwartz Theatresof Dover, Delaware, the Blue Hen Mall

Cinema had a giant 60’ screen and

stadium seating. There were about 200seats on the main floor and the other1000 were all stadium. It had a cry roomas well as a separate deluxe skyboxseating (with bar) for special customers.The cry room and skybox had specialpiped in sound with its ownamplicification.The Blue Hen Mall itself waspassed by when the interstate moved.Competition from the better locatedDover Mall eventually forced the entireBlue Hen Mall itself to be converted intooffice space.The theater stopped showing

movies in the early 80’s after the

Schwartz chain was sold to Fox Theatresof Reading, Pennsylvania. The theateritself is still intact and is usedsporadically for concerts (usually countyand western).

Capitol

226 S State1923-1982900 seatsOwners:1961 Schwartz, George M.1969 Milgram Theatres1980 Midway EnterprisesThis opened as the Opera Hall in 1904.

Carmike 14

1365 N Dupont2000-Carmike owns this theatre.

Cine Mall

? 1969Sameric owned this theatre.

Dover Cinema

In the Blue Hen mall

? 1975-? 1985Owners:1975 Milgram Theatres1980 Midway Enterprises1985 Fox Theatres

Fox Theatres 6

1365 N. Dupont Highway? 1990-? 1998Owners:1990-1997 Fox Theatres1997-2000 Carmike

Highland 6