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ATLANTIC CITY United States of America|New Jersey|Atlantic City|Atlantic City
ATLANTIC COUNTY
ABSECON Absecon Drive-In White Horse Pike east of Shore Road. ? 1955-? 1975 642 cars Owners:
1955-1961 Walter Reade 1964 Milgram Theatres
ATLANTIC CITY Alan 1615 Arctic 1937-? 1955
600 seats * 1940 owned by Affiliated Theatres Circuit, Inc. It catered to Afro-Americans.
Aldine ? 1930-? 1945
Apollo 180 S. New York
? 1930-1973 1,641 seats It reopened as Apollo Burlesque theatre 1974-1977. Owners:
1930 Warner Brothers 1935-1975 Ventnor Realty & Leasing Co.
Astor 619 Atlantic ? 1935-? 1955 701 seats
Beach 1318 Atlantic ? 1955-1983 Milgram Theatres owned this
theatre in 1969. Adult movies 1970’s until 1983.
Bijou Atlantic Avenue 1903-1924
Capitol Maryland and Atlantic 1919-? 1975 1,139 seats Ventnor Realty & Leasing Co. owned this theatre 1930-1964 Adult movies 1960’s until closing.
Casino Hall Steel Pier ? 1940-? 1945
Center 1517 Atlantic 1954-1978 General Drive-In Corporation
owned this theatre 1961-1964
Central ? 1920
Stanley Company of America
owned this theatre.
Charles 2217 Atlantic 1964-1978 Milgram Theatres owned this theatre.
Cinema 1831 Atlantic ? 1945-? 1955 1,080 seats
City Square ? 1920-? 1925 Stanley Company of America owned this theatre in 1920.
Colonial 1517 Atlantic 1914-1954 1,391 seats
Owners: 1920 Stanley Company of America
1925-1953 Warner Brothers 1953-1954 Stanley Warner Corporation
Convention Hall ? 1930 5,000 seats
Movies were shown here at this time.
Cort ? 1920-? 1925
Stanley Company of America owned this theatre in 1920.
Criterion ? 1920-? 1925 Stanley Company of America owned this theatre in 1920.
Drive-In ? 1955
Earle ? 1930-? 1945
3,000 seats Warner Brothers owned this theatre in 1930.
Embassy AKA: Warner’s Embassy New York and Atlantic ? 1930-? 1975 1,405 seats
Empress ? 1945
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Globe Boardwalk & St. Charles Place 1913-1928 1,400 seats
Owners: 1920-1925 Stanley Company of
America 1930 Warner Brothers * 1913 opened * 1926 Vitaphone installed * 1928 converted into an brulesque until the 1960's,
Grand ? 1930-? 1930
Hollywood 1525 Atlantic ? 1935-1977 1,712 seats General Drive-In Corporation
owned this theatre 1961-1964.
IMAX at the Quarter (Tropicana) 2831 Boardwalk
2004-
Keith's Garden Pier ? 1920-? 1930 Owners: 1920-1925 Stanley Company of
America 1930 Warner Brothers
Liberty ? 1920-? 1930 Ventnor Realty & Leasing Co.
owned this theatre in 1930.
Lyric 2418 Atlantic ? 1930-? 1950
682 seats
Million Dollar Pier Theatre Million Dollar Pier
? 1935-? 1955 3,900 seats
Music Hall Steel Pier ? 1935-? 1955 2,500 seats
Ocean Steel Pier
? 1935-? 1955 1,450 seats
Ocean One Shops
? 2000-? 2001
Palace 2217 Atlantic ? 1935-? 1950 650 seats
Park ? 1920-? 1920
Roxy New York and Boardwalk ? 1961-1973 General Drive-In Corporation owned this theatre 1961-1964.
Royal ? 1930-? 1940 700 seats * 1935 owned by Meamco, Inc.
Shore 1318 Atlantic ? 1950-? 1970 965 seats
General Drive-In Corporation owned this theatre 1961-1964.
Stanley 1545 Boardwalk ? 1930-? 1955 1,963 seats Owners:
1935-1953 Warner Brothers 1953-1955 Stanley Warner Corporation
Steel Pier Steel Pier ? 1930-? 1955 5,100 seats Owners: 1920-1925 Stanley Company of America
1930-1953 Warner Brothers 1953-1955 Stanley Warner Corporation
Strand theatre on the left
Strand 1023 Atlantic
? 1930-? 1975 1,156 seats Ventnor Realty & Leasing Co. owned this theatre.
Surf AKA: Charles 2217 Atlantic ? 1955-1963
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Town AKA: Astor 619 Atlantic ? 1960-? 1975
Virginia 935 Boardwalk 1915-1973 947 seats Owners: 1920-1925 Stanley Company of America 1930-1950 Warner Brothers
1961-1964 General Drive-In Corporation
Warner 2015 Boardwalk 1929-? 1955 4,187 seats Warner Brothers owned this theatre 1929-1950.
Young's Pier Theatre ? 1905-1906
EGG HARBOR CITY Colonial ? 1930-? 1964 517 seats
EGG HARBOR
TOWNSHIP Town Stadium 16 6733 Black Horse Pike
2004
Towne 16
6733 Black Horse Pike ? 1990 * October 1969 opened as a twin, opened by Al & Barbara Frank.
* 1973 4 cinemas * Late 1980's 16 cinemas * 2002 fire destroys this theatre * 2004 reopened * 2005 projection is updated.
HAMMONTON
Circus Drive-In Route 30, 5 miles south of town 1953-1979
1,000 cars Milgram Theatres owned this theatre in 1964
Eagle Vine St. 1914-1927, 2009- This is being reopened for 2009.
Palace 206 Bellevue August 31st,1912-? 1955 237 seats
Rivoli 253 Bellevue ? 1927-? 1961 966 seats
Route 30 6 ? 1995 Listed in the Int`l Film Almanac as being owned by Frank Company, but it was never built.
LANDISVILLE
Lyric ? 1935-? 1973
600 seats
MARGATE CITY Margate Ventnor & Devlin Avenues June 25th, 1938-? 1990 2 Screens in 1973 Owners: 1961-1970 Ventnor Realty &
Leasing Co. 1970-1990 Frank Company
MAYS LANDING Hamilton 8 4215 Black Horse Pike ? 1998-? 2000 Frank Company owned this theatre.
Hamilton Commons 14 4215 Black Horse Pike 2002- Owners:
2002-2003 Hoyt’s Cinemas 2003- Regal Cinemas.
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NORTHFIELD
Little Art 750 Pasadena
? 1990
Tilton 9 331 Tilton Road 1965- 3,000 seats
* 1965 opened as a single screen * 1988 and 1998 expansions to 9 screens * 2010 sold to Frank Theatres
PLEASANTVILLE
Atlantic Drive-In Bllkhorse.Tilton ? 1955-? 1980 Owners:
1955-1961 Walter Reade 1964 Milgram Theatres
Carlton 11 N. Main ? 1935-? 1955 418 seats Owners: 1940-1950 Warner Brothers 1955 Greenberg, Jack H., Theater
Enterprises Kids called this theate "The Bug House"
Rialto 12 S. Main
? 1930-? 1973 888 seats Owners: 1930-1950 Warner Brothers 1955 Greenberg, Jack H., Theater
Enterprises
SOMERS POINT Gateway ? 1969-? 1975 Shriver Theatres Co.
Point 5 MacArthur Boulevard ? 1983-? 2002 1,200 seats
the Frank family purchased it and converted it from a bowling alley
to 5 auditoriums, although only 4 were used. The 5th was left as a garage.
Seaside ? 1940-? 1955 380 seats * 1945 owner: Schmidt, W. E. Of Berwick PA.
VENTNOR CITY Ventnor 5211 Ventnor ? 1930-? 1975
* Late 1920’s opened * 1940-1970 Ventnor Realty & Leasing Co. owned this theatre. * 1970 Al & Barbara Frank took over the Apollo theatre circuit * March 1974 the marquee reads DUE TO ENERGY CRISIS and
reopened a few weeks later. * 1979 twinned
*Late 1990’s closed
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CAPE MAY COUNTY
AVALON Avalon 29th and Boardwalk July 3rd,1929-1978 1945-1970 owners: Greenberg, Jack H., Theater Enterprises 1975 owners: Greenberg, Jack H., Theater Enterprises, Hunt’s
Theaters, Inc.
Twins I & II ? 1980 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this
theatre.
CAPE MAY Auditorium Silent Era
Beach AKA: Cape May Beach Cinema 4 711 Beach http://www.beachtheatre.org/
1950-2003, 2007- * 1950 opened by Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. * Late 1980’s sold to Frank Company and twinned
* Late 1990’s 4 cinemas as it is sold to Hoyt’s Cinema Corp. * 2003 it was sold to Northeast Cinemas LLC and closed. * November 17th, 2007 reopened as an art cinema during the weekends. It will open every day
during the summer. * 2010 closed
City Pier ? 1935-? 1950 650 seats Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this
theatre 1940-1950.
Cox Silent Era
Hunt's ? 1945 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
Liberty 509 Washington 1920-? 1975 750 seats Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre 1940-1975.
Lyric Silent Era
Opera House ? 1935
Palace ? 1930-? 1940 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this
theatre in 1940.
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE American Legion Hall ? 1945-? 1955
Grand Mechanic St. ? 1940-? 1945 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
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Hunt's ? 1935-? 1940 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
NORTH CAPE
MAY Bayshore 8 AKA: Cape May 8 3860 Bayshore Road ? 1998-2007
Owners: 1998-2003 Hoyt’s Cinema Corp. 2003-2004 Regal Cinemas 2004- Entertainment Cinemas
Cape May 8 AKA: Bayshore 8 ? 1995 Frank Company owned this theatre.
OCEAN CITY Capitol ? 1930
Doughy's Pier ? 1900-? 1930
Moorlyn 835 Moorlyn Terrace 1923- 1,750 seats
* 1923 opened as an single screen * 1935-1970 owner: Strand
Theatre Co. * 1970 2 cinemas * 1975-1985 owner: Shriver Theatres Co. * 1989 4 cinemas as is taken over by Frank Company * 2007 5 cinemas
Park ? 1930
Show Boat AKA: Surf 12th and Boardwalk ? 1930-? 1935 Strand Theatre Co. owned this theatre in 1935.
Strand 9th and Boardwalk August 11th, 1938- 1,450 seats
5 cinemas in the late 1980’s Owners:
1935-1961 Strand Theatre Co. 1964-1985 Shriver Theatres Co. 1990- Frank Company
Strand 9th and Boardwalk 1919-1937 Strand Theatre Co. owned this theatre in 1935.
Surf AKA: Showboat 12th and Boardwalk ? 1940-? 1975 Owners: 1940-1961 Strand Theatre Co.
1964-1975 Shriver Theatres Co.
Uno Moorlyn and Boardwalk 1908
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Village Boardwalk and 8th. ? 1935-1989 1,100 seats
Owners: 1935-1961 Strand Theatre Co.
1961-1985 Shriver Theatres Co.
Village 6 ? 1998-? 2000 This Frank Company theatre was never built.
PENNSVILLE
Penn Twin Pennsville Shopping Center
? 1990-? 2000
There were plans for Frank Company to expand this to 8 screens.
RIO GRANDE Rio Grande ? 1980 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
Rio Twin US Highway 9 & State Highway 47 ? 1990 Frank Company owned this
theatre.
Rio Stadium 12 3801 Route 9 south 2007- Frank Company owns this cinema.
Wildwood Drive-In Delsea Drive
1950-1986 300 cars
2 screens in the late 1970’s Owners: 1950-1975 Fox, Melvin 1980-1986 Fox Theatres
SEA ISLE CITY Braca 1916-? 1955 300 seats
Madeline 42/Boardwalk ? 1950-? 1955 625 seats
Pier ? 1935-? 1945
STONE HARBOR Harbor 271 96th Street
1949- 850 seats
2 screens in the late 1980’s and 5 by 1998 Owners: 1950-1955 Greenberg, Jack H., Theater Enterprises 1969-1985 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. 1990- Frank Company
Park 96th St. ? 1940-? 1985 460 seats
TUCKAHOE
Community ? 1940
WILDWOOD
Airdome Cedar/Atlantic ? 1920-1922
Auditorium ? 1935-? 1945
Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this
theatre in 1940.
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Bijou ? 1906
Blaker's AKA: Hunt’s Casino Cedar/Atlantic
? 1930-? 1985 754 seats This theatre became part of the shore 4 in the early 1990's
Casino Cedar/Atlantic 1940-? 1980
1,200 seats Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
Comique 1906
Fern 1906-1918
Hunt's Casino Cedar/Atlantic- 1923-1939 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this
theatre.
New Shore ? 1940-? 1945
Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
Nixon ? 1935-? 1945 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
Ocean 2700 Boardwalk ? 1965-? 2000 Twinned in the late 1980’s Owners: 1975-1985 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc.
1990-2000 Frank Company
Ocean Pier ? 1940-? 1945 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre in 1940.
Plaza Dance Pier ? 1940-? 1945 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this
theatre.
Regent Garfield/Atlantic
? 1921-? 1977 1,600 seats * 1921 Bill Hunt buys the building at Atlantic and Lincoln and moved it to Garfield and Boardwalk
* 1945 rebuilt * 1977 closed
Rue Grande Twins ? 1985-? 1985
Sea 4005 S Pacific 2003- 67 seats
Shore 3511 Atlantic 1939-? 2000 1,507 seats
2 screens in 1971 and 4 in the early 1980’s
Star ? 1906-? 1918
Starlight Ballroom ? 1950
Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
Strand Pine/Boardwalk ? 1930-2011 1,800 seats http://www.angelfire.com/nj/wwbysea/HUNT/huntstheaters.html Owners:
1940-1985 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc.
1990- Frank Company This theatre is opened during the summers only.
Twins I & II ? 1975-? 1985 Hunt’s Theaters, Inc. owned this theatre.
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WILDWOOD
CREST Crest 1921
WOODBINE
Capitol ? 1935-? 1955 496 seats Greenberg, Jack H., Theater Enterprises owned this theatre 1945-1955.
Lyric ? 1920-? 1930 128 listings Atlantic City movie theatres by
Mike Rivest www.movie-theatre.org