ALASKA MOVIE THEATRES AND DRIVE-INS. Includes Anchorage and Fairbanks

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1 ALASKA MOVIE THEATRES AND DRIVE-INS Includes Anchorage and Fairbanks

2 ANCHORAGE 4th Avenue 630 4th Avenue 1947-? Lathrop 1980 Wometco ANCHORAGE AREA Bear Tooth Theatre Pub AKA: Denali 1230 W 27th Av Alaska? seats Alaska Experience Twin 705 W 6th Av Omnimax theatre Biliken Drive-In 3101 Muldoon Road September 1 st, This drive-in opened year-round, it sits on the Totem cinemas property. Capri 3425 E Tudor seats

3 Century & XD E 36th Ave Century Theatres owns this stadium-seating cinema. An XD screen was installed in Center Spenard Road? 1950 Denali AKA: Bear Tooth Theatre Pub 1230 W 27th Av? 1961-? Lathrop 1980 Wometco 1990 Act III Dimond Center East Dimond Blvd Act III 2000 Regal Cinemas Cinema 360 Drive-in Dates unknown Cineventures Alaska 621 W. 6th Avenue June 1st, 2002 Cyrano's Cinema 413 D os.html Art cinema inside the bookstore. It became a live theatre by Empress 4th Avenue 1916-? seats. It was opened by August Eugene Cap Lathrop.

4 Fireweed 661 Fireweed Ln opened by Lathrop as a single screen cinema with Mary Poppins 1971 taken over by Womecto, which has theatres in Florida and the WHT Pay-TV channel in New York City and split into two cinemas 1980 Three cinemas 1984 taken over by Luxury Theatres 1986 expanded to seven cinemas 1989 taken over by ACT III 1998 taken over by Regal Cinemas. June 6 th, 2010 closed The first movie shown was "Mary Poppins." The Fireweed had 15-hundred-26 seats in the main theater and two smaller screens. It was reconfigured and six other theaters were added. The Fireweed when built was owned by the Lathrop Company, which also owned the Fourth Avenue and Denali theaters.. Gold Dust 2617 Spenard Road 1970 s This was an adult cinema. Harmony Theatre? 1917 Majestic AKA: Regency 3345 E. Tudor Movies for Your Mind?121 W. 7th Av This cinema is at the Museum of History and Arts Pillikin Drive-In? cars

5 Polar I & II 6200 Ashwood June 22 nd, This theatre expanded to 3 screens in the early 1980's its now a school Wometco Luxury Theatres Act III A school now stands on the site. Regency AKA: Majestic 3345 E. Tudor Roxy 104 Muldoon Sundowner Drive-In 1969-? cars Lathrop Wometco Terrace Tikahntu Commons 16 & RPX & IMAX 1002 N. Muldoon Road June 4 th, This Regal cinema has the Arctic s first IMAX theatre. An RPX screen was added in 2011.

6 Totem Muldoon Rd This opened on November 13th, 1976 with three cinemas and expanded to eight cinemas in Wometco Luxury Theatres Act III Regal Cinemas EAGLE RIVER Valley River Sixplex Business Blvd December 6 th, Mann Theatres 1998 Act III 2000 others University Sixplex 3901 Old Seward Hwy? 1990-? Mann Theatres 1998 Act III 2000 Regal Cinemas KENAI Kambe 215 Willow St? Fletcher 1990 Act III 2000 Regal Cinemas 3 cinemas in 1986

7 SOLDOTNA Orca K-B Drive ` Mat-Su E Parks.?-2011 WASILLA Airport I listings Valley 12 South of Walmart Coming Attractions theatres owns this cinema.

8 REST OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS Alaska Land? 1990 Blue Loon 2999 Parks Highway This is the northernmost cinema in the Americas Goldstream & IMAX Airport Rd July 29 th, Expansions 2 screens on April 20 th, screens? screens? 1999 in new building Act III 2000 Regal Cinemas An IMAX screen was added on June 29 th, Empress 535 2nd Avenue Lathrop owned this 450-seat theatre

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10 Lacey St 504 Second Ave 1936-? Lathrop 1980 Womecto New Empress Lathrop owned this theatre. Premiere Adult Theater 1971-? 1972 HAINES Chirkoot Barricks? 1940? 1935-? seats Gross owned this theatre. HOMER Homer Family Theatre 106 W. Main JUNEAU AREA DOUGLAS Douglas Theatre? 1935-? 1964 Gross owned this theatre; it's now a performing arts center. JUNEAU 20th Century 222 Front This theatre has been twinned in the early 1980's Gross owns this theatre. FORT RICHARDSON Fort Richardson theatre 1 Richardson Drive.

11 Back Room Restaurant & Cinema 120 2nd St Capitol? 1935-? seats? 1935-? 1945 Glacier Cinema? Opened with 2 screens in the early 1980's, expanded to 5 screens in 2002 Gross Alaska owns this theatre. Palace Taku I & II? 1975-? Lathrop 1980 Womecto Uptown? 1935-? seats KETCHIKAN 403 Mission? seats This theatre, which is owned by Gross was twinned in the early 1980's, a third screen was added in the late 1990's Gold Town Nickelodeon 174 S Franklin St? Art cinema. Liberty? 1935 Revilla? seats KODIAK Lyric? 1945

12 Orpheum 102 Center? KOTZEBUE Midnight Sun theatre closed. METLAKATLA Theo theatre open? NOME Theatre now closed SEWARD Liberty 315 Lincoln SITKA 315 Lincoln? Gross owns this 350-seat theatre. NORTH POLE Eielson Air Force Base Theatre PETERSBURG Alaska-Variety? 1935-? seats SMC? 2010-? 1935-? 1964 Gross owned this 700-seat theatre. Viking?

13 SKAGWAY? 1935-? 1964 Gross owns this 350-seat theatre. SOLDOTNA Orca Twin Red Diamond STEWARD? 1935 Empress? seats Liberty? 1980 UNALASKA Cameo theatre now closed. WARNGELL Nolan Center listings