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The Kalamazoo State is an atmospheric theatre, employing a lit blue ceiling that evokes the night sky. [2] [4] The theatre was designed by John Eberson, a renowned theatre architect out of Chicago, who was known for his style of atmospheric theatres. For the Kalamazoo State he employed a Spanish theme.
In the early 1990s, Harkins acquired several theaters operated by Mann Theatres. Most of the theaters acquired were a result of a lawsuit. [10] In 1988, Harkins re-opened the Cine Capri theater in Phoenix. The original Cine Capri was the largest screen in Arizona, measuring more than 70 feet (21 m) long.
Oakland, California—Opened 1928, restored in 2009; Paso Robles, California—Opening and closing dates unknown, still standing but abandoned; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—Later part of Stanley Warner and Milgram Theatres chains. Opened 1923. Closed and demolished in 1980. [64] Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix [65] Opened July 30, 1931, demolished 1975
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1931 – The Players move into the Civic Auditorium on Park Street, a gift of W.E. Upjohn to the city. The theatre was state of the art for the time. In October of that year, their first show of the 1931-1932 season was a staging of W. Somerset Maugham's "The Constant Wife".
The Phoenix Theater first opened in 1905 as the Hill Opera House, a small town opera house. In the early 1920s, it was nearly destroyed by a fire forcing the theater to be shut down. By 1925, it had been restored and opened as a movie theater. The building was purchased by California Movie Theater around 1935 and renamed California Theater.
Alamo Drafthouse Phoenix – Chandler (Planned eight-screen location in downtown Chandler, AZ, abandoned due to construction issues, development taken over by Harkins Theatres. Alamo Holdings LLC later inked a $14.6 million lease on a location in south Chandler which opened on December 2, 2016) [ 71 ]