History of Maryland
movie theatres and
drive-ins
Includes Cumberland, Hagerstown,
Salisbury
12/24/2011
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CUMBERLAND
ALLEGANY COUNTY
CRESAPTOWN
Park
? 1945
350 seats
DEEP CREEK LAKE
Garret 8 Cinemas
19741 Garrett Highway
http://www.garrett8cinema.com/
? 1998-
GRANTSVILLE
Garret Cinema
? 1980
Broumas Theatres owned this cinema.
KITZMILLER
Alpine
? 1935-? 1940
Maryland
? 1945-? 1955
300 seats
MIDLAND
Midland
? 1945-? 1950
Opera House
? 1940
Valley
? 1935
OAKLAND
219 Drive-In
FRIENDSVILLE
Friendsville
? 1950-? 1955
250 seats
Grand
Main
? 1940-? 1950
250 seats
Highway 219 & Sand Flat Rd
1954-? 1975
Maryland
? 1930-? 1955
480 seats
Mid Towns
? 1990
* Late 1980's opened as a twin cinema
* Early 1990's 4 screens
Paradise Drive-In
Sand Flat Road at Boy Scout Road
1949-1953
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GARRETT COUNTY
BARTON
Barton
? 1950-? 1955
New
? 1935
CUMBERLAND
Capitol
? 1930-? 1935
Center
? 1969-? 1985
Owners:
1969-1980 Broumas Theatres
1985 CAPA, Ltd
Cumberland
? 1920
Charoukas owned this theatre.
Dicks Drive-In
? 1961-? 1975
90 cars
Embassy
49 Baltimore
1931-? 1960
700 seats
This is now a performing arts center.
Empire
? 1920
5
Garden
State
125 Mechanic
? 1935-? 1950
432 seats
? 1935
Strand
? 1920-? 1964
1,400 seats
Owners:
1935 Altoona Publix Theatres
1950-1964 Schine Circuit, Inc.
Leader
? 1940
Liberty
? 1920-? 1955
500 seats
Owners:
1935 Brylawski, A. Julian
1950-1955 Schine Circuit, Inc.
Super 51 Drive-In
Messick Rd & Industrial Blvd
1968-1981
300 cars
Broumas Theatres owned this theatre.
Light Cinema
? 1980-? 1985
Owners:
1980 Broumas Theatres
1985 CAPA, Ltd
Lloyd
? 1935
Maryland
37 N Mechanic
st
November 21 , 1907-? 1961
Broumas Theatres owned this 1,278-seat theatre
in 1961
New
? 1935-? 1940
Potomac
? 1969
Potomac Drive-In
? 1950-? 1980
450 cars
Starlite Drive-In
AKA: Super 51 Drive-In
Messick Rd & Industrial Blvd
1955-1968
300 cars
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Palace
FROSTBURG
33 E Main
? 1930500 seats
R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen) owned this theatre
1975-2000
Cinemas 1,2,3
10701 New Georges Creek Road, SW in the
Frostburg Shopping Center
? 1985Owners:
1985 CAPA, Ltd
1990- R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen)
Lyric
24 S Main
? 1935-? 1955
450 seats
LAVALE
Center
? 1985
Country Club Mall 6
1262 Vocke
? 1990Owners:
1990-2011 American Multi-Cinemas
2011- WPA Theatres
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Crystal Drive-In
Hi Rock Drive-In
Highway 40
1952-1969
400 cars
Broumas Theatres owned this drive-in in 1961
McMullen Highway SW
1951-1982
200 cars
Broumas Theatres owned this drive-in in 1980
Super 40 Drive-In
1238 National Highway
1950-1961
450 cars
MOUNT SAVAGE
Majestic
? 1935-? 1955
263 seats
LUKE
New
? 1930-? 1935
Devon Club
? 1935-? 1955
385 seats
NORTH BRANCH
Family Drive-In
MC COOLE
hwy 51
1951-? 1955
Alleghany Drive-In
Maryland 135 & Crooks Ave
1952-1956
SOUTH CUMBERLAND
Leader
212 Virginia
? 1945-? 1950
325 seats
New
225 Virginia
? 1945-? 1950
600 seats
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WESTERNPORT
Star
Closed by 1935
Tri-Towns I & II
? 1980-? 1985
Owners:
1980 Broumas Theatres
1985 CAPA, Ltd
Welsh
? 1945-? 1955
300 seats
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MINERAL COUNTY, WV
BRIDGEVILLE
El Rancho Drive-In
? 1955-? 1964
BURLINGTON
Baker's Air Park Drive-In
US Route 50
1949-? 1975
KEYSER
Keyser
Main St.
? 1940-? 1955
400 seats
Lewis
? 1950-? 1955
200 seats
This was an Afro-American theatre.
Liberty
10 W. Piedmont
? 1940-? 1955
400 seats
Music Hall
Main St.
? 1930-? 1955
500 seats
Opera House
? 1930
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EASTON
CAROLINE COUNTY
Detonia
BOONSBORO
? 1935-? 1955
440 seats
Boons
? 1950
285 seats
FEDERALSBURG
Boonsboro
N. Main at Morris Av.
? 1940-? 1961
480 seats
1941 owner: Schine
? 1940
Leoden
Federal
? 1945
Stanley
? 1945
State
? 1945
DENTON
Cross Roads Drive-In
25691 Shore Highway
1953-1979
150 Cars
Owners:
1964-1969 Durkee, Frank H. Enterprises
1975 Milgram Theatres
GREENSBORO
New
Main
? 1940-? 1950
230 seats
Riverside
? 1935-? 1935
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RIDGLEY
Delano
? 1935
Ridgley
? 1940-? 1950
290 seats
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DORCHESTER COUNTY
Premiere Cinemas 4
CAMBRIDGE
AKA: Dorchester Square 4
2008-
Arcade
AKA: Dorset
104 Race
? 1930-? 1961
933 seats
Schine Circuit, Inc. owned this theatre 1950-1961
Bay Cinemas 1-2
The Cinema is in this mall.
? 1975-? 1980
R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen) owned this twin
cinema.
State
Dorchester Square 4
AKA: Premiere Cinema 4
2759 Dorchester Square
? 1990-2008
R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen) owned this theatre
1990-1995
? 1940-? 1969
600 seats
Owners:
1950-1961 Schine Circuit, Inc.
1964-1969 Durkee, Frank H. Enterprises
Super 50 Drive-In
? 1955
Dorset
AKA: Arcade
104 Race
? 1964-? 1980
Owners:
1964 Schine Circuit, Inc.
1975-1980 R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen)
Grand
? 1961
Schine Circuit, Inc. owned this theatre.
FISHING CREEK
Lyric
? 1945
HURLOCK
Hurlock
? 1935-? 1955
469 seats
Schine Circuit, Inc. owned this theatre in 1955
Opera House
? 1935
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TALBOT COUNTY
Easton Movies 4
EASTON
AKA: Premier Cinemas 4
Avalon
40 E Dover St
1921-1985
620 seats
* 1921 opened at a cost of $100,000
* 1934 taken over by the Schine Theatre circuit
and completely refitted the build and closed the
ballroom.
* 1985 stopped showing movies. The last owner
was R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen)
* November 1987 Renovations started
* 1989 reopened
Http://www.avalontheatre.com/
10096 Red Run Boulevard Route 322 near Rt 33
? 1990-2006
R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen) owned this
cinema.
Music Hall
? 1940
New
? 1935
New Easton
? 1945-? 1950
371 seats
Schine Circuit, Inc. owned this theatre in 1950
Premier Cinemas 4
AKA: Easton Movies 4
10096 Red Run Boulevard Route 322 near Rt 33
2006-
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OXFORD
Opera House
? 1935
ST. MICHEL
Marada
? 1935-? 1950
510 seats
Schine Circuit, Inc. owned this theatre in 1950
TILGHMAN'S ISLAND
Talbott
? 1935
TRAPPE
Super 50 Drive-In
4313 Ocean Gateway
? 1955-? 1985
300 cars
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CHESTERTOWN
KENT COUNTY
New Lyceum
BETTERTON
October 25, 1926-1993
Reopened in 1993 as a live theatre called Prince.
Beach
? 1935
CHESTERTOWN
Chester
? 1950-? 1995
640 seats
R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen) owned this theatre
in 1975
Chestertown 5
21 Washington Square
? 1998,
P & G Theatres owns this.
Chestertown Drive-In (I)
hwy 2131950-1954
Parking Lot of the Bates Russel
Motor Company
? 1900
This was an airdrome theatre.
Chestertown Drive-In (II)
1955-1957
ROCK HALL
Lyceum
Mechanics Hall
September 4, 1909-1926
? 1935-? 1955
400 seats
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QUEEN ANNE COUNTY
CHESTER
Opera House
? 1935
MILLINGTON
Kent
Main
? 1940-? 1955
197 seats
Town
? 1935
QUEENSTOWN
Queen
? 1950-? 1955
400 seats
STEVENSVILLE
Queen Ann
? 1940
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HAGERSTOWN
FREDERICK COUNTY
BRUNSWICK
Imperial
226 W. Potomac
? 1935-? 1955
350 seats
FREDERICK
It Pays To Go The Braddock Way!
Braddock Drive-In
th
June 12 , 1950-? 1969
West Patrick Street at US 40
1961-1964 Bedford Theatres
1969 Frederick Theatres, Inc.
CENTERVILLE
Center
? 1950
Opera House
? 1930-? 1955
EMMITTSBURG
Gem
? 1935-1964
240 seats
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Cinema Center 1-2-3
AKA: Movies 3
5500 Buckeystown Pike
1981-1990
Owners:
1981-1988 Interstate Theatres
1988-1990 Hoyts Cinema Corporation
Family Drive-In
? 1955-? 1969
The New Showplace of Frederick
County
Francis Scott Key 3
5500 Buckeystown Pike
April 4, 1980-2000
Owners:
1980-1988 Interstate Theatres
1988-2000 Hoyts Cinema Corporation
Frederick
110 N Market
1919-1957
487 seats
Warner Brothers Theaters owned this theatre
1940-1953, Stanley Warner until 1957
Frederick Drive-In
Highway 180
? 1975-? 1985
R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen) owned this drivein in 1975
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Frederick Towne Mall 10
Holiday Cinema
1301 W Patrick St
December 20, 1996-2009
Owners:
1996-2002 Hoyts Cinema Corporation
2002-2005 Regal Cinemas
2005-2009- Entertainment Cinemas
100 Baughmans Ln (Behind the Holiday Inn)
October 23, 1969Twinned in 1979
Owners:
1975 R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen)
1985-1990 Manos Enterprises, Inc.
1995-1996 USA Cinemas
1996-2002 Regal Cinemas
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Maryland
Tivoli
? 1935
No ads in the papers.
20 W Patrick
rd
December 23 , 1926-1976
1,223 seats
* Late December 1926 opened at a cost of
$300,000. It became the first building in the
county to have air conditioning. Warner Brothers
Theaters owned it until the early 1950's
* 1969 owner: Frederick Theatres, Inc.
* 1975 owner: R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen)
* 1976 an flood caused substantial damage to the
theatre.
* 1978 reopened as Weinberg Center for the Arts
Frederick’s First Triplex Theaters
Movies 1-2-3
AKA: Cinema Centre 1-2-3
Frederick County Square
January 8, 1975-1980
Opera House
124 N Market
1891-1960
890 seats
* 1891 opened by the city of Frederick as a live
theatre
* 1921 converted into a movie theatre
* Late 1920's-Early 1950's operated by Warner
Brothers Theaters
* 1960 closed and gutted for retail. It was owned
by Bedford Theatres
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Towne Mall 2
Westridge Mall 6
1301 W Patrick St
August 2, 1972-1996
Hoyts Cinema Corporation owned this cinema.
1037 W Patrick St
February 5, 1988Owners:
1995-2002 Hoyts Cinema Corporation
2002- Regal Cinemas
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Westview & IMAX 16
5243 Buckeystown Pike
November 29, 2002Owners:
2002 R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen)
2005 Regal Cinemas
An IMAX screen was added in 2011.
THURMONT
State
Main? 1935-? 1955
400 seats
WOODSBORO
Boro
? 1945-? 1955
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
BOONSBORO
Highway Drive-In
Highway 40 E
May 1949-1984
Owners:
1961 Broumas Theatres
1980-1984 JF Theatres
CRESAPTOWN
Park
? 1950-? 1955
350 seats
Potomac Drive-In
13300 Winchester Rd SW
1948-1981
HAGERSTOWN
Academy
46 W Washington
1924-1952
1,142 seats
Owners:
1920-1925 Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlingers
1930 Brylawski & Warner Brothers Partnership
1935-1952 Warner Brothers Theaters
Cinemas I & II
20135 Leitersburg Pike
1970-1988
Owners:
1975-1980 JF Theatres
1985 Manos Enterprises, Inc.
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Cinemas III
Hager Drive-In
17301 Valley Mall Rd
? 1995-? 1998
Carmike Cinemas owned this theatre.
20135 Leitersburg Pike
1966-1986
804 cars
JF Theatres owned this drive-in 1975-1980, See
Hagerstown 10 Cineplex for more details.
Colonial
14 S Potomac
? 1920-? 1969
928 seats
Owners:
1920 Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlingers
1930-1953 Warner Brothers Theaters
1953-1961 Stanley Warner Management
Corporation
1969 RKO-Stanley Warner Theaters (Pacific
Theatres)
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Hagerstown 10 Cineplex
Henry's
20135 Leitersburg Pike
2006-September 2007
7 S Potomac
1908-1979
400 seats
Welcome to the Hagerstown 10 Cineplex located at
20135 Leitersburg Pike (Route 60) in Hagerstown
Maryland, home of the Hager Drive-in Theatre. In 1966
J. Kenneth Ridenour built the Hager Drive-in Theatre.
Later in 1970 he built two indoor screens on the same
property and still ran the drive-in theater. In 1986 the
Hager Drive-in Theater closed down. In 1988 an
additional 8 indoor screens were added creating the
Hagerstown 10 Cinemas. On Janurary 15th, 2006 the
doors closed and the "Reel Had Run Out" The
Hagerstown 10 Cinemas were no longer operating. On
May 5th, 2006 The entire property including the drive-in
theater was re-opened and re-named the Hagerstown
10 Cineplex Inc. under new ownership and
management. We are currently working on the drive-in
theater site where 804 vehicles once parked for drive-in
movies. We have obtained the original building plans
from 1966 and plan to reconstruct exactly as it was but
with new cutting edge technology. The Hager Drive-in
Theatre will reopen spring 2007. (the word Cineplex was
coined by Nat Taylor and first used in Toronto's Eaton
Centre.)
This theatre closed due to financial troubles.
Leitersburg Cinemas 10
AKA: Hagerstown 10 Cineplex , Movies 10
20135 Leitersburg Pike
http://www.leitersburgcinemas.com/
2010This was opened as Movies 10 in 1988.
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Longmeadow Cinemas I & II
Movies 10
Potomac Ave
? 1985-2001
* Early 1980's opened as a twin by Interstate
Theatres Corp.
* Late 1980's 3 screens and taken over by Hoyts
Cinema Corporation
* Late 1990's taken over by R/C Theatres (Rechir
& Cohen)
* 2001 closed
AKA: Hagerstown 10 Cineplex, Leitersburg Cinemas 10
Maryland
21 S Potomac
19151,417 seats
http://www.mdtheatre.org/index.asp
Owners:
1920 Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlingers
1930-1953 Warner Brothers Theaters
1953-1961 Stanley Warner Management
Corporation
1961-1969 RKO-Stanley Warner Theaters (Pacific
Theatres)
Stopped showing movies in 1974.
20135 Leitersburg Pike
1988-2006
State-Line
? 1969
Broumas Theatres owned this theatre.
Valley Mall 16
17301 Valley Mall Rd
? 2000Owners:
2000 R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen)
2005 Regal Cinemas
Valley Mall I,II & III
17301 Valley Mall Rd
? 1980-? 1990
Owners:
1980 JF Theatres
1985-1990 Manos Enterprises, Inc.
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HANCOCK
WILLIAMSPORT
Hancock Drive-In
New
Highway 144 E
1956-1984
* 1980-1984 owned by R/C Theatres (Rechir &
Cohen)
? 1935
New
Port
Main
? 1940-? 1955
190 seats
? 1935-? 1955
Tri-State Drive-In
Tollgate Ridge Rd
1950-1967
Princess
? 1935
Stanley
? 1940
LANAMONING
San Toy
? 1930-? 1955
825 seats
State
? 1945
48 listings
MOUNT LENA
Hiway Drive-In
? 1950-? 1985
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LEXINGTON PARK
CALVERT COUNTY
Calvert Village 5
BOWENS
200 W Dares Beach Rd at route 4
? 1990Owners:
1990 K. B. Amusement Co.
1995,2000- Apex Theatres
1998 Crown Theatres
2012 Apex Theatres
Bowens
? 1940
DOWELL
New Dowell
? 1955
200 seats
PRINCE FREDERICK
Calvert
Closed by 1945
Calvert Drive-In
Stoakley Road
1956-1972
Town Hall
? 1935
SOLOMON'S ISLAND
D&L
? 1950-? 1955
340 seats
Evans
? 1940-? 1945
New
? 1935-? 1955
200 seats
Parish Hall
? 1935-? 1955
200 seats
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ST. LEONARD
Opera House
? 1945
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY
AVENUE
Avenue
? 1950
200 seats
LEXINGTON PARK
235 Drive-In
AKA: Town Drive-In
Highway 235 & Town Creek Rd
1953-1983
JF Theatres owned this drive-in 1969-1983
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood
? 1945
LEONARDTOWN
Duke
? 1935-? 1940
New
22696 Washington
? 1950-? 1980
590 seats
Now a dinner theatre. JF Theatres owned it 19691980
Lexington Park 6
21882 FDR Blvd
? 1990Owners:
1990 JF Theatres
2005- American Multi-Cinemas
St. Mary's
? 1945-? 1955
500 seats
Ye Olde Family Theatre
Park
? 1975-? 1985
JF Theatres owned this theatre.
? 1990
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Plaza
? 1955-? 1985
JF Theatres owned this theatre 1975-1985
Town Drive-In
AKA: 235 Drive-In
Highway 235 & Town Creek Rd
1951-1953
300 cars
PAXTUXENT RIVER
Victory
? 1945
RIDGE
Ridge
? 1950
200 seats
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SALISBURY
SOMERSET COUNTY
CRISFIELD
Arcade
300 W. Main
? 1930-? 1955
800 seats
Lee
Main
? 1945-? 1955
270 seats
Lyric
? 1905-1928
PRINCESS ANNE
Arcade
Somerset
? 1950-? 1950
400 seats
Auditorium
Somerset
? 1945-? 1955
300 seats
New Preston
? 1930-? 1935
Preston
? 1940-? 1945
Princess
Somerset
? 1955
Lyric
Main
? 1940-? 1955
360 seats
New Arcade
? 1940
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WICOMICO COUNTY
Hoppes
SALISBURY
? 1935
Arcade
Mall Cinemas I & II
? 1930-? 1950
899 seats
? 1980-? 1990
Owners:
1980 Milgram Theatres
1985-1990 Fox Theatres Management Corp.
Movies
AKA: Boulevard
317 E. Main
? 1985-? 1995
* Early 1980's opened as a triplex cinema by Fox
Theatres Management Corp.
* Early 1990's taken over by Hoyts Cinema
Corporation and expanded to 6 screens
* Late 1990's closed
Boulevard
AKA: Movies
317 E. Main
? 1950-? 1980
1,100 seats
R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen) owned this theatre
1975-1980
Bowl Drive-In
Northwood Drive & Alexander Av,
th
April 12 , 1968-? 1979
580 cars
R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen) owned this
theatre.
Center at Salisbury 10
2312 N Salisbury Blvd
? 1990-2005
Owners:
1990 Hoyts Cinema Corporation
2003 Regal Cinemas
New
? 1935-? 1950
500 seats
Opera House
? 1930-? 1925
Ritz
? 1945-? 1955
460 seats
Schine Circuit, Inc. owned this theatre 1950-1955
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Salisbury Stadium 16
2322 N. Salisbury Blvd.
2005Regal Cinemas owns this cinema.
Ulman's
240 W Main
? 1935-? 1955
967 seats
Wicomico
S. Division
? 1940-? 1964
Schine Circuit, Inc. owned this theatre 1950-1964
World Cinemas I & II
? 1980-? 1985
Owners:
1980 R/C Theatres (Rechir & Cohen)
1985 Fox Theatres Management Corp.
WILLARDS
Fireman's Hall
? 1935
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WORCHESTER COUNTY
Gold Coast 4
BERLIN
112th Street& Coastal Highway
? 1990Owners:
1990-1995 Fox Theatres Management Corp.
1998-2007 Carmike Cinemas
2007- Fox Theatres
Globe
12 Broad
1917-? 1955
559 seats
This is now a live theatre.
Shore Drive-In
11826 Ocean Gateway
? 1954-? 1976
New
Main
? 1945-? 1955
277 seats
Rex
? 1950
1,200 seats
BISHOPVILLE
Ringlers
? 1930-? 1940
OCEAN CITY
Capitol
Showell
Division/Baltimore
? 1940-? 1955
400 seats
Worchester/Baltimore
1927-1964
786 seats
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Sun and Surf Cinemas
White Marlin 5
August 18, 1971-? 1985
This opened as a twin and expanded to 8 cinemas
in the late 1980’s.
Owners:
1975-1980 Milgram Theatres
1985 Manos Enterprises, Inc. & Fox Theatres
Management
1990-1995 Fox Theatres Management Corp.
1998-2008 Carmike Cinemas
2008- Fox Theatres
12641 Ocean Gateway
? 1990-2007
Fox Theatres Management Corp. owned this
theatre.
Windsor
? 1940-? 1945
POCOMOKE CITY
Dixie
? 1950
300 seats
Fox
Market
? 1945-? 1950
189 seats
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Mar-Va
Opera House
103 Market
1927-1993, 2008786 seats
This theatre is being restored
Http://www.marvatheater.org/
? 1935
Qutten
? 1945-? 1955
396 seats
Rio
? 1950-? 1955
300 seats
Pocomoke City Drive-In
880 U.S. 13
? 1955-? 1985
Midway Enterprises owned this drive-in 19801985
SNOW HILL
Gem
? 1940
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