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SilverWook
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Is the theater where you saw Star Wars still standing ?
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5-May-2017, 8:20 PM

The old theater I saw the Empire SE at closed in 2004. (It had been around since 1966.) It remained empty and forlorn until demolished in 2011. Lots of good movie memories there, going all the way back to 1974. This photo captured it at it’s best. I might have even been inside the day it was taken.

I remember seeing an employee in a safety harness changing the marquee letters once in a while. They needed a big ladder to get up there!

The multiplex I saw Star Wars SE and TPM at closed in late 1999. Remodeled and reopened in 2005. I saw TFA there.

The 80’s era multiplex I saw AOTC at closed in 2012 after a newer larger theater complex opened at the mega shopping center/housing development down the road. It’s now a church.

The 90’s era multiplex in the area where I saw ROTS is still chugging merrily along. Saw Rogue One there.