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Santikos Theaters was founded in 1911 by Greek entrepreneur Louis Santikos and was owned and operated by his son, John L. Santikos, [2] until his death in 2014. In 2015, as part of his estate, Santikos Entertainment was donated to the San Antonio Area Foundation. [3] In 2023, Santikos Theaters purchased Southern Theatres from Veronis Suhler ...
Southern Theatres was a movie theater chain based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was founded by George Solomon in May 2002. It operated two brands: The Grand Theatre, and AmStar Cinemas. In 2023, the chain was acquired by Santikos Theatres, which purchased the chain from Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Veronis Suhler Stevenson had ...
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Act III Theatres was launched in 1986 with the acquisition of Santikos Theatres in San Antonio. [4] Scott C. Wallace, then a senior executive at AMC Theatres, brought the idea to Act III Communications' president Tom McGrath, having received a waiver from his current employer to pursue the transaction.
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A 6-screen movie theater operated by Act III Theaters under the Santikos Entertainment brand opened in 1991, [2] and a Beall's in 1995. The theater and Beall's closed in 2001. The theater space eventually became a skate park and is now an Inflatable Wonderland. The Beall's space reopened as an H&M outlet in 2017. [3]
Charles Henry Douglass was born in February 1870 in Macon, Georgia. His father, Charles Douglass, was a former slave from Virginia who became a carpenter. Charles grew up with his father, his mother Ellen, and his two sisters in a one bedroom house that his father built. [3]
According to the Macon Daily Telegraph, the Cox was converted into a movie theater in 1917 and was officially opened to the public." [2] In 1917, The Capitol Theatre became the first public venue to offer air conditioning. [3] After 58 years, the Capitol Theatre closed in 1975. The venue reopened in 2006 as a movie house and concert venue.