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In 1936, Commonwealth purchased its headquarters in downtown Kansas City, part of a "film row" that hosted several regional film distribution companies. [1]In 1983, Commonwealth went private through a merger with CMN Capital Corp. [2] By 1984, Commonwealth was reported to be one of the largest movie theater chains in the country, with over 400 screens in 14 states.
B&B Theatres Operating Company, Inc. [1] or simply B&B Theatres is a family-owned and operated American movie theater chain based in Liberty, Missouri. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Founded in 1924, B&B is the fifth-largest theater chain in the United States, operating 500+ screens at 54 locations in 14 US states.
List of drive-in theatres in the United States Name City State Founded Defunct Remarks Reference 66 Drive-In: Carthage on U.S. Route 66: Missouri: 1949 [3] [4] 88 Drive-In: Commerce City: Colorado: 1971 [5] 56 Auto Drive-In Theater: Massena: New York: 1955: 99W Drive-In Theater: Newberg: Oregon: 1953: Bengies Drive-In Theatre: Middle River ...
The basement lounge in 2005. Designed by Rapp & Rapp, the 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m 2) theater opened on October 30, 1921 as the Mainstreet Missouri.The 3,200-seat theater was a popular vaudeville and movie house, and the only theater in Kansas City designed by Chicago firm Rapp and Rapp.
In 1946, the company branched out to introduce its first drive-in theatre. The first Dickinson drive-in opened in Pittsburg, Kansas and was followed in 1948 by the construction of the 81 Drive-In Theatre in Salina, Kansas, the Shawnee Drive-In in Shawnee, Kansas and the Leawood Drive-In Theatre in Leawood, Kansas. [2]
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"Across the board we have movie cars, the '68 challenger from 'Joe Dirt,' and a lot of very high end sports cars…multiple new Ford GTs coming over the auction block, Ferraris," Jackson said ...
In 2003, Douglas C. Steiner began development of what later became New York City's largest television and movie production facility, on 20 acres (8.1 ha) of the Navy Yard. [9] Steiner Studios opened in November 2004. [10] [11] The site initially included a 280,000-square-foot (26,000 m 2) studio spread across five stages. [12]