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The theater's original name, "The Magic Theater", was a nod to South Omaha's nickname, "The Magic City", for the area's seemingly overnight growth. The theater's name was later changed to the Tivoli Theater. The Tivoli theater ultimately closed in the 1950s. [79] Majestic Theater [80] 1520 Dodge Street [80] Maplewood Twin Cinema [81] November 9 ...
Pages in category "Cinemas and movie theaters in Omaha, Nebraska" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the early 1970s, the Jerry Lewis Theater complex in Omaha was purchased and the name was changed to the "Maplewood Twin Cinema." The "Q-Twin Drive-in" and the "Q-4 Cinemas" were built and operated on 120th and Q Streets in Omaha. In 1989, the Edgewood 3 theater opened in southeast Lincoln, at 56th & Hwy 2. It was remodeled, and reopened in ...
Film Streams' North Downtown Omaha cinema is named after Ruth Sokolof, née Rosinsky (1925-1982), a well-known educator in Omaha who focused her life on helping children with disabilities. [18] With her husband, Phil, [ 19 ] [ 20 ] many education-based scholarships are awarded in their name each year to Omaha-area students and educators.
Described by the Omaha World-Herald as "Omaha's newest photoplay house," the Dundee opened with the silent comedy The Trouble with Wives and the short film The Fighting Dude, written and directed by Fatty Arbuckle. [2] Four years later, in 1929, management at the Dundee installed sound equipment and the cinema entered a new era of film ...
It reopened as a movie theater in 1962 with a new name, the Astro Theatre, run by Dubinsky Brothers and with a reduced capacity of 1,465. [5] It continued operations until June 1980. [ 7 ] In 1974 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places and in October 1980 it was listed as an Omaha landmark .
In 2003, the Alamo Drafthouse, under the direction of CEO Terrell Braly, opened on 13729 Research Boulevard in northwest Austin. The Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek had seven screens, all dedicated to new movies. In May of that year, the Alamo granted their first franchise, which opened in the West Oaks Mall in Houston, Texas with six screens.
Westroads Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska at the intersection of 100th and Dodge Streets (U.S. Route 6). It is the largest mall in Nebraska . [ 2 ] The mall's anchor stores are The Container Store , Von Maur , JCPenney , Dick's Sporting Goods , Dillard's , and AMC Theatres .