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[[File:Eastwood Mall Theatre sign.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The Eastwood Mall Theatre sign on March 22, 1965]] | [[File:Eastwood Mall Theatre sign.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The Eastwood Mall Theatre sign on March 22, 1965]] | ||
The '''Eastwood Mall Theatre''' was a [[List of former cinemas|former cinema]] that operated from [[December 25]], [[1964]] to [[1990]] at [[Eastwood Mall]]. | The '''Eastwood Mall Theatre''' was a [[List of former cinemas|former cinema]] that operated from [[December 25]], [[1964]] to [[1990]] at [[Eastwood Mall]]. | ||
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The theater was later divided and operated by [[Cobb Cinemas]] as the '''Eastwood Twin'''. It closed in [[1990]], shortly after the debut of the nearby [[Festival 12|Cobb Festival 12]] multiplex. | The theater was later divided and operated by [[Cobb Cinemas]] as the '''Eastwood Twin'''. It closed in [[1990]], shortly after the debut of the nearby [[Festival 12|Cobb Festival 12]] multiplex. | ||
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File:Eastwood Mall Theatre.jpg|Exterior of the Eastwood Mall Theatre in 1965. Photo by Charles Preston. | |||
File:Eastwood Mall Theater lobby.jpg|Lobby of the Eastwood Mall Theatre in 1965. Photo by Charles Preston. | |||
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[[Category:Eastwood Mall]] | [[Category:Eastwood Mall]] | ||
[[Category:1964 establishments]] | [[Category:1964 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1990 disestablishments]] | [[Category:1990 disestablishments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:43, 11 March 2020
The Eastwood Mall Theatre was a former cinema that operated from December 25, 1964 to 1990 at Eastwood Mall.
The theater was equipped to show Cinerama movies such as "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Ice Station Zebra". It hosted the premiere of the 1976 feature Stay Hungry, which was set and filmed in Birmingham. Then unknown actor Arnold Schwarzenegger attended the premiere.
The theater was later divided and operated by Cobb Cinemas as the Eastwood Twin. It closed in 1990, shortly after the debut of the nearby Cobb Festival 12 multiplex.
Exterior of the Eastwood Mall Theatre in 1965. Photo by Charles Preston.
Lobby of the Eastwood Mall Theatre in 1965. Photo by Charles Preston.
