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Author Topic: Paging Neff & Hooper; Need East bay (CA) Theatre identified Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 12-23-2010 10:14 AM                     Hi Eric, Scott & others: There was an old 1970's multiplex in a mall out in the Dublin/Livermore vicinity? It certantly would have been in Alameda County. It was last operated by AMC or Mann but may have been built by another chain. I seem to recall it had about 6 screens, a huge lobby, and 1970's swanky decor. It might have had two box offices. I believe it was a discount house and it closed circa 1993. Any ideas? Thanks, Mike  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 12-23-2010 03:16 PM                     A spill-over from the Cinematour site... speaking of which, I need to join that. Did Mann have theaters in the SF Bay area? I knew they were in So Cal.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 12-23-2010 06:37 PM                     Scott, Eric, Others: Disregard this post. My memory is playing tricks on me. I tried to delete this posting but the system will not let me. Yes, there were Mann Theatres in the Bay area: Fashion Island 6, Foster City The Festival Theatres (Walnut Creek, Marin County) were also part of Mann.  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 12-23-2010 06:51 PM                     Mike, I think the theatre you're thinking of was the Dublin Cinema on Dublin Blvd. It had two box offices, one in the front and one on the west side entrance. Man the place was funky. I loved it! The theatre was operated by EM Theatres, also known as the Enea family. When they opened their Galaxy 8 theatre in Pleasanton, the Dublin Cinema became 2nd run. This was in the early '90's sometime. The Dublin Cinema closed in 1998. Here are pictures: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/1969.html Is this the one you were thinkin' of?  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 12-24-2010 01:39 PM                     quote: James Westbrook Did Mann have theaters in the SF Bay area? They had the old Warfield Theatre on Market Street in San Francisco till around 1979. And the Parkside Theatre also in San Francisco till around 1988. And they operated the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland before selling it to the current owner.  |  IP: Logged Sam D. Chavez Film God Posts: 2153 From: Martinez, CA USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 12-24-2010 03:01 PM                       Fox Concord was National General Corp. that bought up Fox West Coast. NGC later became Mann. Cinema opened 12/18/1968 and closed perhaps 10 years later.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 12-27-2010 10:25 AM                     Folks: Thanks for your comments. Mike  |  IP: Logged Scott D. Neff Theatre Dork Posts: 919 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Oct 1999 posted 03-01-2011 01:21 PM                        I feel bad that I did not hear my page... but yes -- plenty of Mann theatres were up here, most of which were Festival Cinemas. And yes Mike -- you were thinking of the Dublin Cinemas, which was like a time machine, the further you went into the theatre the older it got. It was funny when I asked to see the booth, as we were walking up the stairs the projectionist said that they had really old equipment and then some "funky platter" so I figured they had Super Platters or something with an old Autowind II or something... nope... Cinemacannica Towers with one Autowind II. Jaw dropped to the floor at the sight of those things being used to run a multiplex. There was also a drive-in behind the cinemas for a good portion of their life, the booth for the multiplex was used for the drive-in as well as there was a port to nowhere on the back wall. So sad.  |  IP: Logged

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