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:''This article is about the Southside cinema, for the Eastwood multiplex, see [[Festival 18]].'' | :''This article is about the Southside cinema, for the Eastwood multiplex, see [[Festival 18]].'' | ||
[[File:1969 Festival Cinema rendering.jpg|right|thumb|425px|Rendering of the Festival Cinema]] | [[File:1969 Festival Cinema rendering.jpg|right|thumb|425px|Rendering of the Festival Cinema]] | ||
The '''Festival Cinema''' was a movie theater located at | The '''Festival Cinema''' was a movie theater located at 2500 [[7th Avenue South]], on the northeast corner of the intersection with [[25th Street South|25th Street]] in [[Southside]]. It opened in April [[1969]] with a screening of the 1968 British film "Joanna". From the beginning, the theatre screened adult movies. | ||
Outfitted with floor to ceiling drapes on the walls and foam cushioned seats, the cinema advertised itself as "the only fully carpeted motion picture theatre in the world." It also touted its fully automated projection equipment and high-quality sound. The theater offered three nightly showings with matinees on weekends. When it opened tickets were $2. | Outfitted with floor to ceiling drapes on the walls and foam cushioned seats, the cinema advertised itself as "the only fully carpeted motion picture theatre in the world." It also touted its fully automated projection equipment and high-quality sound. The theater offered three nightly showings with matinees on weekends. When it opened tickets were $2. | ||
An adjoining '''Cinema Canteen''' refreshment center had its own entrance and opened daily at 9:30 AM. | An adjoining '''Cinema Canteen''' refreshment center had its own entrance and opened daily at 9:30 AM. | ||
The building still stands and is the current home of [[Nabors Radiator Warehouse]]. | The building still stands and is the current home of [[Nabors Radiator Warehouse]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 9 October 2014
- This article is about the Southside cinema, for the Eastwood multiplex, see Festival 18.
The Festival Cinema was a movie theater located at 2500 7th Avenue South, on the northeast corner of the intersection with 25th Street in Southside. It opened in April 1969 with a screening of the 1968 British film "Joanna". From the beginning, the theatre screened adult movies.
Outfitted with floor to ceiling drapes on the walls and foam cushioned seats, the cinema advertised itself as "the only fully carpeted motion picture theatre in the world." It also touted its fully automated projection equipment and high-quality sound. The theater offered three nightly showings with matinees on weekends. When it opened tickets were $2.
An adjoining Cinema Canteen refreshment center had its own entrance and opened daily at 9:30 AM.
The building still stands and is the current home of Nabors Radiator Warehouse.