42 Miller Alley Pasadena, CA 91105 |
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Opened: 1991 as the
AMC Old Pasadena 8. The location is off on the north side of Colorado Blvd. between Fair Oaks Ave. and De Lacey Ave.
A November 22, 1991 opening ad located by Mike Rivest.
It was later operated by Laemmle Theatres as the One Colorado Cinemas. They closed it in 2008. The complex was revamped by Village Roadshow,
an Australian exhibition and production company, into a high-end venue serving dinner with the film. They called it Gold Class Cinemas, reopening in late November 2009. The L.A. Times had a story on the upgraded operation: "Theater Chain Puts a Luxe Twist on Dinner and a Movie."
Phone: 626-639-2260 Website: www.ipic.com
Architect: Unknown
Seating: Originally 2,000 seats in 8 auditoria. It's down to six with about 50 seats each.
Currently it's under the management of iPIC Entertainment, a company headquartered in Boca Raton.
iPic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2019. With many
competitors on the scene offering some of the same amenities such as
in-theatre dining and reclining seats, the company found $32 tickets an
increasingly hard sell.
Hollywood Reporter and
Variety
both had the story. The theatres stayed open while the company
pursued financial reorganization. At the
time of the filing, iPic had 123 screens at 16 locations.
The company was in bankruptcy proceedings again in 2026 and was
planning to close some locations and try to sell others. In the February
26 PR Newswire/Yahoo Finance article "iPic Theaters LLC Announces Plans to Pursue Sale" Patrick Quinn, the company CEO, was quoted as saying:
"After
exploring a range of possible alternatives, the Company concluded that a
court-supervised sale of assets is in the best interest of the Company
and its stakeholders. We are committed to continuing our business
operations with minimal impact throughout the process and will endeavor
to serve our customers with the high standard of care they have come to
expect from us."
Thanks to Scott Weinfeld for locating a February 25
Atlanta News First story about a supposed April closing of their theatre there. But it may not close.
It appears that they just gave their employees a cautionary notice as required under the WARN Act. Status: The company also operates iPic Westwood, the former Avco Cinemas. As of early 2026, both this one and the Westwood venue are still open and doing well.
Lobby views:
A look at the lobby during the Laemmle era. Thanks to Scott Neff for this 2004 shot and others he took that appear here. They're on the
Cinema Tour page about the theatre.
Another lobby view. Photo: Scott Neff -
Cinema Tour - 2004
The lobby in the iPic era. It's a photo on
Yelp that was furnished by iPic. Want to go browsing? The page has over 1,000 photos.
The bar. Photo: Jason P. -
Yelp - 2019
Auditorium views:
One of the auditoria. Photo: Scott Neff -
Cinema Tour - 2004
A view back toward the booth. Photo: Scott Neff -
Cinema Tour - 2004
An iPic auditorium view. Photo: Julie G. -
Yelp - 2018
Another auditorium view. Photo: Vincent G. -
Yelp - 2016
The rear of one of the auditoria. Photo: Lyil C. -
Yelp - 2016
- The entrance when the complex was under AMC management. Photo: Scott Neff -
Cinema Tour. Thanks, Scott!
2007 - A shot taken when the venue was a Laemmle operation. Photo: Bill Counter
2007 - A closer view of the boxoffice. Photo: Bill Counter
2008 - Looking down the Miller Alley toward the theatres. Thanks to Joe Vogel for spotting this photo by Benjamin Page on
Flickr.
2009 - Closed during the revamp to become Gold Class Cinemas. Thanks to Ken Roe for sharing his January photo on
Cinema Treasures.
2011 - On Colorado Blvd. with a peek down Miller Alley. The building on the left once was
Clune's/Fox Pasadena. Photo: Google Maps.
2012 - The boxoffice with Gold Class branding. Thanks to Jack Coursey for sharing his photo on
Cinema Treasures.
2025 - Looking north toward the abandoned boxoffice. The theatre entrance is around to the left. Photo: Bill Counter
2025 - The theatre entrance on the west side of the building. Photo: Bill Counter
2025 - The view from Union St. The building with the theatres is on the left. Note a bit of the
Clune's/Fox Pasadena stagehouse on the right side of the alley. Photo: Bill Counter
More Information: See the
Cinema Treasures page for a few comments.
Cinema Tour has lots of 2004 and earlier photos by Scott Neff.
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