Opened: This venue was opened by General Cinema on October 1, 1991 as the GCC Glendale Central Cinema. Orange is a block west of Brand Blvd. The theatre complex was in an office building on the northwest corner of Orange and Milford St. Thanks to Scott Neff for his 2002 photo, a view appearing on the Cinema Tour page about the theatres.
The October 11, 1991 L.A. Times ad.
It was briefly operated by AMC beginning in April 2002 after the demise of the General Cinema chain. After about three months it became an independent operation. It's also been known as the Glendale Central 5 and the Glendale Cinemas.
Closing: It closed in 2004.
Status: The space in the building formerly occupied by the theatres is now office space.
A view of the building once housing the Glendale Cinemas. On the right we're looking north on Orange St. Photo: Google Maps - 2018
More Information: See the pages about the theatre on Cinema Treasures and Cinema Tour.
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I used to work at that McDonald's around the corner and befriended the staff from the theater hooking them up with free food, and they would hook me and friends up with free admission. That's how I took a chance on seeing Gigli there (terrible flick but had to be seen to be believed).
ReplyDeletealso as a kid I remember going by myself to a theater for the first time to see The Cable Guy there. good times indeed.
When I first moved to Glendale, in 1995, I roomed at the Days Inn, back when they had the Extended Stay monthly rates, I used to go here quite often, since it was only a short walk away. Was sad to see it go.
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