Movie Theaters & Drive-Ins
| Name | Address/Comments | Photo(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Movie Theater Ads | January 25, 1960 | YES |
| Movie Theater Ads | 3/18/1952, Mid-1950s, November 1947, 10/16/1938 | YES |
| Movie Theater Ads | July 1, 1951 and October 14, 1959 | YES |
| Movie Theater Ads | July 29, 1983 | YES |
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| 11th Ward Theatre | Maryland Avenue & Beech Streets, 1906-1907 | YES |
| Academy of Music/Avenue Theater | 225 West 10th Street (10th & Tatnall Streets) Opened in 1886. In 1914, the building was demolished after another fire. During its life, other names were "Wilmington Theater", (1901) The "Empire", (1912) |
YES |
| Ace Theater | Originally the Polonia Hall/Theater (405-407 Maryland Avenue), q.v. In 1923, the Polonia, q.v., relocated to 305-307 Maryland Avenue and renamed to The Avenue, q.v. In 1936, the name was changed to the Ace Theater In 1963, the building inspector, after years of neglect, closed the theater After repairs were made, the theater opened and changed the name to Capri Art, q.v. The theater closed in 1970. |
YES |
| Aldine Theater | 806-810 Market Street (1921-1941) Loew's Aldine Theater (1941-1970), q.v. Demolished in 2000 after several attempts to save it |
YES |
| Arcadia | 510 Market Street (1921-1956) Demolished in 1963 |
YES |
| Auditorium | 704 W. 11th Street Operated for one year as a theater, in 1898 In the 1940a, McMahon Brothers Furniture store located there |
YES |
| Avenue Theater | 307 Maryland Avenue | YES |
| Bijou | 410 Market Street, 1906-1916 | YES |
| Branmar Cinema | Marsh & Silverside Roads, closed 2000 | YES |
| Capri Art | 307 Maryland Avenue | YES |
| Castle Mall Twin Theaters: King, Queen, Mall 1 and Mall 2 | Castle Mall, Chestnut Hill Road & South Chapel Street, Newark, 1971-1991 | YES |
| Chestnut Hill Cinema | Newark, closed 2000 | |
| Christiana Mall I & II | Later, with five screens, closed 2002 Even later, GCC Christiana Mall, twelve screens appeared in 2014 |
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| Cinemagic 5 Tri-State Mall | Naamans Road & I-95, Claymont | |
| Cinemark Movies 10 | First State Plaza, DE 4, Stanton | |
| Cinema 141 | Centerville Road, Elsmere | |
| Cinema Center | Newark Shopping Center, 1963-2000 First opened with one screen then expanded to three Reopened 2000 under new ownership, only to close again in 2016. New owners remodeled the theater and opened in 2017 |
YES |
| Cine~Mart | Governor Printz Boulevard | YES |
| Concord Mall 2 | Concord Pike, Brandywine Hundred, closed 2000 | |
| Connell Street Music Hall | 224 Connell Street, 1908-1914 West End Theater, 1914-1916 |
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| Crest Theater | Maryland Avenue & Boxwood Road (1942-1960) | YES |
| Earle Theater | 5th & Delaware Streets, New Castle Opened 1941, closed in 1977 |
YES |
| Edge Moor Theater | Governor Printz Boulevard (Had a Smoking Section) (1941-1980) | YES |
| Elk Theater | 223 North Street, Elkton, Maryland Opened mid-1930, closed in 1972 and reopened in 1973 |
YES |
| Elkton Movies 4 | The Village at Elkton, Rt 40, Elkton | |
| Eric I, Eric II | Tri-State Mall | * |
| Garrick | 828-830 Market Street Opened in 1903 for Vaudeville Motion pictures began in 1924 and closed in 1930 |
YES |
| Grand Opera House Grand Theater, 1930 |
818 Market Street (1871, Restored in 1976) Warner Brothers became the new management in 1930 |
YES |
| Hopkins Moving Picture Theater | 1003 Orange Street, 1911-1914 | |
| Hopkins Theater | 820 French Street (1951-1965) | YES |
| Hyrup Amusement Company Nickelodeon | 411 Market Street, 1906-1914 | YES |
| King, Castle Mall | ||
| Liberty Theater | 1207 Apple Street, 1921-1922 | |
| Loew's Theater | Delaware Avenue & Adams Street (1931-1941) Previously, Parkway Theater, (1921-1931), q.v. Subsequently, Ritz Theater, (1941-1962), q.v. |
YES |
| Loew's Aldine Theater | 806-810 Market Street, 1941-1970 Previously, Aldine Theater, 1921-1941, q.v. |
YES |
| Lyric | 220-222 Market Street, 1908-1982 Later, New Lyric, 1914 Rialto, 1934-1982, q.v. |
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| Majestic | 703½ Market Street, 1911-1927 Bought by Warner Brothers, 1925 |
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| Manor Theater | DuPont Boulevard, Wilmington Manor | YES |
| National Theater | 810-812 French Street (1916-1951) | YES |
| Nickelodeon | 515-517 Market Street, 1907-1967 Bought by Warner Brothers, 1925 Later, Savoy, 1908, q.v. Towne, 1950, q.v. |
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| Palace | 117 Market Street, 1909-1914 Star, 1911 |
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| Park Theater | 305 Union Street Opened in 1920, closed in 1967 and sold to the Revival Fellowship Church |
YES |
| Parkway Theater | Delaware Avenue & Adams Street (1921-1931) Loew's Theater (1931-1941), q.v. Ritz Theater (1941-1962), q.v. |
YES |
| Pickwick | 504 Market Street, 1908-1919 | YES |
| Pike Theater | 3700 Philadelphia Pike 1953, remodeled for the location of the Bible Baptist Tabernacle |
YES |
| Playhouse | Ten Hundred Block Market Street, 1913 Listed under "Music" |
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| Polonia Hall/Theater | Original location 405-407 Maryland Avenue, 1915-1923 Relocated to 305-307 Maryland Avenue and changed the name to The Avenue, q.v. |
YES |
| Queen Theater | 500 Market Street (1915-1959) | #1 #2 #3 #4 |
| Regal Brandywine 16 | US 202 & Naamans Road | |
| Regal Peoples 13 | Peoples Plaza, Glasgow, Rt 896 & US 40 | |
| Rex | 708-710 Lincoln Street, 1914-1917 | |
| Rialto Theater | 220-222 Market Street (1918-1982) originally Lyric Theater, q.v. and later, Rialto Art, q.v. |
YES |
| Ritz Theater | 1941-1962, originally the Parkway Theater, q.v. | YES |
| Savoy Theater | 515-517 Market Street (1908-1950) Originally the Nickelodeon (1907-1908), q.v. The Towne, (1950-1967), q.v. |
YES |
| Shellpot Park | Foot of Penny Hill, 1897-1917 | |
| State Theater | 39 E. Main Street, Newark 1929-1989 |
YES |
| Strand | 2412 Market Street (1920-1952) | YES |
| Towne Theater | 515-517 Market Street (1950-1967) Originally the Nickelodeon (1907-1908), q.v. Savoy, (1908-1950), q.v. |
YES |
| Triangle Mall Twin Theaters | Cinema 1 & Cinema 2, Rt. 273 & Churchman's Road | YES |
| Tri-State Mall Theater | Naamans Road & I-95, Claymont | |
| Victoria | 836 Market Street, 1914-1920 | YES |
| Victory | 1715 W. 4th Street, 1920-1929 Later, Hunt's Theater, 1923 Broadway, 1926 |
YES |
| Warner | 210 W. 10th Street (1939-1977) | #1 #2 | Wonderland Music Theater | 7th & Shipley Streets, 1896-1903 Opened in 1896 by veteran theater manager W. L. Dockstader. In 1903, Dockstader closed the Wonderland when he constructed and opened the Garrick Theater at 828-830 Market Street, q.v. |
YES |
| *** DRIVE-IN THEATERS *** | ||
| Brandywine Drive-In | DuPont Highway (July, 1949-1955) Photos/History Ellis Drive-In, (1955-1977), q.v. View a movie clip here about the developement of the drive-in |
YES VIEW |
| Elkton Drive-In | Rt 40 (Elkton, MD) (1950-1985) | YES |
| Ellis Drive-In | DuPont Highway (1955-1977) Photos/History Brandywine Drive-In, (July, 1949-1955), q.v. View a movie clip here about the developement of the drive-in |
YES VIEW |
| Kerry Drive-In | 28th Street & Governor Printz Boulevard NEXT to the Wilmington Ball Park (1951-1961) |
YES |
| Naamans Drive-In | Naamans Road (1968-1987) First Drive-In in the United States to offer "Air Conditioning" |
YES |
| Newark Drive-In | 300 Cleveland Avenue (1969-) The drive-in started out with one screen then added two more in the early 1980s |
YES |
| Pleasant Hill Drive-In | Newport Pike (1950-1982) | YES |
| Prices' Corner Drive-In | Centerville Road (1962-1979) | YES |
| Rt. 202 Drive-In | Concord Pike, Rt 202, 1954- | YES |
| RETURN
Created: February 20, 2008
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