» Huntington Beach http://occinema.com Orange County Cinema Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:25:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Warner Drive In http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/warner-drive/ http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/warner-drive/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:50:22 +0000 CCrouch http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/warner-drive/ Warner Drive-In
7361 Warner, Huntington Beach, CA.

Specifications

Operators: Independent/Pacific
Status: Demolished
Opened: 6/29/61
Closed: 10/84
Current Use:
Screens: 1
Seating: Drive-in 600 Car Capacity

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Warner Drive-In Shortly Before Demolition    

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]]> http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/warner-drive/feed/ 1 Surf Cinema http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/surf-cinema/ http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/surf-cinema/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:44:51 +0000 CCrouch http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/surf-cinema/ Surf Cinema
(also known as Scott’s Theatre & Roxy Theatre)
121 5th Street, Huntington Beach, CA.

Specifications

    Operators: Independent
    Status: Demolished
    Opened: 5/25/25
    Closed:
    Current Use: NA
    Screens: 1
    Seating: Slope (639 seats)

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]]> http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/surf-cinema/feed/ 1 Pierside Pavilion 6 http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/pierside-pavillion/ http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/pierside-pavillion/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:42:59 +0000 CCrouch http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/pierside-pavillion/ Pierside Pavilion 6
(also known as Pierside Surfcity 6)
300 PCH, #203, Huntington Beach, CA. 92648

Specifications

    Operators: Mann/Edwards/Mann/SoCal
    Status: Closed
    Opened: 5/24/91
    Closed: 3/08
    Current Use: Office & Restaurant Space  
    Screens: 6
    Seating: Slope & Stadium (1,588 seats)

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Trivia

Auditorium Seating & Sound
Aud 1 – 218
Aud 2 – 255 (DTD)
Aud 3 – 267 (DTS)
Aud 4 – 272 (DTS & Dolby Digital, THX)
Aud 5 – 150
Aud 6 – 426 (stadium seating, 70mm capability, DTS, Dolby Digital, THX)

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Pierside Pavillion Theatre     Pierside Pavillion Theatre Main Level

Pierside Pavillion Courtyard     Pierside Pavillion Box Office     Pierside Pavillion Rear

Pierside Pavillion Concession Stand     Pierside Pavillion Side Concession     Pierside Pavillion Side Lobby View

Pierside Pavillion Box Office Interior     Pierside Pavillion Office     Pierside Pavillion Hallway

Pierside Pavillion Auditorium Entry     Pierside Pavillion Rear Hallway     View From Theatre

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18543 Main, Huntington Beach, CA.

Specifications

    Operators: Edwards
    Status: Closed
    Opened: 12/25/64
    Closed: 4/09/98
    Current Use: Retail
    Screens: 1/2
    Seating: Slope (1000 seats)
    
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Edwards Huntington Cinema opened on Christmas Day, 1964, as Edwards’ second Orange County location. Much like it’s predecessor, Edwards Costa Mesa Cinema (opened a year earlier), the Huntington Cinema featured a large, 1000 seat, auditorium and futuristic “Googie” style decor. The lobby was somewhat shallow, but broad, running the width of the building. As with all of Edwards’ initial entries in to the Orange County market, the venue was equipped with the day’s cutting edge technology (including “multi channel stereophonic sound”) and designed with a focus on luxury.

In the early 80′s the Huntington Cinema was twinned, cutting the seating down to around 400 in each auditorium, and renamed the Huntington Twin Cinema. Unfortunately, the twinning proved to be little more than a stop gap measure, as the venue began to fall victim to the popularity of multiplexes (and ultimately mega-plexes). While managing to hang on for another decade, in the spring of 1998, the Huntington Twin was quietly closed.

Shortly after closing, the building was converted in to a retail outlet and the original signage was donated to Huntington Beach High School (the “Huntington” sign now hangs above the school’s gymnasium).

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Edwards Huntington Cinema    

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7822 Warner, Huntington Beach, CA. 92647
(714) 841 – 0770

Specifications

    Operators: Edwards/REG/Regency
    Status: Open
    Opened: 11/22/85
    Closed: NA
    Current Use: Film/Second Run  
    Screens: 5
    Seating: Slope

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Charter Centre

]]> http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/charter-center/feed/ 1 Bella Terra http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/bella-terra/ http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/bella-terra/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:34:54 +0000 CCrouch http://occinema.com/2007/08/30/bella-terra/ Bella Terra 20
7777 Edinger, Huntington Beach, CA.
(714) 895 – 3456

Specifications

    Operators: Century/Cinemark
    Status: Open
    Opened: 11/18/05
    Closed: NA
    Current Use: Film/First Run
    Screens: 20
    Seating: Stadium

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