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Look at all of these theaters that have existed in C-U

We’ve stumbled upon this website that is trying to catalog movie theaters around the world. Just enter a city, and you can see a list of all the theaters that have existed there. There were some I remembered (Thunderbird, The Co-Ed) and others I never knew were a thing (Fox Theatre, Rialto). It’s kind of a fun little rabbit hole for your Tuesday entertainment. I did notice that they missed the Country Fair Cinemas, which I remember being around at least through 2000-ish?

A black and white photo of the facade of a movie theater. The marquee has the word RIALTO in large letters. There are glass double doors and a box office window underneath.Photo from Cinema Treasures website.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the site, you will find database even got the Roger Ebert stamp of approval. 

Staff writer

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