The theater’s concession stand sold expanded items like fries, chicken tenders and buffalo wings and had an ice cream area for a period to expand past traditional popcorn, hot dogs and nachos.īut in 2006, AMC acquired Loews Cineplex and with AMC turning its attention to the nearby and higher-end all stadium-seating NorthPark 15 and AMC Valley View properties, the Keystone and other Loews properties were in jeopardy. Sony was all about synergy in the 1990s and incorporated Sony Dynamic Digital Sound 5.1 systems in each auditorium including 7.1 in the largest. The screen size ranged from 17.6' x 31' to 25.6' by 49'. The 16-plex boasted 80,000 square feet with 4,000 seats ranging from 100 to 500 seats. But the Keystone’s stadium seating would keep the property viable well past the Cityplace’s demolition in 2008. The project was announced within weeks of the sister cinema to the south, Sony’s Loews Cityplace. The C-Trail was then removed from the SMG website on Mawith the location’s photos and posts removed from its Facebook site - not exactly a ringing endorsement for its 2.0-leaning future.The David Rockwell architected Loews Keystone opened at midnight Maduring the height of the megaplex boom with showings of Selena and Liar Liar. Notes were posted on the door by the operators about how to get free admission to other SMG locations - none of which were close by. Unlike the permanently closed locations, SMG declared this a “temporary closure”. In January of 2021, SMG closed several locations including its DFW locations in Lewisville, Colleyville and the Dallas-based Northwest Highway / former AMC Grand along with locations including Scottsdale, Glendale, Hampton (Virginia), Alpharetta (Georgia), and Copperfield in Houston.īut the Chisholm location sputtered along though closing just two weeks later with four auditoriums in use with “The Croods 2,” “Wonder Woman ‘84,” “The Marksman,” and “News of the World” offered on January 31, 2021. At opening, it was considered the SMG’s next generation “2.0” prototype venue Two months after opening, however, the circuit filed for bankruptcy during the COVID-19 pandemic that decimated theatrical exhibition. It closed abruptly on Januafter just a five-month run. If it is a done deal, it opened Augwith “Tenet” and a few other films. The SMG Chisholm Trail may come back but because of the SMG bankruptcy, it could well be over.
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