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Topic: Official: Mann Closing Marketplace 4 next year
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Christopher Crouch
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From: Anaheim, CA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted October 27, 2011 04:21 AM
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There is no longer a Mann ad in the Times. Sad...but true.
When Mann ran it's first ad in the LA Times, shortly after buying National General, they listed 51 theatres in the greater Los Angeles area. Now, some thirty-eight years later, what remains of the company doesn't even warrant a print ad. Even more pathetic, when Ted Mann stepped down as chairman, in 1991, the chain featured 510 screens; today, just 17. Talk about a fall!
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Christopher Crouch
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posted October 28, 2011 02:19 AM
The chain’s lineage is basically Fox, Fox West Coast, National, National General, and Mann. I believe it transitioned to Fox West Coast circa 1929, National Theatres shortly after the industry’s antitrust suit settlement (circa 52’), National General circa 1967, and Mann in 1973 (Mann had a virtual revolving door of parent companies after Ted Mann sold controlling interest in 1986). While the company changed names, the Fox moniker continued to be utilized up until Mann bought the chain.
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Rob Alexander
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From: Palm Springs, CA
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted February 13, 2012 10:14 AM
Mann 4 reopened last Friday by GALAXY Theatres. Here is the link...
http://articles.glendalenewspress.com/2012-02-09/news/tn-gnp-0210-galaxy-theatres-to-open-friday_1_customer-service-first-theater-mann
Galaxy Theatres opens
Theater opens up in former Mann 4 complex to offer mainstream movies.
February 09, 2012|By Mark Kellam, mark.kellam@latimes.com
Galaxy Theatres opens Friday in the former Mann 4 complex in the Marketplace, and to entice customers, it’s offering free popcorn all weekend.
“That should get a few people out there,” said company president Rafe Cohen.
The theater in Glendale is the company’s first move into the Los Angeles area.
The company, founded by Cohen in 1996, has 13 theaters in four western states — California, Nevada, Washington and Texas.
Other theaters in California are located in the San Joaquin Valley, where Cohen opened his first theater in Porterville.
Cohen said Galaxy Theatres are known for their friendly customer service and providing certain amenities, such as popcorn seasoning, for free.
Admission costs are slightly higher than the nearby Vintage Theatres, which opened in part of the former Mann 10 site in the Exchange a few months ago.
General adult admission at both theaters is $10.50.
At Galaxy, children and seniors pay $7 and matinees cost $9, each 50 cents higher than at Vintage.
However, Galaxy’s prices are less expensive than Pacific Theater’s 18-screen complex across the street, where adult general admission is $12.50, seniors pay $10.50 and children pay $9.50. Matinees are $10.50 for adults.
The local Galaxy theater, which will have about 30 employees, will screen first-run features and won’t try to attract foreign film aficionados or enthusiasts of independent movies or documentaries.
“We’re not targeting a particular segment,” Cohen said. “We’re going to appeal to the mainstream across the board.”
And he plans to offer the same atmosphere that customers find at his other theaters.
“We’re going to create a friendly, positive customer service environment where you can enjoy the movies,” Cohen said.
Their website is http://www.galaxytheatres.com/loc_glendale.asp
Would be awesome if they can make a go of this place. It looks like they installed all new digital projectors as well.
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