Cottonwood theater shows final movie
Catherine Klene
Issue date: 1/22/08 Section: News
Students hoping to catch a movie at the Cottonwood Cinema this weekend will have to find a different theater and a few extra bucks, as the movie theater screened its last picture Monday night.
Clair Malo, Kerasotes director of marketing, said the theater shut down its projectors on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
"(The Cottonwood Cinema's) last day of operation will be Monday, Jan. 21," Malo said Thursday.
Located in upper level of Glen Carbon's Cottonwood Mall, just to the left of Wal-Mart, the Kerasotes three theater establishment offered a movie viewing experience for a whopping $2, provided the viewer does not mind worn down seats and a few cracked floor tiles.
Last year, Wal-Mart was planning to expand into a supercenter, and many of the stores in the Cottonwood Plaza worried they would have to leave because of the expansion. However, Wal-Mart recently canceled those plans, but the Cottonwood Cinema will still be leaving.
"The mall was slated to close, so the landlord had basically told us we needed to leave," Malo said.
THF Reality, the owners of Cottonwood Plaza, was not available for comment Friday afternoon.
Junior computer science student Brian Pritchett said although he had been to the theater, he didn't really care that the Cottonwood was closing.
"I don't see a lot of movies," Pritchett said.
However, freshman nursing student Allison Moenster said many of her friends attend the theater and would be sad to see it go.
"I find nothing wrong with going to a small theater," Moenster said. "That's too bad."
Clair Malo, Kerasotes director of marketing, said the theater shut down its projectors on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
"(The Cottonwood Cinema's) last day of operation will be Monday, Jan. 21," Malo said Thursday.
Located in upper level of Glen Carbon's Cottonwood Mall, just to the left of Wal-Mart, the Kerasotes three theater establishment offered a movie viewing experience for a whopping $2, provided the viewer does not mind worn down seats and a few cracked floor tiles.
Last year, Wal-Mart was planning to expand into a supercenter, and many of the stores in the Cottonwood Plaza worried they would have to leave because of the expansion. However, Wal-Mart recently canceled those plans, but the Cottonwood Cinema will still be leaving.
"The mall was slated to close, so the landlord had basically told us we needed to leave," Malo said.
THF Reality, the owners of Cottonwood Plaza, was not available for comment Friday afternoon.
Junior computer science student Brian Pritchett said although he had been to the theater, he didn't really care that the Cottonwood was closing.
"I don't see a lot of movies," Pritchett said.
However, freshman nursing student Allison Moenster said many of her friends attend the theater and would be sad to see it go.
"I find nothing wrong with going to a small theater," Moenster said. "That's too bad."
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Linda Kusmanoff
posted 1/22/08 @ 12:10 PM CST
I am devastated. Every small business that reminds anyone of a small hometown atmosphere is disappearing and it's so sad. This was a place where you could take the whole family and not break the bank. (Continued…)
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Tim Morrison
posted 1/24/08 @ 8:36 AM CST
I'm sad to see it go and echo the sentiments of the previous commenter. I am honestly surprised the establishment lasted this long. I lived down the street from the Cottonwood and saw many, many movies there, from the time it was a full-price, first-run theatre to its days as a bargain theatre. (Continued…)
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