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Old 05-27-2022, 02:03 PM   #1890
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by getbak View Post
Southland was in this building on Southport Road: https://goo.gl/maps/fhciKNuSyM5YgLCB7 It was in the rectangular part of the building on the west side where Go Go Golf is now.

This Southland Park sign used to be where the showtimes would be displayed: https://goo.gl/maps/utmFJ137wCR1D6eJ9


It was a decent-sized theatre for the era it was built. Much better than the tiny screens at Esso Plaza and Marlborough Mall.

For a long time, it was the only Cineplex theatre south of downtown. Until Cineplex bought Famous Players in the early 2000s, movies only played in one chain or the other depending on their studio. So, if a movie was only playing at a Cineplex theatre and you lived in the south, Southland was pretty much your only option.
I can't even imagine a theatre in Esso Plaza. Was it in the foodcourt? Or below?
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