The theater was boarded up not long after the less than regal operation.īut the theater was given love from its next owner, the Studio Movie Grill which continued operation in the redecorated and reinvigorated Studio Movie Grill Spring Valley which opened Octowith special screenings. Regal’s lasting contribution to the Keystone could be found in door signage from the property owner detailing the operator’s non-payment on the lease and changed key / forced lockout. The theater closed following shows on Octowith contents quickly removed. Reduced price rush hour shows represented the most innovative part of the Regal Keystone operation. The chain guided the Keystone to its unceremonious closure after its brief two year effort. If AMC was ambivalent toward the Keystone, Regal seemed to have an operational malaise looking to wring anything it could from the property. Regal became the operator of the theater. AMC would close the Loews Cityplace, the Loews Cinemas 20 & 287 in Arlington, and the Loews City View in Fort Worth after the merger but the Keystone was the chain’s first casualty as it was forced to sell the Loews Keystone Park before the merger could be finalized. While AMC prized some of the Sony/Loews locations in other cities the same could not be said for its Dallas-area portfolio. 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 David Rockwell architected Loews Keystone opened at midnight Maduring the height of the megaplex boom with showings of Selena and Liar Liar.
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