Walter Reade
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Walter Reade created the Walter Reade Organization, which owned and operated theatres in Manhattan.
The firm also owned the Charles Cinema in Boston, which opened in April, 1967, and closed in December of 1976. Major engagements included Easy Rider in 1969 and Star Wars in 1977. (The space was later operated by other firms, but finally closed for good in 1994).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Blowen, Boston Globe, "Charles to Close: Curtains for Hub's Last Big Screen", October 6, 1994, Living Section, p69
- New York Times; September 25, 1985. "The Walter Reade Organization Inc., an operator of 11 motion picture theaters in Manhattan, said yesterday that it had signed a letter of intent to sell to Columbia Pictures Industries the balance of its shares not already owned by Columbia. The transaction was valued at about $19.9 million. Columbia, a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company, already owns 41.7 percent of Walter Reade's 5.5 million shares."
