Pacific Theatres is a chain of movie theaters in the Los Angeles

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 area of California

California

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. Pacific Theatres is owned by Decurion Corporation which also owns ArcLight Cinema Company (of which there are three: ArcLight Hollywood

ArcLight Hollywood

The ArcLight Hollywood is a 14-screen multiplex located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, in the United States of America. All 14 screens feature stadium seating, and carry a THX certification for optimal sound and picture presentation. The building is located adjacent to the...

, ArcLight Sherman Oaks

ArcLight Sherman Oaks

ArcLight Sherman Oaks is a cinema owned and operated by Decurion Corporation located in the Sherman Oaks Galleria.- History :ArcLight Sherman Oaks roots its origins in the Pacific Theatres Galleria Stadium 16, and on June 1, 2007, began its transformation into ArcLight Sherman Oaks. On August 6,...

, and ArcLight Pasadena).

Developments

The company has some 300 movie screens in California. Pacific Theatres is active in real estate development through its Robertson Properties Group, which acquires and develops retail, office, and entertainment projects. Developments include theatres at The Grove at Farmers Market

The Grove at Farmers Market

The Grove is a retail and entertainment complex in Los Angeles, California, built, owned, and operated by Rick J. Caruso and his company Caruso Affiliated on parts of the historical Farmers Market.-History:...

 in Los Angeles, and the ArcLight Hollywood

ArcLight Hollywood

The ArcLight Hollywood is a 14-screen multiplex located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, in the United States of America. All 14 screens feature stadium seating, and carry a THX certification for optimal sound and picture presentation. The building is located adjacent to the...

 and neighboring historic Cinerama Dome

Cinerama Dome

Pacific Theatres' Cinerama Dome is a movie theater located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Designed to present widescreen, 70mm Cinerama films, it opened November 7, 1963. Today it continues as a leading first run theater.- History :...

 in Hollywood.

Pacific also operates the only remaining drive-in theater

Drive-in theater

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 in Los Angeles County, the Vineland Drive-In. It also operates a swap meet

Swap meet

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 business on many of its former drive-in sites, although many of those sites were razed in the mid 2000's due to increasing real estate prices.

Reading Cinemas

In 2007, Reading International Inc purchased 15 theatres within the Pacific chain in California and Hawaii, and on February 22, 2008, became Reading Cinemas. The chain's remaining theatres are located only within the greater Los Angeles area and Orange County, and in San Diego.

History

The Forman family founded Pacific Theatres in 1946 and continues to own and operate the company through its Decurion Corp.

External links

Pacific Theatres' website

Pacific Theatres Swap Meets

Decurion Corp.