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ARLINGTON EXTRA q1983 Fort Worth Star-Telegram JUNE 12 1983 7 ARLINGTON EXTRA q1983 Fort Worth Star-Telegram JUNE 12 1983 7 POO abaLan6OWIMMOliMiliddhonsomidAwootalsohamoaaalammft 1 Jo: COMPETITION COMING Loews Theatre to open this month on Collins Avenue in North Arlington Three new movie theaters in the works By MART! BENEDETTI Star-Telegram Writer Today if someone wanted to go to a movie in Arlington he would have a choice of four theaters However New York City-based Loews Theatres and Kansas City-based AMC Theaters are about to change that Within the year the theater companies will open three theaters that will add 20 screens For several years local viewers have had their choice of three theaters offering first-run films and one discount movie house All are located on the east side of the city leaving the growing populations of North and Southwest Arlington far removed from movie houses With the additional theaters in Arlington moviegoers will be able to choose where they want to see a particular film which may be playing simultaneously at local theaters Soon joining Arlington's existing theaters AMC's Forum 6 General Cinema Corp's Six Flags Cinema Plitt's Cinema IV and the discount Cinema I and II will be a six-screen Loews Theatre in Lincoln Continued from Page I have shown there is a need for another dealership in the area "It makes us wonder why they are doing this" Guenther said When Les Hudson manager of the Ted Arendale dealership was asked why they were protesting he replied "Why not" Hudson said Ted Arendale was not threatened by the competition Lee Trevino Ford might create Guenther said 16 acres of property have been purchased by First Frontier Properties for the dealership and other commercial uses The property is adjacent to the site of the proposed Oak Park Mall First Frontier is a subsidiary of First Savings Association-McKinney Along with the land Excel Investments has the approval of Ford Motor Co to open the franchise in South Arlington The only hitch to opening the dealership at this point is approval of a license Albert Salinas president of Dallas-based Lee Trevino Enterprises said he has his fingers crossed the license will be granted "We think the growth and future growth of the area will warrant an Square shopping center said Don Baker vice president of advertising and public relations for Loews When it opens June 17 the northern part of the city will get its first movie theater Next year Loews plans to open another six-screen theater in Southwest Arlington in another Lincoln Property Co shopping center to be built near Texas 287 and Interstate 20 "Arlington is a growing market It's no longer a little bitty city" Baker said "Ours is a theater of the future There is a certain excitement where there is a lot of people going and coming Nobody likes to go where no one is there so we are putting theaters in locations that we feel are the future" Meeting the competition straight on is AMC Jeff Schnabel vice president of operations for AMC said the company is planning an eight-screen theater called Green Oaks 8 to be located at Little Road and Interstate 20 in the Green Oaks Plaza "We hope to finalize the deal New car dealership meeting opposition other dealership" Salinas said "It's going to be a hot area We have a great location" Guenther agreed calling South Arlington the future "North Dallas Parkway of Arlington" Guenther said both Lee Trevino Ford and the coalition of attorneys have hired an attorney to represent them in the hearing before the Motor Vehicle Commission "We have several witnesses to show need" he said adding that the targeted opening date of the dealership is May 1984 Salinas said he expected existing dealers to say they already service the entire area and can continue to do so even with future growth which is one of the questions that will arise during the hearing before the Motor Vehicle Commission Harding said the issues to be debated in protest situations generally center around whether existing dealers adequately are representing the manufacturer and whether there is enough public interest in denying the application "It depends on the facts" Harding said adding that the majority of applications are granted II SiDLER-REED 'TypewriterPrinter For most personal computers Introductor MEI a offer Penman 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Arlington's Forum 303 mall opened in 1971 and Schnabel said the lobby is being remodeled and the sound system advanced The concessions area will be designed to give the most efficient use of counter space and fast service to avoid lines Baker said the six auditoriums in the multimillion dollar Loews Theatre in Lincoln Square will be larger than any in Tarrant and Dallas counties It will be contain 50000 square feet and each auditorium will have between 500 and 700 seats It will have a giant oval concessions center and a massive hand-painted mural in the lobby by artist Patrick Casey depicting a variety of movie stars There is an advanced Dolby sound system and double-wide screens Baker said depending on how movie bidding goes among the city's 010 theaters the same movie could play at two theaters But he said it was too early to tell how booking patterns would run and what shape the competition would take Schnabel said the increase in cinemas in the city will allow the same picture to play in two Arlington movie houses "The city has grown so much and Southwest Arlington is far away enough from Forum 6 so the same movie could play We are creating another area for film distribution" he said "As far as competition we feel it (more theaters) will generate new business increase the film-going audience" Walter Littlejohn manager for Plitt Theatres in Tarrant and Dallas counties said the days of Cinema IV playing a movie exclusively are over "We are splitting the business But there is so much growth the city can handle it" Littlejohn said Six Flags Cinema manager Bob Winkelman would not comment on how the five-screen theater at Six Flags Mall will meet the new competition CZ1! MM Business bulletin Guard and Reserve The Arlington Chamber of Commerce recently endorsed the newly formed Fort Worth area Committee for Employer Support of the Na- tional Guard and Reserve The committee's purpose is to provide leadership and information to increase employer awareness of the importance of the guard and reserve in national defense The committee was formed by several business leaders and guard and reserve commanders In a letter to chamber members Chamber President Gainor Lindsey said "The continued effectiveness of our guard and reserve depends upon the willingness of employers such as you in supporting participation by employeees in the demand 1 4 ing sometime dangerous training required to maintain their military skills" Land purchase Cooper Medlin Joint Venture assembled by Henry Miller Co Realtors has purchased two adjacent tracts of land at the intersection of Cooper and Medlin roads in Arlington The acre and a half of property will be the site of a proposed 20590- square-foot retail strip center to be developed by Henry Miller Co Development Group The sellers of the Piz acres were Cooper-Medlin Co and Thrift Distributors Inc The purchase price was undisclosed LAWN AND GARDEN CLEARANCE SALE joy Reg 980 Steel Blade Flame-Hardened Handle 547-125W18-64612 330 gits2 Blue Gross Premium Reinforced 742-239 105 5ex 5 01 iiil Reg 1050 Choice--Round Point111-070S 502-179R 316 Lawn Hose L729 Reg 1059 Blue Grass Reinforced 742-288W17-8G-45 54 Completely assembled Folds flat for storage Holds up to 45 gal size bags and con also haul garbage cans plants fertilizer etc 036-236 14-gal 1699 Reg 3265 3-gol EEMMIZE 111151F I M1 ItCMIIMtW Sprinkler Your Choke 69 9 Peg 919 Reg 999 Fertilizer More plant nutrients par bog plus more long lasting nitrogen Offstrs 2 masa slosr-relesse 'atropin 14 more total-estrogen and 16 mom-total plant food than other leading brands Peg 999 579-003 6 11 742-742 7 668-293 8 LAWNBUILDEI 201b beg 5000 sq ft Fliqp 8 99 $559 LAWNBUILDER 40 lb bog 10000 sq ft R08 1499 $999 LAWNBUILDER wTrynoc 20 lb bog 5000 sq ft RIK1 9099 $649 40 lb bog 10000 sq ft MK 17W $1099 Vagatable and Flossor Gordon 20 lb Covors 600 sq ft Rea499 S3s9 1111E1 I MZMM1 El oYezder Building Supply Inc 300 Front St Downtown Arlington 277-9685 OPEN: 8-6 pm Mon-Fri pm Sat DIVISION (HWY $O) MIST ARAM PIONT STREIT 0 'GIBBS'S AL BUILDING SUPPLY rg riu HALL 41 Aa 16OW la mrto El 1 Lutes MorI te 1 "The Home of Cabin Craft Carpets" Thistledown $19" Casa vogue 19 Royalesque Traditions 16" Mystify $1699 Traditions III $1349 Includes 916' Pad and Installation Not Included: Furniture Moving Old Carpet Removal 805-A Secretary Dr Hours: Sat 1 t-" 461-2262 or 461-2263 is 09 CARP ETS tt 1P-i DIRECT MILL OUTLET 'A to 1 "We Won't Be Undersold!" Atu -104 tntrqp GED'S GUARANTEE ALL MATERIALS -'-'''7ottitskilivirq TO BE FIRST QUALITY AND TO BEAT IA1f ANY ADVERTISED PRICE -i341'10 -re 1 I IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION -4i ''le7 't ii rs kaipiir10) it LARGEST INSTOCK INVENTORY! 1 EASY FINANCING AVAILABLE ti o' Monday-Saturday 9 AM-7 PM 1:61 265-3890 Ow ---446 13-A 2017 So Cooper Arlington CZ 11- i Business bulletin Guard and Reserve ing sometime dangerous training required to maintain their military 1 The Arlington Chamber of Corn- skills" AH5 merce recently endorsed the newly ro formed Fort Worth area Committee 4 for Employer Support of the Na' Land purchase og" ItO Ltb ttonal Guard and Reserve 4A fre: 141 A '-)' -0t Thecommittee's purpose is to pro- Cooper Medlin Joint Venture 411'1 ASIJR I 1 it 'i "1 11-- 't ls vide leadership and information to assembled by Henry Miller Co i -f' -4' increase employer awareness of the Realtors has purchased two adja- :4 importance of the guard and re- cent tracts of land at the intersec- 4- i serve in national defense tion of Cooper and Medlin roads in 't'! -I 'i''''7 The committee was formed by Arlington I TT 4 i 1 pl i several business leaders and guard isp-olv- 'ham 'orte'T'' and reserve commanders The acre and a half of property vvill be the site of a proposed 20590- Ttlei '''1' 0)-34i L---itip i 7: i :2 In a letter to chamber members developed henry etfil stripsceAtTlr er Co be 44 Chamber President i ainor Lindsey i s1- 4 trmgrsrogoorAaA747tti sa id "The contintied ef fectiveness Development Group 2 41- teA' 0f 700n thUrgellawridllianngdnersesseorfveemdpelpoeynedrch as you in supporting participa ss The sellers of the 112 acres we-re 00 '''0' :4 'Ti4' ::14 such )000taasatt 'i Lion by employeees in the demand was undisclosed t4 tCroiboupteorr-DisleIdnicinTChoe apnucricTIlaisrei ft Dis- price 4''''iNp--r-i kAY ''''''''''l e6t4 N- 4 47 467--04 -pi'' ''1'21:) fo 64 '4kz- -44R I Lutes 7loorsIffe :4442 it-k464 1-1)Upit --r ''''1 0 A'' 't--84: x- 4' '-'4 67- i --9 k'4--- "The Home of Cabin Craft Carpets" :5:::::: 74 '111 ft14 --k130 i4v- 9t: I''' -i- 'rL COMPETITION COMING Loews Theatre to open this month on Collins Avenue in North Arlington Thistledown $1975 Casa Vogue $1965 Three new movie theaters in the works Ito 3' ales tine $17" Traditions 1695 Mystify Traditions III $1349 By MARTI BENEDETTI Square shopping center said Don hope to theaters the same movie could play Star-Telegram Writer Baker vice president of advertising get into construction soon and open at two theaters But he said it was too Includes 916' Pad and Installation Today if someone wanted to go to and public relations for Loews by spring 1984" early to tell how booking patterns Not Included: Furniture Moving Old Carpet Removal a movie in Arlington he would have When it opensJune 17 the northern Schnabel said the theater will be would run and what shape the com- (Mi a choice of four theaters part of thecity will get itsfirst movie 27000 square feet and have 2000 petition would take 805-A Secretary Dr seats Schnabel said the increase in eine- AA Panmr Wes However New York City-based theater mas in the city will allow the same 0 ri-- is Hours: Sat Le Loews Theatres and Kansas City- Next year Loews plans to open 'Forum 6 in Arlington's Forum 303 picture to play in two Arlington 461-2262 or 461-2263 tI5 based AMC Theaters are about to another six-screen theater in South- mall opened in 1971 and Schnabel movie houses change that Within the year the west Arlington in another Lincoln said the lobby is being remodeled "The city has grown so much and theater companies will open three Property Co shopping center to be and the sound system advanced Southwest Arlington is far away i 9 theaters that will add 20 screens built near Texas 287 and Interstate The concessions area will be de- enough from Forum 6 so the same For several years local viewers 20 signed to give the most efficient use movie could play We are creating Gs- A pi FE li a have had their choice of three the- "Arlington is a growing market of counter space and fast service to another area for film distribution" aters offering first-run films and It's no longer a little bitty city" avoid lines he said "As far as competition we -i'likro O''Te i DIRECT MILL OUTLET one discount movie house All are Baker said "Ours is a theater of the Baker said the six auditoriums in feel it (more theaters) will generate located on the east side of the city future There is a certain excite- the multimillion dollar Loews The- new business increase the film- i leaving the growing populations of ment where there is a lot of people atre in Lincoln Square will be larger going audience" 5114 14 'A '11 "We Won't Be Undersold!" North and Southwest Arlington far going and coming Nobody likes to than any inTarrant and Dallascoun- Walter Littlejohn manager for 404- -44- tO 14' er removed from movie houses go where no one is there so we are K40 1 GED'S GUARANTEE ALL MATERIALS -41940 Plitt Theatres in Tarrant and Dallas "8 014440 -010 TO BE FIRST QUALITY AND TO BEAT With the additional theaters in putting theaters in locations that we ties It will be contain 50000 square counties said the days of Cinema IV Arlington moviegoers will be able feel are the future" feet and each auditorium will have playing a movie exclusively are 41-C4 10:411414 ANY ADVERTISED PRICE to choose where they want to see a Meeting the competition straight between 500 and 700 seats It will over -Ft-'1 1-41 1 '''ItY IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION particular film which may be play- on is AMC have a giant oval concessions center "We are splitting the business rs koviixs A LARGEST INSTOCK INVENTORY! ing simultaneously at local theaters Jeff Schnabel vice president of and a massive hand-painted mural But there is so much growth the city -41Y6 rn's: EASY FINANCING AVAILABLE Soon joining Arlington's existing operations for AMC said the compa- in the lobby by artist Patrick Casey 2 turda can handle it" Littlejohn said 1 A theaters AMC's Forum 6 General ny is planning an eight-screen the- depicting a variety of movie stars Six Flags Cinema manager Bob i Monday-Say 9 AM-7PM Cinema Corp's Six Flags Cinema ater called Green Oaks 8 to be There is an advanced Dolby sound Winkelman would not comment on beat- I 265-3890 Plitt's Cinema IV and the discount ed at Little Road and Interstate 20 in system and double-wide screens how the five-screen theater at Six 71 i Cinema I and II will be a six- the Green Oaks Plaza Baker said depending on how Flags Mall will meet the new compe- 14 gm screen Loews Theatre in Lincoln "We hope to finalizethe deal movie bidding goesamong the city's tition Lit- 2017 So Cooper Arlington CN: ANNININ 1 eVit car dealership 1 meeting opposition 10aeer i SI DIVION (HWY SO) I': 4 4 i 13iue FRONT STREIT a Continued from Page 1 other dealership" Salinas said "It's Building Supply Inc NOLAN SUPPLY have shown there is a need for an- a nr BUILDING going to be a hot area We have a Grass 43 i great location" 300 Front St HARDWARE 8 111 i'iiir other dealership in the area Guenther agreed calling South 1 "It makes us wonder why they are Arlington the future "North Dallas Downtown Arlington AN HALL CM' "i doing this" manager of Guenther said Trevin Parkway of Arlington" 277-9685 II IMIST ABRAM When Les Hudson C''! Guenther said both Lee 1 RSA Ford and the coalition of attorneys the Ted Arendale dealership was OPEN: 8-6 pm Mon-Fri pm Sat' asked why they were protesting ave I i hired an attorney to represent 11 replied "Why not" Hudson said th th I r-t- 4- 4--644 40 44 ki0-- -10y r4foi 40'1 4g 4414416TW'10-1-k2! 4 144' em Ted Arendale was not threatened tor by the competition Lee Trevino We have several witnesses to Ford might create -4 show need" he said adding that the op LAW tin 0 Guenther said 16 acres of proper- targeted opening date of the dealer- Allf 0 OFF ty have been piirchased by First 4 ship is May 1984 LE A Frontier Properties for the dealer- salinas said he expected existing 1 ship and other commercial uses dealers to say they already service --h-------4------------ v---------------4-------kie444i y- ---T i i Tank Sprsaly6e9r9 The property is adjacent to the site the entire area and can continue to of the proposed Oak Park Mall First do so even witn tuture growtn a Hoe Shovels Frontier is a subsidiary of First Sav- 'i which is one of the questions that 1 i ings Association-McKinney will arise during the hearing before i Along with the land Excel Invest- 1 14-gal 4 1 the Motor Vehicle Commission 'C' ments has the approval of Ford Mo- tor Co to open the franchise in Harding said the issues to be de- 1 8 9 4lio '4 99 1 South Arlington The only hitch to II bated in protest situations genera 8 ope '4 I lig the dealership at this point center around whether existing Reg 90 4 Reg 1050 -r: 4111 '-11114- 1 Reg 3265 i cl ealers adequately are represent- is approval of a license aik Albert Salinas presi dent of Dal ting the manufacturer and whether 1 612" OF libel 3-gol here is enough public interest in las-based Lee Trevino Enterprises x434" 'ikki JE the denying the application said he has his fingers crossed Steel Blade -W $1899 license will be granted "It depends on the facts" Harding 4 1: "We think the growth and future said adding that the majorit of a- ::1: Flame-Hardened Handle Point- -Square Point- 1 066-936 23 '4 growth of the area will warrant an- plications are gran ted 547-125W1864612 i 111-070S 502-179R 316 i 648-188 22 Reg 3625 If SiDLER-REED I Lawn Hose Sprinkler TlypeArbiriteirPrinter cultivator' 29 Reg 1059 4: 59 ::::1 ----------) Your Choice 99 For most personal computers '''0 4 '1'13 4 oi l' Introductory Reg 930 1 41 Reg 999 m- i I il '1' 4 initittilan" offer th Reg 999 1141 14049 7050004 41 to i4 0) 1 A7 441oni 2- I 1 N5Itt C11bk 4P i 47-------- incbdes it 'Ar 1' 7i7- a ffigitri 47 interlace Blue Grass A and cables 2 4 Reinforced i 579003 6 742-742 7 Cash dlivory SOS Rog 895" i 668-293 1(069-856 77 Rea 9 30A 7 8 850" 7fIr MS with dslivery 742-288W17-BG-45 54 i Penman Limited Quantity Offer Good Only With This Ad MST Expires 63083 Or''' 4- 11''- SILVER REED PENMAN INTERFACES 4 i 20ibegNa5ULt 0001iit FOLLOWING AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Lawn Hose Lawn Leaf Cart Fertilizer Likt IBM PC 5150 5160 OSBORNE MODEL1 COMMODORE VIC 20 64 ATARI 800 400 APPLE II IIE and III (does not include centronics parallel board) Il 99 4A 990-10 Id III c) co $559 (does not include expansion interface RS232 cord power board) Call for availability of 99 79 -1317 LAWNBUILDER other models 40 lb ag 10000 eq ft 1 1499 2500 Penman Features la eg $eg 999 Daisy wheel printer Grass 'TV LAWNBUILDER Dual and elite Film or fabric ribbon Blue -wimp i L'I I Automatic self-correcting (16 T) wTrirnac 20 lb bog Simple to use Reg 2659 Illi 5000 sq ft Its9 999 characters) 17 depth sew- $6A9 Easily with co ily interfacemputers as laxH eig ht 512 i nches Weight 187 Lbs It ---01 11111 6i 4011t bog 10000 sq ft Reg 17 9 1 a letter quality printer Premium ii000 i Reinforced 56" x501 NI F011t WORTH AMUNGTON Folds Flat for stor- '-it- l- VegeStobilflon9d9Flower a egacio nssizeplbocingtss clferrd- 1 it -r--- fl 0 t--- 4 Iiit 5 11 4iIT-3 1- 1 3 74 2 -2 39 105 tilizer etc 036-9236 9 tragen 14 law mini- Gordon 20 lb bar- loottOeen and 16 mem- Covnrs 600 sq sena niont food than other leadtng brands Re- 499 s39 I i 1 I OFF1Ct PRODUCT 1 2401 61cop 620 DON'T FATI1Ell' 1 9th 425 Coope (Newell Noweli 605 Park) CEUTER ek Do601) 5954322 274-6276 1 0 I 1 I i 11 rtitriNtairr.