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Owned by the Decurion Corporation, both the Pacific Theatres and Arclight brands will be closing permanently, including major anchor movie houses at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles and Americana at Brand in Glendale.<\/p>\n
ArcLight\u2019s centerpiece Hollywood location included the historic Cinerama Dome. The Pacific Theatres location at Lakewood Center was home to 16 movie screens.<\/p>\n
The movie theatre industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In California, no ArcLight or Pacific location has reopened since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n
“To our guests and members of the film industry who have made going to the movies such a magical experience over the years: our deepest thanks,” read the statement issued by Pacific Theaters. “It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve you.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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