KB Theatres

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KB Theatres
Private
Industry Entertainment (movie theatres)
Founded1926 in Washington, D.C.
Headquarters Washington, DC
Key people
Fred S. Kogod, Founder
Max Burka, Founder

KB Theatres (a.k.a. KB Cinemas) was a Washington, D.C. area movie theatre chain that went out of business in January, 1994.

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History

Fred S. Kogod and Max Burka were the founders, and the K and B of the chains name. European immigrants, and brothers-in-law, the duo were successful in the grocery and real-estate business in the 1920s, before starting the chain. The first theater purchased by the company was the Princess Theater in 1926, which came as part of a larger real-estate buy. Their second theater, The Atlas located at 1331 H. Street, Washington, D.C., was built by the company and opened in 1938 and closed in 1976.

The chain closed abruptly in January, 1994 with little warning to the community or employees. [1] 10 of 15 theaters were sold to an investor partnership. [2] Several KB locations were taken over by Cineplex Odeon.

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References

  1. Singletary, Michelle (7 March 1994). "When the House Lights Go Up and the Jobs Are Gone; The Sudden Shutdown of KB Cinemas Left 90 Employees Out of Work and Wondering What Went Wrong". Washington Post, reprinted at HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. "Partnership Buys 10 of 15 K-B Theatres". The Washington Post. June 16, 1992. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2013.