General Cinema Tapestries
Description: General Cinemas opened August 1976 shortly after Rolling Acres Mall’s opening. The cinema and mall garnered negative publicity in 1991, when a fight between two young men outside the theater incited a panic. During the scuffle, a metal sign was knocked over which was mistakenly interpreted as a gunshot. Although gangs and the movie “New Jack City” (which was letting out at the time) were initially rumored to have been the problem, in actuality the scuffle erupted over one man taking the other man’s jacket. In 1992, the cinemas switched to a second-run, $0.99-a-show format, much to the dismay of mall management and tenants. In 1993, citing several years of unprofitability, General Cinemas opted to close the theater with three years s...
Description: A stylized depiction of a man and a woman on a vintage train engine. The man, with a stern expression, wears a suit and hat, holding the woman. The woman, with wide eyes, is embraced by him. Text above reads "BUSTER KEATON" and below "in THE GENERAL". The train is blue with intricate detailing.
Description: The ongoing lives of the diverse and evolving citizens of the fictional town of Port Charles in upstate New York. The glamour and excitement of those who have come to find their destinies in the familiar seaport town intertwine with the lives, loves and fortunes of beloved faces. Love, danger and mind-blowing plot twists abound.
