Officials with the Santa Cruz Cinema 9 have announced the permanent closure of the movie theater….at least under their ownership. The multiplex theater had been closed on a temporary basis since October, when Regal’s corporate parent Cineworld announced it was suspending operation at all of its 536 theaters across the country. The announcement included that employees that want to will be reassigned to other Regal Theaters. The Cinema 9 opened back in 1995, as a way to bring people back to downtown Santa Cruz after the 1989 Loma Prieta Quake….and the movie theater was purchased by the Regal chain in 2004.
