Abandoned AMC Classic Elkhart 14 - Elkhart, IN

[@b.abrackus6403]

Yes you are correct, previously Encore Cinemas....back in the late 90s early 2000s this was my go to theater

[@dextertaylor5663]

This was my childhood AMC! Thanks so much for visiting! :) My hometown as well.

[@IsaacCosmic]

It’s always crazy seeing these types of videos when you’ve been in these exact locations when they were thriving

[@angelalinderman9985]

Empty abandoned movie theaters are so sad!😢 Hopefully this one will open again... Thanks as always Wallie!👍🤘😎

[@nickpatrick1636]

Sadly it probably won't

[@NFRP-c5i]

It won't its now set for demolition the scary thing is it closed 1 week after I went i live in elkhart it was never busy

[@williamsiyanko4631]

Great job Wallie on this amazing GEM 💎.

[@supershayloman961]

I grew up on West Lexington, going tours Elkhart general hospital. This was my childhood theater. I moved out in 2019, so sad to see now.

[@redpanda5566]

This theater was actually open just last year. Didnt know it closed.

[@MesaCoast]

That puddle in the parking lot is pretty much always there. Ducks too

[@timothywalker4563]

90’s paint job and tile work interesting and I loved the ducks 🦆 😊

[@chrisredman9377]

My hometown. Been in that theater plenty of times!

[@SeanzViewEnt]

Fascinating

[@Urban_nation.]

Very nice video. Thanks for sharing

[@GregoryJGarrett]

I filmed that same abandoned movie theatre in Elkhart Indiana a couple of times in the past few months And I know the location of other abandoned buildings in Indiana.

[@chewi4u]

I used to live in a house across the street where the Bell Tire now stands. It was my grandfather's house. Encore I believe opened in 1988 or 1989. It was the first large multiscreen cinema in the Michiana area which included Elkhart, Mishawaka, South Bend. We used to keep binoculars on the front windowsill to see what was playing on the sign that used to be on the front of the building. I remember seeing Batman in 1989 there. It was smaller back then I think it only had 8 or 10 screens back then. They added onto it in the early 2000's I think.

[@b.abrackus6403]

Wallie if you get the chance lookup the Concord mall in Elkhart youtube videos, it just closed 6 months ago.. it was a stunning time capsule of 1970s architecture and decor!! I grew up shopping at that mall from the early 1980s- recently

[@wowmartiean]

Damn.. everything back home is closing. 😢

[@wormishot4559]

3:55 as I was looking at the front of the amc I saw the label scar of encore cinemas

[@WBGKnox]

Crazy how this popped up in my feed as I am from Elkhart. I seen a lot of iconic movies at this theater throughout my childhood

[@HonorableGamer51]

OMG WALLIE U WENT TO THE STATE I LIVE IN LOVE UR VIDS❤ I live like 45 min away from Elkhart

[@zacharybabcock7809]

I grew up going to this theater the last movie I saw their was the super Mario movie and also you should check out concord mall area and we also opened a new Meijer across the street from there

[@1776foundersfan]

I went to the Encore Cinema in 1993. I lived and worked in Elkhart since the 80s. I left in 2013. I lived only a few blocks away from this theater on Cone street. Thanks for the video.

[@OnTheMapWithZack]

This dude literally stopped in my hometown. This theater was the Encore Cinema until a few years back. Then it became an AMC but not much really changed about it. I grew up going to that theater and was by far our best in elkhart. If you wanted a better experience you went to Mishawaka. But this movie theater really just highlights what is going on across the country. Declining attendance, lack of investment. In fact, the AMC in south bend which is still open looks half abandoned. And with the exception of movies 14 in mishawaka, the same fate is happening to every theater in the area. We lost the dollar theater years ago.

[@IAmNeomic]

As a teenager, I worked at the Mishawaka dollar theater near UP Mall years ago (2006-2007). I was shocked it lasted so many years because there were days I would be there for 8+ hours and never see a single person come in. Literally paid to play the arcade machines, eat free popcorn, sit in the auditoriums and watch whatever was playing (I think I watched Snakes On A Plane like 15 times), or if we got too desperate, toss a nerf football some kid left across the lobby, back and forth while talking about whatever was happening on WWE at the time. Every time I hear John Mayer's "Waiting On The World To Change" because it was one of the songs that would play between showings when the screens would show movie facts and trivia, and I heard it so much while cleaning. I absolutely hated that job at the time, but looking back, it was so easy. Circling back around though, so much of the upstairs area where the office and projection rooms were, there were three rooms that were abandoned up there with old equipment and leftover junk from the 80s and 90s that had been sitting in there there for like 15-20 years. Speakers, wires, projectors, old damaged film reels, busted arcade machines, special buckets for different movies. You open the door and it was like immediate dust and cobwebs. When it finally closed down 7-8 years ago, I was like "Wow, I can only imagine how much abandoned stuff was crammed upstairs now."

[@duke7158]

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[@bigloudnoise]

If while in the Chicago area you find yourself in Joliet...there's a Rax Roast Beef on Jefferson Street that's still open. It's my preferred lunch stop when driving between Iowa and Michigan.

[@lindamikel1842]

Awesome Wallie

[@Contour2932]

Great Video!

[@shannonyoast6906]

As always great video 👍

[@jackietatum2245]

thank you for every video that you post!

[@Jaxsonoki2405]

There used to be an Abandoned Domino's Pizza in Connersville, Indiana. Closed in 2002/03

[@Jaxsonoki2405]

Behind the speedway on 30th and grand

[@holliepajak3772]

Love Elkhart . Love Notre Dame south Bent. Nice theater, love the colors . Great video . Sad to see movie theater out of business.

[@frauwolftherehorse]

Wallie, thank you for this amc video..❤ I love the pink and blue pastel colors on the building's outside columns.

[@jet34thehawk]

Awesome video

[@timslawncare5904]

My wife & I went to a movie a couple of years ago on “date night”, that place was a dump then, I couldn’t imagine what condition it was in when it closed.

[@wicketwolfgamer8349]

I live in Evansville INDIANA and there is a lot of abandoned places here one is a steak and shake and a nother place is called cheeseburger and Paradise it was really good don't know why it closed 😢

[@SPCPaducah112]

I live in Evansville too and there is a abandoned Wendy's on first avenue the address is 3351 N First Ave, Evansville, IN 47710

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

Didn't Roseanne Barr live there?

[@peyton3391]

This was the hangout when I was in elementary and middle school. That was around 2012-2015. It was like walking into a 90s time machine. The neon lights were my favorite. They used to have little box TVs in the walls of the lobby with the movies playing

[@jayreed9977]

WallieB, Nice work brotha

[@JMShearer]

That looks like it was a nice theater when it was open. Something that popped into my head when I was watching: "interior crocodile alligator, this is an abandoned movie theater."

[@supershayloman961]

It was, they had a lot of screens. The hallways on both sides had different screens. I watched Batman the dark Knight rises here, final destination 2009 here, I saw the jump Street movies here, I saw resident evil 4 here, my whole childhood movie theater experience was at this very location. Friday nights were usually jammed packed and you always ran into someone you knew there. It was simply amazing. Rip to my childhood spot.

[@supershayloman961]

I could still tell you exactly how to get to the bathrooms, which room was the security room with the cameras and eventually where the cops stayed at in the later years because its Elkhart everyone gets into fights

[@AlexEigel]

That was a Great Video. I really enjoyed. I hope you can do more videos from indiana

[@notebook4dallas]

My partner and their best friend are saddened by it, they started to tear it down this week.

[@nicolemacpherson3908]

Maybe it will become an antique mall, like the movie theater in North Versailles, PA did. Loved that video, by the way!

[@peyton3391]

It’s becoming a Freddys Frozen Custard 😭

[@nicolemacpherson3908]

@@peyton3391 YUM!

[@Alex61742]

There is a closed movie theater in york pa near the york vo tech its in the giant shopping center

[@lisafreeman4222]

Cool video

[@christinamurray6546]

Dude I love your vids they are awesome keep up the great work!

[@WallieB26]

Thank you!

[@christinamurray6546]

@@WallieB26 no prob man

[@ddinfant679]

The ducks are NPC ducks.... There's 2 on every pond

[@ChipWoods-bp3ex]

Alot of restaurants in Elkhart and Goshen area

[@melodybeitzel5378]

Awesome video as always wish you could look around inside but still pretty cool 😎

[@nathankidder-m2n]

Originally a Kerasotes then GKC Encore, then bought by Carmike in early 2000s then finally AMC. Also built as either 3 or 5 screens Originally then added up to 8 and finally 14. Sold to a developer with plans for Freddy's burgers

[@jimmysouders5640]

We have a AMC theater about to close permanently after this Sunday here in Allentown Pennsylvania

[@tristanwoodmansee477]

Its really sad theatres are closing, but its all the streaming services available today. It costs a fortune to go to the movies these days. I'd kindah rather be home and comfy anyway, but have great mems going to them. Stay safe out there!

[@nicholas87541]

Awesome video!! First figures walking around in the building, possibly related to reflections and shadows on the window, then a mysterious beam of light shining down in the car, possibly from the sunroof letting in a bit of sunlight.... interesting stuff going on in broad daylight in Indiana... haha. Seems like an interesting state... I've seen some videos from Gary, Indiana, with Steel City Storm and Scott On Tape I believe.

[@jaimienichols5649]

Awesome Wall

[@Zombi3N3rd]

Love Your Videos Wallie Keep Up The Great Work Man.. ❤ From Pittsburgh

[@michaelkeller-kl3zh]

I love ur videos or they can go to Muncie Indiana for movies

[@LucasWhitney-ln3re]

Oh wow they put a Meijer in over in that area. Used to frequent Elkhart when my parents lived in Edwardsburg.

[@keithatkins9783]

I was up near myerstown pa on Sunday and they had to send the fire department out on this one road to rescue ducks that fell into a storm drain

[@lauraforrest6204]

I used to work there when I did it was GKC encore cinemas when I worked there when the matrix came out

[@wowmartiean]

I lived in Mishawaka but went to this theater once or twice. Sad to see it go.

[@helenr991]

Port of Missouri don't use the there blinkers either

[@wcemichael]

Wait.. I live next to Elkhart.. When did this close down? We still have an open Drive In about an hour away

[@lightskinnedlarry728]

They just closed this place up around December, my wife and I went on a date here like last year. It was pretty. We saw Spider-verse 2

[@selyang647]

did you knwo thier is a meijer grocery store across street from this old movie theatre

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

meijer sucks

[@1kasperx3-r8n]

Miss this Bru 💔

[@dennisjewart1755]

When was you in Elkhart

[@johngomes16]

I'm a paranormal investigator and that was very great debunking skills. Lol

[@MrIceman22]

Awesome video Wallie what is your favorite movie of all time?

[@chrishines6048]

a cinema where I live here in the UK recently closed about a year or two ago and another cinema recently brought the building and moved in and they are having some work done to it to make it look nice and the building has an Organ which the supermarket next door tried buying a couple of years ago and failed

[@JosephDirosario]

Yeah, a lot of movie theaters are closing because you can do online videos, movies

[@slackingpacking]

This AMC is aesthetically awesome! I wonder if there’s any former Magic Johnson theaters that are still open. I know they got bought out by AMC.

[@liptonwitch]

My family is from Elkhart. Very sad place.

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

It peaked in 1991.

[@Rippey574]

That first puddle you saw is their world famous Encore Lake, it never really dries but for a few days unless its a drought. Yes it can get deep, enough to swamp some cars via the bottom door seal. It used to get played in a lot after the movie. Some people would even park dead center of it just for show. It use to be a really nice theater, back in the day I saw the original jurassic park there as a child. As you can tell by the color scheme and layout it was never updated from that era. Eventually AMC purchased it and would not update it or maintain it. The leaks inside are bad. In some theater stalls they didnt even bother to put the drop tile back in, looked like a broken chess board. The last movie I saw there was the ghostbusters afterlife with my children. You could tell even then the theater wasn't going to make it, the decay was to severe. In its hayday, the front lot was always full, the side lot full and depending on the day and time the back lot could be nearly full. The right side of the building is where they had the arcade. All those other doors are just fire exits. I can recall back in the day during high demand, the theaters chaperons would open some up so you may exit out the back and side lots. Only the front was ever the entrance. It was extremely popular in the mid 90s to early-mid 2000's For the breakin you saw it was likely from tweakers that plague the area due to the RV industry and liberal stances on neighboring area. As soon as you close something in that area, they will come and break in and attempt to collect wire and water pipes for scrap and pilfer items they think they can resell for high value on facebook market place. They quickly get arrested, but there is always a fresh crop behind them.

[@dennisjewart1755]

I heard they’re gonna tear the building down and build apartments there

[@SpeedZone420]

i was driving home from work when i saw you filming the puddle 😂

[@WallieB26]

LOL!!

[@elkhartandy209]

The land will soon be used for apartments, commercial and restaurants. Freddie's will be one of the first businesses to build.

[@compmalc]

had my first movie date here so im a bit glad this place is gone 😭

[@lauraforrest6204]

This place closed only two weeks ago.my friend that worked with me there still lives in elkhart

[@darklorddronicronis6081]

They went out of business due to prices. Popcorn was like $15 for a small.

[@tyeralexander7346]

I live in Indiana

[@TheMagnumload]

Good ol' Encore.

[@ale4964]

any cool places to go near elkhart or abit away

[@lauraforrest6204]

Arby's used to burger king cause there was a hotel where those new shops are

[@dennisjewart1755]

I live in Elkhart

[@0ctoMusic]

There's often drug deals going on in the back parking lot as well. 😂 Even in broad daylight. Surprised you didn't see one that day.

[@selyang647]

i know you are tite schedule to Chicago could do video at the gorery store across the street on tyeway thier or way back home

[@tammygouletschrader8785]

This theater looks like it's been closed for awhile

[@lightskinnedlarry728]

Actually only a few months, it just always sucked

[@JDadAPS]

Never been this early

[@Phoenix6652]

Next time you're in Elkhart, on the same street (Cassopolis Street) you'll find the Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum. If you like comic books and or Superhero movies, you'll really enjoy that place. 😁

[@robertchristian4679]

The ducks are minding their business

[@Leos_Paradise34]

The ducks are minding their business

[@ErikVince]

Yes I can see it's very windy by saying that flag blowing in the background

[@JOHNJ0HN9111]

say goodbye streaming is killing them all.. streaming is way cheaper these days then going out to see them...

[@scarystoriesofghastlyhorror]

Ok, Rant time!!! I want to start off by saying that all those concession workers who've worked here were so nice and friendly. They always gave me free popcorn whenever I went there to see more than 1 movie. I feel bad for them. This is actually disheartening, but not surprising, that they finally decided to close down the last remaining movie theater in Elkhart. It just wasn't profitable. I believe COVID had a lot to do with its demise as well. The community thought that back when AMC took over Encore, the company would revise the theater, But that turned out not to be the case. All they did was add some mixed drinking fountains. They didn't bother making any repairs at all. In different showing rooms, the ceiling would drip rainwater into trash cans. There were numerous damaged and missing seats. But all in all, I still had a good time here. The very first movie that I saw here was the Nightmare on Elm Street remake back in 2009. I mostly saw Marvel and DC superhero movies, as well as some horror movies here. My mom drove me and my nephew here to see the first Thor movie before she had gotten too sick to drive. The last movie that I saw here was saw, right before the news came that they were going to shut down this theater. There were times when I was the only one in a showroom watching a movie. I pretty much was the only one in the room watching Wolverine 3 and Iron Man 3. I knew things were getting bad when there were just a handful of folks going here to watch movies. This is sad because it's one less option for folks to want to get out of their house. Over the years, we have lost so many places that we used to frequent and make memories from. Such as Root Beer stands, Drive-in movie theaters, VHS rental stores, Toys R Us, Showbiz pizza, Saturday morning cartoons, Malls, arcades, the circus, Ryan's, Denny's Big Boys, Shakey's. And many others. Thank you for posting this. I appreciate the good times that I had here

[@WallieB26]

Thank you for sharing your story. Wasn't a rant. Just a good ol story of better times. I'm sad that this place closed but as you mentioned covid probably didn't help and the lack of people coming out to movies after a while.

[@supershayloman961]

Remember when the blockbuster went out of business up the road and everyone thought that couldn't happen to our favorite movie theaters??? Yeah.... Me too

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

CAN U DO LAKESIDE MALL IN DETROIT AND ALSO AMES CORPORATE HQ UPDATE I BET THE MOLD GOT REALLY BAD THANKS AND MAYBE CAN U ADD MUPPETS LIKE TECHMOAN ALSO

[@markbajek2541]

Linway cinema in Goshen might be closer for some folks.

[@sergeantnet]

Filmreel Man came and gone 🥺

[@benjaminmendenhall4497]

I seen #amc in the snack bar area

[@mrscott5778]

chicago my home town wallie

[@JeffGarcia-fh6pq]

Wallie bro swear that Movie Theater looks haunted 👻 look back around 6min 12 SC promise you can see something moving from one spot to the other idk..... 😂

[@bradgarber5401]

I heard they turn it into a restaurant

[@Shiesty4302]

Dude im shocked to see you in my part of the woods :) welcome to Indiana wallie

[@tristanwoodmansee477]

Lable scars are what they refer them to.

[@danielhedrick5886]

Come to Missouri you will find more people who don't use turn signals and fail to stop🙁

[@Lazydomsgarage]

I am literally working 10 minutes from Elkhart

[@amymays8727]

Nice movie theatre