Loews to Sell Meridian 16
Loews and AMC Theatres are merging, and the nasty rumour that’s been growing from that merger has just been announced true: Loews will be selling the downtown Meridian 16 theatre. I can only hope that it’s actually bought by another chain (who’s left? General Cinema?) and kept in operation, or our downtown movie-watching options are about to get more grim.


Can I dare to dream that Landmark buys it?
Landmark should totally buy them!
Whoever buys it, I hope they make it better. The theaters there are small and uncomfortable and shitty. And I can always hear whatever’s exploding in the theater next door.
Regarding the Meridian 16 for sale…
General Cinemas cannot buy because they do not exsist. AMC bought General several years ago. As for Landmark… they are a small art chain. Have you looked at their theaters? Seats are each about 50 years old and once was vibrant red fabric now is black from dirt. The Meridian probably does as much business in one year than all the Seattle Landmark theaters do as a whole. The really only leaves a private owner/group or perhaps Regal Cinemas. They are the largest in the world and no theaters even near downtown Seattle. The closest is Montlake-9, Bellevue or Renton.