Paseo Nuevo Cinemas

Paseo Nuevo Cinemas is a movie theatre located in Santa Barbara, California, in the United States. It is part of the exhibition circuit operated by Metropolitan Theatres Corporation, a Los Angeles-based, privately held company that has been owned by the Corwin family since 1923. The Paseo Nuevo site sits within Santa Barbara County, which Metropolitan Theatres describes as its largest area of concentration and where it has operated since 1950. Metropolitan Theatres operates a diverse collection of historic properties and state-of-the-art multiplexes among its 10 theatres, 52 screens, and two IMAX auditoriums in California and Colorado. Paseo Nuevo Cinemas is one of the circuit's California locations, serving the downtown Santa Barbara market alongside the company's broader Santa Barbara County presence. The circuit's programming has historically included mainstream Hollywood releases as well as Spanish-language film policies, a tradition Metropolitan began in the mid-1960s and continues in greater Los Angeles. The parent company traces its origins to Joseph H. Corwin, who moved to California from Sioux City, Iowa, and founded the company in 1923 with one theatre, the Broadway, in downtown Los Angeles. His sons, Lawrence and Sherrill, grew the business, and by the late 1940s Metropolitan was the dominant motion picture exhibitor in downtown Los Angeles. Sherrill Corwin ultimately became chief executive and fostered expansion into Palm Springs and Santa Barbara, California. Bruce C. Corwin, the company's Chairman and CEO, led the company for 40 years and passed away on November 4, 2021. His son, David, is Metropolitan's President and represents the fourth generation of the Corwin family to run the company. As a venue brand, Paseo Nuevo Cinemas is best understood as a local cinema within a family-run regional exhibition chain rather than a standalone corporate entity. Its identity is tied to the Paseo Nuevo retail and cultural district in downtown Santa Barbara, and its operations reflect Metropolitan Theatres' mix of historic properties and modern multiplex amenities. The circuit continues to pursue next-generation growth through new development, theatre acquisitions, and theatre management services.

Paseo Nuevo Cinemas is a movie theatre in Santa Barbara, California, United States, operated within the exhibition circuit of Metropolitan Theatres Corporation. The venue's history is inseparable from that of its parent company, a Los Angeles-based, privately held firm owned by the Corwin family since 1923. Metropolitan Theatres was founded in 1923 by Joseph H. Corwin, who moved to California from Sioux City, Iowa, and opened the company with one theatre, the Broadway, in downtown Los Angeles. His sons, Lawrence and Sherrill, grew with the business, and by the late 1940s Metropolitan had become the dominant motion picture exhibitor in downtown Los Angeles. Sherrill Corwin ultimately became chief executive of the growing circuit and fostered expansion into Palm Springs and Santa Barbara, California. Metropolitan's largest area of concentration is in Santa Barbara County, where it has operated since 1950 — the regional market that includes Paseo Nuevo Cinemas. In the mid-1960s, Metropolitan was among the first exhibition circuits in the nation to venture into a Spanish language film policy, both in subtitle form for American movies and in Spanish for Mexican-produced films. The company continues to operate a Spanish language theatre in greater Los Angeles, California. In September 2003, the company formed Metro/Rocky Mountain Cinemas, which operate state-of-the-art cinemas in the Denver, Colorado DMA of Loveland, Colorado. Bruce C. Corwin, the company's Chairman and CEO, led Metropolitan for 40 years and passed away on November 4, 2021. His son, David, is Metropolitan's President and represents the fourth generation of the Corwin family to run the company. Metropolitan currently operates a diverse collection of historic properties and state-of-the-art multiplexes among its 10 theatres, 52 screens, and two IMAX auditoriums in California and Colorado. The company is focused on achieving its next generation growth plan through new development, theatre acquisitions, and providing theatre management services. Within this circuit, Paseo Nuevo Cinemas serves the downtown Santa Barbara market, located in the Paseo Nuevo district. As a venue brand it carries the identity of a local cinema within a family-run regional chain rather than that of an independent company. Its programming and operations reflect the parent circuit's mix of historic properties and modern multiplex amenities, and its presence reinforces Metropolitan's long-standing concentration in Santa Barbara County.

• 2021

  Bruce C. Corwin, Chairman and CEO for 40 years, passes away on November 4, 2021; his son David becomes President.

• 2003

  In September 2003, the company forms Metro/Rocky Mountain Cinemas, operating cinemas in the Denver, Colorado DMA of Loveland, Colorado.

• 1965

  In the mid-1960s, Metropolitan is among the first U.S. exhibition circuits to adopt a Spanish language film policy.

• 1950

  Metropolitan begins operating in Santa Barbara County, California, its largest area of concentration.

• 1940

  By the late 1940s, Metropolitan becomes the dominant motion picture exhibitor in downtown Los Angeles.

• 1923

  Joseph H. Corwin founds Metropolitan Theatres Corporation with one theatre, the Broadway, in downtown Los Angeles.

A local cinema within Metropolitan Theatres' family-owned regional exhibition circuit, serving downtown Santa Barbara as part of the company's core Santa Barbara County market.

• Paseo Nuevo Cinemas

  Movie theatre in Santa Barbara, California, part of the Metropolitan Theatres circuit.

• Metropolitan Theatres circuit

  10 theatres, 52 screens, and two IMAX auditoriums in California and Colorado.

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