Blue Star Shopping Center

The Blue Star Shopping Center that has been providing patrons from Watchung and Scotch Plains with shopping and recreation or years is undergoing massive redevelopment in 2024.

Here are some glimpses of its past.

Shopping

Caldors

50's Car Club in late 1970's in in front of Korvetts Tire Bobby Cole Pinterest

Recreation

Blue Star Cinema

The Cinema opened July 15, 1964 in the Blue Star Shopping Center. The opening movie was Peter Sellers in “A Shot in the Dark”. It was twinned on August 29, 1973. On November 4, 1977 it became a triple screen theatre. On October 22, 1982 it was expanded to 4-screens and closed as the Blue Star 1-4 Cinemas in 1998.

from Cinema Treasures the most comprehensive source of info on Blue Star Cinema

Now Open! Two theaters in on Convenient Location
Blue Star
Stone Killing staring Charles Bronson
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New Cinema at Blue Star Opens Towmorrow
Smoking Section
Plush Seats
’Hi-Fi Sound
Art Gallery
Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer in
A shot in the Dark
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Refreshment stand at General Cinema Theaters Blue Star
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Ad for General Cinema Theater Blue Star Cinema:
Dudly Moore in “Arthur” & Faye Dunaway in “Mommy Dearest”
Burt Reynolds in The End
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From the George Falkowski collection

from Facebook John Damrow Dec 23, 2013 Remember The Blue Star Cinema

Bowling & Video Games

Game Stop at Blue star by Josh on Flickr Feb 22 2012
While checking if photo of Korvette Tire was in the Blue Star Mall/Shopping Center, came across this post that comments on the shape of the building