The Regent was originally located at Atlantic and Lincoln Ave. In 1921, Bill Hunt purchased and moved the wood structure to the Boardwalk at Garfield Ave. Two decades later, the theater was redesigned (in concrete) by architect William Harold Lee. The Regent closed its doors in 1977 and was promplty reconfigured into the Boardwalk Mall.
Renowned for its classic Art Deco facade and prominent location on bustling Atlantic Ave., the Shore opened as a single-screen theater in the fall of 1939. Three decades later, it became a twin theater; it would eventually become part of the 'Shore 4' complex along with its next door neighbor, the Blaker Theater. For the bulk of its nearly six-decade existence, the Shore was considered the premier movie theater in the Wildwoods.