I KNOW i HAVE a book of movie passes and if I find them Iwill pass my address along and you can write and i will be glad to send you quite a few.It is a whole book of passes.I saw them not long ago,so i just got to figure out where!
The passes are from the EXPRESSWAY DRIVE IN.
Yeah, I heard the same thing from my city manager,However, no one here ever really wanted one so i the pick of one sheets. I had heard from the old projectionist at THE SKYVIEW DRIVE in that the base of the screen had a stock room full of stills,one sheets etc.
I guess that was that way everywhere. I stopped by an old downtown theatre in a south Georgia town on my way to Jacksonville for GA. FLA GAME ON US 1 AND SPOTTED A THEATRE THAT HAD BEEN CLOSED I BET FOR years and you could look in and TISLOEWS there were one sheets still in the frames. You could look through a big picture window and see the theatre managers office with stacks of paper still on the desk. I came real close to finding a exit door. I have been lucky getting in old theatres {seeKNOX THEATRE] through the years.
LAST REGULAR movie to play at this ABC SOUTHEASTERN THEATRE was Richard Burton in the lousy THE KLANSMAN rated R. This might have been posted up the line,but i never noticed it when reading all these great experiences.
Dave, it’s a pity you didnot get hired.I hope you got on with another theatre chain.I had the best years of my life at the theatres.I read about people on CT with such a love for the business,but alot of them never working at a Theatre.
The Atlanta paper had big article on the closing with pictures not only of the Drive in ,but also the Projectionist who had been employeed there for years according to the paper. Of course, i cut out the article and have it somewhere in a box of theatre stuff.
Nick, The MANCHESTER DRIVE IN is the drive in i was telling you about being covered up with trees and such. It is on CT.you can read it. Also the Ritz was posted earlier. Hope you see this, I have added a bunch of stories on all my Augusta theatres,somehow they all just came up in my movie theatre mind. Enjoy.
I remember not long after opening COLUMBIA 1 and 2 a Heavy rain came one night and we found quite a bit of water in Columbia One house left of the screen. Improper gutters. We had to rope off several rolls of seats. Funny how that just hit me. And it has to since I can’t get any of my so called theatre buddies here to add stories!
The current stage manager at the Imperial is thinking about doing a KELLY-PEPSI BUDDY CLUB movie series that ran for thousands of children in Augusta. Tim is trying to find out when the first PEPSI Kelly BUDDY CLUB movie series started, I thought about 1965- 66?
To be honest,I am not much of a musical movie fan.The only musical i enjoyed was OLIVER. I just remember the horrible reviews on the film. I have not forgotten the EXPRESSWAY pictures.Iam looking for them.
Yeah, really in Augusta with the Miller and Imperial you would see lines,but not like Nashville.My worst experience with lines was in the Mall and were constantly having to break them so customers could shop in stores in the Mall. When Augusta Mall opened they stated they wanted NO THEATRES in that complex.Yeah, I KNOW you get all the 007’s you lucky dawg.
Dave, I think Jerry Lewis sold his theatres way before 1978. But iam sure someone on CT has the right date. I still wish we would have gotten one in Augusta.
I have added MORE stories that i somehow remember at all the Augusta theatres I worked at. even Daniel Village. Regency 1.2.3. cinemas and Regency Exchange Cinemas,that a friend managed.
IF you get a chance go to GASTON MALL theatre. I have a story there on a Xrated film clip the Projectionist added to a trailer. THose crazy Plitt Theatre guys, I know.
I forgot my John Travolta Dicoboots that i wore with high thick heels making a 5'11'‘ Assistant look at least 6'3". The girls behind the snack bar said they looked tacky.They probably were tacky.For some reason and I just remember it all through those years i was usually in boots. A faze?
THE MASTER GUNFIGHTER opens at the Miller. It is slow one night at the IMPERIAL and David Hyatt, Manager lets me catch a bit. Ron O'Neal outta know better, and Tom Laughlin from Billy Jack FAME is just as bad. Thank goodness we ain’t playing it.
WArner Brothers is re-releasing DIRTY HARRY and MAGNUM FORCE and the IMPERIAL gets both! I was hot.I wanted that at NATIONAL HILLS. For the record Dirty Harry opens first run at the IMperial while National Hills gets Magnum Force for Christmas.
I KNOW i HAVE a book of movie passes and if I find them Iwill pass my address along and you can write and i will be glad to send you quite a few.It is a whole book of passes.I saw them not long ago,so i just got to figure out where!
The passes are from the EXPRESSWAY DRIVE IN.
IN 1956 it was parking 500 cars and was owned at that time by D. Rothstien.
You are right on the 500 cars in 1956 it was owned by F.P.C.C. so in the late 50’s it was open.
IN 1956 The Pines drive in held 400 cars and was owned by P.W. Mahon who owned the PRINCE ALBERT Drive in.it held 300 cars.
Nick, go to HILLSBORO Drive in , i have some stories for you to see.
Yeah, I heard the same thing from my city manager,However, no one here ever really wanted one so i the pick of one sheets. I had heard from the old projectionist at THE SKYVIEW DRIVE in that the base of the screen had a stock room full of stills,one sheets etc.
I guess that was that way everywhere. I stopped by an old downtown theatre in a south Georgia town on my way to Jacksonville for GA. FLA GAME ON US 1 AND SPOTTED A THEATRE THAT HAD BEEN CLOSED I BET FOR years and you could look in and TISLOEWS there were one sheets still in the frames. You could look through a big picture window and see the theatre managers office with stacks of paper still on the desk. I came real close to finding a exit door. I have been lucky getting in old theatres {seeKNOX THEATRE] through the years.
LAST REGULAR movie to play at this ABC SOUTHEASTERN THEATRE was Richard Burton in the lousy THE KLANSMAN rated R. This might have been posted up the line,but i never noticed it when reading all these great experiences.
Dave, it’s a pity you didnot get hired.I hope you got on with another theatre chain.I had the best years of my life at the theatres.I read about people on CT with such a love for the business,but alot of them never working at a Theatre.
The Atlanta paper had big article on the closing with pictures not only of the Drive in ,but also the Projectionist who had been employeed there for years according to the paper. Of course, i cut out the article and have it somewhere in a box of theatre stuff.
Nick, also have a cute little story on GASTON MALL when we talked the projectionist to edit a frame of prono in a trailer. Boys will be boys.
Nick, The MANCHESTER DRIVE IN is the drive in i was telling you about being covered up with trees and such. It is on CT.you can read it. Also the Ritz was posted earlier. Hope you see this, I have added a bunch of stories on all my Augusta theatres,somehow they all just came up in my movie theatre mind. Enjoy.
I remember not long after opening COLUMBIA 1 and 2 a Heavy rain came one night and we found quite a bit of water in Columbia One house left of the screen. Improper gutters. We had to rope off several rolls of seats. Funny how that just hit me. And it has to since I can’t get any of my so called theatre buddies here to add stories!
The current stage manager at the Imperial is thinking about doing a KELLY-PEPSI BUDDY CLUB movie series that ran for thousands of children in Augusta. Tim is trying to find out when the first PEPSI Kelly BUDDY CLUB movie series started, I thought about 1965- 66?
To be honest,I am not much of a musical movie fan.The only musical i enjoyed was OLIVER. I just remember the horrible reviews on the film. I have not forgotten the EXPRESSWAY pictures.Iam looking for them.
tisloews. Go to Weis Cinema Centre and read a story that MIGHT make you cry.
Yeah, really in Augusta with the Miller and Imperial you would see lines,but not like Nashville.My worst experience with lines was in the Mall and were constantly having to break them so customers could shop in stores in the Mall. When Augusta Mall opened they stated they wanted NO THEATRES in that complex.Yeah, I KNOW you get all the 007’s you lucky dawg.
Dave, I think Jerry Lewis sold his theatres way before 1978. But iam sure someone on CT has the right date. I still wish we would have gotten one in Augusta.
I have added MORE stories that i somehow remember at all the Augusta theatres I worked at. even Daniel Village. Regency 1.2.3. cinemas and Regency Exchange Cinemas,that a friend managed.
Geez, I forgot my three piece white suit,like Steve Martin which I wore quite a bit.
IF you get a chance go to GASTON MALL theatre. I have a story there on a Xrated film clip the Projectionist added to a trailer. THose crazy Plitt Theatre guys, I know.
I forgot my John Travolta Dicoboots that i wore with high thick heels making a 5'11'‘ Assistant look at least 6'3". The girls behind the snack bar said they looked tacky.They probably were tacky.For some reason and I just remember it all through those years i was usually in boots. A faze?
HAS anyone EVER seen A MAN CALLED NOON? Could it be one of the worst western movies ever made?
THE MASTER GUNFIGHTER opens at the Miller. It is slow one night at the IMPERIAL and David Hyatt, Manager lets me catch a bit. Ron O'Neal outta know better, and Tom Laughlin from Billy Jack FAME is just as bad. Thank goodness we ain’t playing it.
Okay,I knew it couldn’t be this smut house. Did you like the Remake on LOST HORIZON iknow a lot of folks thought it was a turkey.
WArner Brothers is re-releasing DIRTY HARRY and MAGNUM FORCE and the IMPERIAL gets both! I was hot.I wanted that at NATIONAL HILLS. For the record Dirty Harry opens first run at the IMperial while National Hills gets Magnum Force for Christmas.