We were set for a JERRY LEWIS THEATRE here in Augusta,Ga. But when Georgia Theatres heard the news they quickly built SOUTHGATE CINEMA. I wonder how often this happens,Make plans for an area then have the locals expand to keep you out of the market.
Now playing WEIS SANDY SPRINGS is THE GROOVE TUBE. rated R. Shows at 3 ,4:45, 6:30 , 8:10 and 9;45.
WEIS CINEMAS in Atlanta in Oct. 19 1974 are PEACHTREE BATTLE, SANDY SPRINGS, WEIS CANDLER 1 and 2 cinemas, ATLANTA THEATRE, WEIS DORAVILLE , BROADVIEW 1 and 2 cinemas, and FINE ART. Albert Weis owned walk ins and drive ins in Augusta,Macon,and Savannah is home of operations.
Tisloews, Just read your life as a theatre manager. I was making $200.00 a week at GCC as an assistant! but that was 1982- 83. I am sure you got a per centage of concession something an assistant was not getting at GCC. With all the hours we had to put in on salary it came to about $1.25 an hour with Kid Shows.Reg.Features and those midnight shows every GCC had to run!
I have Shots the concessionstand remodeled in the 60’s. Afew marquee shots. today, that old concessionstand is long gone and its open into the theatre. I have a shot of the BoxOffice at National Hills before it was opened to the public. I have opening night picture of the marquee I found in the booth. Various shots of the crew,but i don’t think folks would really want to see a bunch of cutting up in the lobby at National Hills. Have a few shots of Columbia 1 and 2.also. I guess i shouldn’t have even mentioned it because now i have to get these on.I don’t have clue how much a battery costs.
Iam at the mercy of a 17 year old daughter that knows how to do such things. When they get on I think you will like them. I just wished you would have snapped a few shots of your theatre days.
I am waiting for a battery still for the camera to send the pics. I really have quite a few of the IMPERIAL from the 60’s to the 70’s. I found some negatives of the Imperial At National Hills in the booth.It was pictures of the promotion for FIREBALL 500. I will get these on as soon as possible.
i have a good friend and we thought no one in the world would give a flip about exploring old theatres when we could slip in an old rotten exit door. Stomp in high grass watching for snakes at old drive in sites. When he told me about CT i just could not believe it.
I spent about 7 years in the Business before it went to pot. Even today i find it hard to believe there are other old theatre dawgs like Nick and myself. I always try to add truthful insight to any site i visit on CT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS GANG.
Well, THE KENWOOD DRIVE – IN deserves a bit more and here is a little history for Rozwell. In the late 50’s when Louisville had 5 drive ins, The KENWOOD was one of the large ones with parking for 700 cars.It was owned by W. Fields.
I remember once GCC wanted to know how seats were in each Augusta Theatre. Well, I knew all the seats in the Plitt theatres having worked there. Called the WEIS CINEMA CENTRE and they gave me the number of seats. Called MASTERS 4, the manager,Brenda who knew me and i thought wouldn’t say no said “I ain’t telling GCC any such thing!” end of story. WE guessed about 400,400, 125,& 125. I bet i did not miss it by much. I never Liked Georgia Theatres.
Mr.Tinney has booked a twenty serial cliffhangers to run with our Midnight Shows. Then thinks Maybe,KID SHOWS? Either way the cans set in booth at COLUMBIA ONE for months before anyone Asks were they are . We never show the first one.
Another Richard Hamilton story. One night while visiting John Mackey .Charles Bruni came up with the idea of putting a frame of 35mm film of a nude lady taken from a adult movie Richard had run and place it in a film to see if we could see it
Old drive in operators used to show one frame of food and Hamburger sells went up at the Drive in.
Richard,not wanting to go to the trouble of putting it in a feature He had a trailer of RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE and he spliced it in and ran the 3 minute trailer. I thought i saw the picture of the nude lady. But we were expecting to see it. He shipped the trailer out with the nude left in. TRUE THEATRE STORY.
IN 1956 it parked 1000 cars as written above,but it was owned by COMMONWEALTH THEATRES. Kansas City must not have been much of a Drive in town. Only 5 Drive-ins? COMMOMWEALTH owned quite a few screens in the SHOW ME STATE.
NATIONAL HILLS has the Honor of playing First run the CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB with JAMES STEWART and HENRY FONDA. It would be one of the last great Westerns both men would make. 1970. Rated GP.
Cinema Treasures powers to be this Theatre REGENCY 1.2.3. needs to listed in the GCC chains on the site.I never could find it. Regency Exchange was posted but no REGENCY TRIPLE.
Barry, if you decide to write about the theatres ; cinema treasures has all the GCC theatres listed under chains,But i never noticed Regency 1.2.3. listed. I could have overlooked it.There are so many. You might tell Charles that GEORGIA SQUARE CINEMAS 1.2.3.4. are listed.I hope he could add more to Zack’s memory.We owe him that much for being a hell of a theatre manager and close friend. My son Sean has his middle name Craig!
Nick,did you PLANET OF THE APES at the Flordia? I saw it at the Miller.A minor Tornado came through town and we didn’t even notice it until we got West of Town.It never knocked the power off.I remember my 5th grade teacher telling us about the movie.
I have a copy of the Davis Cone book, He is from Augusta,Ga. and grew up in the same movie houses he did. A great artist and book.
We were set for a JERRY LEWIS THEATRE here in Augusta,Ga. But when Georgia Theatres heard the news they quickly built SOUTHGATE CINEMA. I wonder how often this happens,Make plans for an area then have the locals expand to keep you out of the market.
There was also a single screen called WEIS CINEMA located at Peachtree and 13th ave. In Atlanta.
Now playing WEIS SANDY SPRINGS is THE GROOVE TUBE. rated R. Shows at 3 ,4:45, 6:30 , 8:10 and 9;45.
WEIS CINEMAS in Atlanta in Oct. 19 1974 are PEACHTREE BATTLE, SANDY SPRINGS, WEIS CANDLER 1 and 2 cinemas, ATLANTA THEATRE, WEIS DORAVILLE , BROADVIEW 1 and 2 cinemas, and FINE ART. Albert Weis owned walk ins and drive ins in Augusta,Macon,and Savannah is home of operations.
Tisloews, Just read your life as a theatre manager. I was making $200.00 a week at GCC as an assistant! but that was 1982- 83. I am sure you got a per centage of concession something an assistant was not getting at GCC. With all the hours we had to put in on salary it came to about $1.25 an hour with Kid Shows.Reg.Features and those midnight shows every GCC had to run!
I have Shots the concessionstand remodeled in the 60’s. Afew marquee shots. today, that old concessionstand is long gone and its open into the theatre. I have a shot of the BoxOffice at National Hills before it was opened to the public. I have opening night picture of the marquee I found in the booth. Various shots of the crew,but i don’t think folks would really want to see a bunch of cutting up in the lobby at National Hills. Have a few shots of Columbia 1 and 2.also. I guess i shouldn’t have even mentioned it because now i have to get these on.I don’t have clue how much a battery costs.
Iam at the mercy of a 17 year old daughter that knows how to do such things. When they get on I think you will like them. I just wished you would have snapped a few shots of your theatre days.
I hope to add quite a few of The IMPERIAL.
DOWNHILL RACER with Robert Redford and Gene Hackman opens at Daniel Village in 1969.
I am waiting for a battery still for the camera to send the pics. I really have quite a few of the IMPERIAL from the 60’s to the 70’s. I found some negatives of the Imperial At National Hills in the booth.It was pictures of the promotion for FIREBALL 500. I will get these on as soon as possible.
i have a good friend and we thought no one in the world would give a flip about exploring old theatres when we could slip in an old rotten exit door. Stomp in high grass watching for snakes at old drive in sites. When he told me about CT i just could not believe it.
I spent about 7 years in the Business before it went to pot. Even today i find it hard to believe there are other old theatre dawgs like Nick and myself. I always try to add truthful insight to any site i visit on CT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS GANG.
Well, THE KENWOOD DRIVE – IN deserves a bit more and here is a little history for Rozwell. In the late 50’s when Louisville had 5 drive ins, The KENWOOD was one of the large ones with parking for 700 cars.It was owned by W. Fields.
I think RICHARD BOAZ is operating the MONETTA TWIN DRIVE IN in Monetta,S.C.
Yes, both were released in 1981. We played HEAVY METAL on our Midnight Shows. Don’t think we played AMERICAN POP. I saw it on HBO in the early 80’s.
They were intrested in 1st run. That is why SOUTHGATE and SOUTHSIDE cinemas were not listed above.
I remember once GCC wanted to know how seats were in each Augusta Theatre. Well, I knew all the seats in the Plitt theatres having worked there. Called the WEIS CINEMA CENTRE and they gave me the number of seats. Called MASTERS 4, the manager,Brenda who knew me and i thought wouldn’t say no said “I ain’t telling GCC any such thing!” end of story. WE guessed about 400,400, 125,& 125. I bet i did not miss it by much. I never Liked Georgia Theatres.
Battery is shot on camera, will get pictures on of all three ABC PLITT theatres Augusta.When we get a new Battery.
Mr.Tinney has booked a twenty serial cliffhangers to run with our Midnight Shows. Then thinks Maybe,KID SHOWS? Either way the cans set in booth at COLUMBIA ONE for months before anyone Asks were they are . We never show the first one.
COLUMBIA TWO opens with George Burns and Brooke Shields in JUST YOU AND ME KID. Does some 1st week business,but no OH,GOD.
Another Richard Hamilton story. One night while visiting John Mackey .Charles Bruni came up with the idea of putting a frame of 35mm film of a nude lady taken from a adult movie Richard had run and place it in a film to see if we could see it
Old drive in operators used to show one frame of food and Hamburger sells went up at the Drive in.
Richard,not wanting to go to the trouble of putting it in a feature He had a trailer of RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE and he spliced it in and ran the 3 minute trailer. I thought i saw the picture of the nude lady. But we were expecting to see it. He shipped the trailer out with the nude left in. TRUE THEATRE STORY.
IN 1956 it parked 1000 cars as written above,but it was owned by COMMONWEALTH THEATRES. Kansas City must not have been much of a Drive in town. Only 5 Drive-ins? COMMOMWEALTH owned quite a few screens in the SHOW ME STATE.
NATIONAL HILLS has the Honor of playing First run the CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB with JAMES STEWART and HENRY FONDA. It would be one of the last great Westerns both men would make. 1970. Rated GP.
Cinema Treasures powers to be this Theatre REGENCY 1.2.3. needs to listed in the GCC chains on the site.I never could find it. Regency Exchange was posted but no REGENCY TRIPLE.
Barry, if you decide to write about the theatres ; cinema treasures has all the GCC theatres listed under chains,But i never noticed Regency 1.2.3. listed. I could have overlooked it.There are so many. You might tell Charles that GEORGIA SQUARE CINEMAS 1.2.3.4. are listed.I hope he could add more to Zack’s memory.We owe him that much for being a hell of a theatre manager and close friend. My son Sean has his middle name Craig!
Nick,did you PLANET OF THE APES at the Flordia? I saw it at the Miller.A minor Tornado came through town and we didn’t even notice it until we got West of Town.It never knocked the power off.I remember my 5th grade teacher telling us about the movie.