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raysson commented about Happy 30th birthday, Superman!!! on Dec 15, 2008 at 12:07 pm

In Durham,its exclusive showing at the Northgate Theatre(aka Northgate Twin Theatres)brought it record breaking crowds and sold out several performances. I remember “Superman” playing here in December of 1978,and the lines for the matinee shows were around the corner of the shopping center. Its wasn’t shown in 70MM,but it did have a large auditorium with a super widescreen and was shown in 35MM.

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raysson commented about Terrace Theatres at Friendly Center on Nov 29, 2008 at 3:48 pm

The TERRACE THEATRES at Friendly Center closed in the late 1990’s. The original site on where the cinema stood is now a Romano’s Italian Restaurant. The TERRACE was replaced by the Grande Cinemas at Friendly Center,which is a huge 16-screen theatre that opened in early 2001.

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raysson on Nov 26, 2008 at 10:27 am

Located at the intersection of South Church Street and Huffman Mill Road across from the Holly Hill Mall. The theatre has been demolished and a Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse and a strip mall has been replaced where the Terrace Theatres once stood.

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raysson commented about Carousel Cinemas at Alamance Crossing on Nov 26, 2008 at 10:23 am

Alamance Crossing Cinemas replaced The West End Cinemas which closed its doors in early 2008.

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raysson commented about Center Theatre 4 on Nov 22, 2008 at 5:09 pm

FYI: MISCORRECTION: Movies like “The Empire Strikes Back”,and “Return of the Jedi” were NEVER shown in 70MM when it played at the Center. However,the largest auditorium,which had the a capacity seating of over 800,did have a huge widescreen(that was ideal for showing 70MM films).
“The Empire Strikes Back”,and “The Return of the Jedi”,were shown on a super widescreen,but were shown in 35MM.

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raysson commented about Center Theatre 4 on Nov 21, 2008 at 12:23 pm

Was formerly the Duke University Surplus Store.
Has been recently converted into a Christian Church.

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raysson commented about Cardinal Theatres I & II on Nov 17, 2008 at 1:20 pm

Several movies that were shown in 70MM at the Cardinal were “The Empire Strikes Back”, “E.T.”, and 2 Indiana Jones movies “Temple of Doom”,and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. The largest auditorium seated over 600,but the played to capacity crowds,some of them actually parked in the mall parking lot and walked across the street to the theatre.

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raysson commented about Coronet Theater on Nov 17, 2008 at 1:07 pm

Wasn’t another venue Atlanta cinema “The Columbia Theatre” located on Peachtree Street in Downtown Atlanta?

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raysson on Nov 8, 2008 at 5:18 pm

Between the Sunrise Theatre and the Town and Country Cinema I & II,at one time were the only theatres available between Sanford, Fayetteville and as far as Rockingham, NC for movie entertainment.

TOWN AND COUNTRY I & II THEATRES:
Were at one time owned and operated by Martin Theatres and later part of Carmike Cinemas.

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raysson commented about Raleighwood Cinema Grill on Nov 5, 2008 at 12:11 pm

Formerly the Falls Village Twin Theatres.

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raysson commented about Northgate Twin Theatres on Nov 5, 2008 at 11:59 am

The auditorium when the Northgate Theatre was a single screen cinema was incredibly huge!!!

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raysson commented about Eastland Mall Cinemas on Nov 5, 2008 at 11:55 am

I heard also that they closed the Harris Teeter store earlier this year which is in the Plaza part of Eastland Mall(facing Central Avenue).

Eastland Mall was a happening place in its day,but that has really change now that the cinema has closed its doors forever.

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raysson commented about Starlite Drive-In on Oct 29, 2008 at 2:32 pm

There is speculation that the drive-in will be demolished. The Starlite Drive-In Theatre has closed its doors forever,making it one of the last of the remaining drive-in theatres to operate in the Durham area and in the Triangle. The last of the dinosaurs.

The ONLY drive-in theatre that is still operational in the Triangle area is the Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre located in Henderson,NC(about a good 45 miles from Durham in Vance County)

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raysson commented about Carmike Yorktowne Twin on Oct 29, 2008 at 2:16 pm

Also known as the Yorktowne Twin.

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raysson commented about Northgate Twin Theatres on Oct 26, 2008 at 12:58 pm

The Northgate Theatre open in 1962 as a single screen theatre with a huge widescreen auditorium and it remain that way until 1976 when the original auditorium was split in two making it a twin cinema.

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raysson commented about Blackbox Theater on Oct 16, 2008 at 12:58 pm

Tryon Mall Theatre was owned and operated by ABC Southeastern Theatres and later on by Plitt Theatres(which at one time owned and operated Park Terrace Cinemas). I do remember the Tryon Mall. It was huge.
They have the largest Woolworth’s Department Store I ever saw(it was called Woolco). Sorta like K-Mart but like a 1960’s version of a SuperTarget.

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raysson commented about Northgate Twin Theatres on Oct 16, 2008 at 12:47 pm

Once known as the Beautiful Northgate Theatre.

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raysson commented about Carmike Willowdaile Cinema 8 on Oct 16, 2008 at 12:46 pm

The Willowdaile Cinemas was one of several Durham theatres at the time(which included The Center,Carmike 7,Yorktowne,South Square Mall Cinemas 4,and the Ram Triple)that had evening shows only and matinees only on Saturday and Sunday. They also had(under Carmike Cinemas policy)matinees available on holidays.

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raysson commented about Ambassador Theatre on Sep 30, 2008 at 12:09 pm

The site of the RBC Center Building now stands where the Ambassador Theatre once stood in Downtown Raleigh along Fayetteville Street.

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raysson on Sep 18, 2008 at 1:05 pm

The last picture show at the Village Plaza Theatre in 2003 was an Arnold Schwarzenegger flick..Terminator 3,when it was a five-screen multiplex.

The Southpoint Cinema 16,The Movies at Timberlyne,and the Wynnsong Cinemas not to mention the Movies at the Lumina,gave way for the closing of this great theatre which was a Durham-Chapel Hill favorite for more than 23 years.

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raysson commented about Cardinal Theatres I & II on Sep 18, 2008 at 12:57 pm

The Bonefish Seafood Grill and Blockbuster Video now stands where the Cardinal Theatre once stood. The Regal Cinema North Hills 14 has replaced the once classic Cardinal Theatre which was a Raleigh favorite for years!!!

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raysson commented about Union Station Movie Theaters To Close on Sep 18, 2008 at 12:55 pm

The last of the grand movie houses in DC…..The Union Station 9 Cinemas. Also want to add to this the theatres owned by Cineplex Odeon/K-B Theatres….
Which was the K-B Cinema, The Fine Arts, Odeon Circle,
and Tenley Square. Not to mention the Key Theatre near Georgetown.

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raysson commented about Carmike Yorktowne Twin on Sep 16, 2008 at 9:43 am

A Lot of blockbuster films played here at the Yorktowne. The theatre had the premiere exclusive showing of “Star Wars”,which played for seven months at this theatre to record breaking crowds. Other movies that played here at the Yorktowne Theatre were
“The Godfather”,“Lady Sings The Blues”,“Chinatown”,
“The Godfather:Part II”,“Jaws”,“Star Trek:The Motion Picture”,“Star Trek III”,“Star Trek IV”,“The Untouchables”,“The Shining”,and “Nightmare on Elm Street”. A combination of first-run features and grindhouse cinema played at the Yorktowne.

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raysson commented about South Square Mall Cinemas I, II, III, IV on Sep 9, 2008 at 8:06 am

The theatre was on the lower level of the shopping center next to JC Penney.

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raysson commented about Carmike Yorktowne Twin on Sep 4, 2008 at 10:53 am

Was converted into a church after it folded and nowadays it sits in decay. The Yorktowne could be a great second arthouse theatre to the Carolina Theatre-Downtown Durham. It had the huge widescreen in its time and the size of the auditorium to boot.