Columbia Square Cinemas

4020 Washington Road,
Augusta, GA 30907

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TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on February 25, 2010 at 6:07 pm

Good job Robin.Keep them coming!

robinmitcham
robinmitcham on February 25, 2010 at 5:57 pm

Hahaha…I didn’t know his Dad, but I’m glad Bill was there to warn me about him!!!

I will keep checking on the Add A Photo thing…I will add the pictures as soon as it will let me.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 25, 2010 at 5:41 pm

I wish there was some way to get Robin’s great pictures up at the beginning of all the comments,so folks would know she has pictures of our ABC THEATRES in Augusta, Thanks Robin.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 25, 2010 at 5:03 pm

I liked Chuck Dray alot,I had to find out the hard way about Tom D.. I have just about evrything ready to mail,but the zerox copy of the color picture of the HILLTOP DRIVE-in,didn’t look good so i am going have a color one for you to put on CT and thn you can have copy in color to keep.

robinmitcham
robinmitcham on February 23, 2010 at 6:49 pm

Why does that name just keep coming up lately??? Grrrr… LOL

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 23, 2010 at 5:34 pm

Yeah, I just got to get Robin a better picture of PANTHER, Robin, those are great stories on the HILLTOP; are crying out to be placed on the HILLTOP SITE. I have quite a bit,but i never worked there. The swings you swang on are in EVANS,GA. Tom Dray’s dad as the projectionist there and when hey closed p he took them to his home for his kids.Last time i drove by,the white swings were still upright. If you have any stories from your folks get them on. I know Nick and TSLOEWS are waiting.

Nunzienick
Nunzienick on February 23, 2010 at 5:07 pm

Wow! Those are some really great shots of Columbia Square…thanks Robin!! I especially like the National Hills opening day group photo…and the shot of the Imperial with “Closed” being placed on the marquee is very sad. And Mike… your “Revenge Of The Pink Panther” marquee is now immortalized forever on CT!

robinmitcham
robinmitcham on February 23, 2010 at 4:39 pm

That’s great Mike! You know my Dad worked at the drive ins before I was born. He had friends in the business forever. I remember going to the Hilltop on some Saturday mornings to play when I was little. I think his name was Harold Ferguson used to let my brothers shoot their bb guns and ride their little motorcycle over there. He would feed us bbq sandwiches at the concession stand. We thought it was so funny cause he put them in hotdog buns. No southern mama ever made sandwiches in hotdog buns! LOL

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 23, 2010 at 4:33 pm

Jan 7 1982,i have been gone for two years and movies are still playing at COLUMBIA 1 and 2 Theatres. Columbia 1 has the Jane Fonda movie “ROLLOVER” rated R Ms.Fonda only had a few movies to play there. second run on “COMING HOME” second run on “THE CHINA SYNDOME” and first run on “NINE TO FIVE”.For the record I was there for the first three. Story somewhere above on Dog in booth barking during “COMING HOME” Can’t make it up. Columbia 2 is playing a very good “ABSENCE OF MALICE”. i want to say this movie opened at NationalHills.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 23, 2010 at 4:23 pm

TLSLOEWS! when i go to search on STARLITE DRIVE-in It says no results or something like that.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 23, 2010 at 4:12 pm

Okay Robin.The pressure is on you! I am sending you a picture of the HILLTOP DRIVE-in[one of your favorites] WEIS drive-in.Skyview DRIVE in and the DANIEL VILLAGE. And Southgate Cinema if i can find it.
You are doing a great service to these lost and often forgotten pieces of Augusta History.
The picture of the Box Office at the IMPERIAL I am making two copies one for me,and the IMPERIAL THEATRE said they would love a copy. I will have them in the mail.

robinmitcham
robinmitcham on February 22, 2010 at 7:55 pm

It’s not hard work Mike and I don’t mind doing it. Black and white pictures should be ok…after I scan them I try to edit them to make them look the best I can. Sometimes it helps a lot.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 22, 2010 at 6:54 pm

Good, i will make a few copies and send RObin a gift card for all her work and i guess NIck Too.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on February 22, 2010 at 6:42 pm

Black and White would be alright.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 22, 2010 at 6:36 pm

I am looking at my marquee AGAIN. I got some to send pictures from All our theatres. Do you think Black and white would look okay,because it would be cheaper to copy. Like us dressing up playing the MARX BROTHERS on a double feature of the MARX Brothers.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 22, 2010 at 6:36 pm

I am looking at my marquee AGAIN. I got some to send pictures from All our theatres. Do you think Black and white would look okay,because it would be cheaper to copy. Like us dressing up playing the MARX BROTHERS on a double feature of the MARX Brothers.

robinmitcham
robinmitcham on February 22, 2010 at 5:42 pm

Hahaha…glad you like them…I’ll put on whatever you can get me copies of. BTW…you know we said we were going to have another reunion, but we never decided who was gouing to put it together…WHO??? I’ll do whatever.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on February 22, 2010 at 5:41 pm

Your the MAN MIKE! Like your Red Jacket.You spell good too.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 22, 2010 at 5:35 pm

Those are MY MARQUEES. No one did them BUT ME. I got a good one “REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER” if i can talk Robin into putting another on. I am still staring at them.

robinmitcham
robinmitcham on February 22, 2010 at 5:09 pm

Hahaha…I don’t even remember that…but I did want to let you know that you now officially have Columbia 1 & 2 pictures online!!! Check em out folks!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinmitcham/?saved=1

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 22, 2010 at 5:02 pm

Robin,this goody was in the stack of papers now I want to make this clear I am no longer here this is Mr.Anderson’s movie from PLITT THEATRES MEMO “ RICHARD ANDERSON RECENTLY RENTED HIS THEATRE[wait a minute!his theatre didn’t you guys do all his work!]To a JEWISH LADIES ORGANIZATION FOR A SPECIAL SHOWING OF "THE CHOSEN”.“THE CHOSEN” has special appeal to those of the Judaism faith.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 22, 2010 at 3:44 pm

Thank-you Robin for a great ABC-PLITT theatre reunion 2010,and the pictures on the NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE site from our party are GREAT!

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on February 17, 2010 at 7:40 pm

Why was he mad. He was married to a beautiful lady! Yeah, i wouldn’t have lasted a week with Mr. anderson.