My name is Laurie LeBoeuf, and I am the current manager of the Pines Theatre, owned by Carmike Cinemas out of Georgia. I just wanted everyone to know how happy it makes me that my theatre should and is being recognized as a historical building. It was actually never recognized as one. I recently became the manager a little less than a year ago, and it has been my goal since then to try to repair the building as much as possible (which, I have discovered, is VERY difficult to do with older buildings) until I can get it in decent enough shape where I can present it to the historical society (and not feel ashamed). It has been through some rough times, and it breaks my heart to see what has happened to it over the past few years. Carmike Cinemas, because they have budgets for all of their theatres, cannot afford major renovations on my little one-screen and so repairs are slow and sometimes never approved. So it is my hope to get the approval of the historical society. Maybe then we can get the funding we deserve to revive the theatre back into its original glory.
Mr. Rosser, actually, is not deceased, as many people believe. He had a non-fatal heart attack while at work, but he recovered and has since retired and moved to another state. Not one manager since him has lived up to his name, but I am determined to stick around and become known as the “old lady”!
Anyway, thank everyone so, SO much for your appreciation of my diamond-in-the-rough! Feel free to come by and have a chat with me! I’d love to hear anyone’s ideas as to how I can get more significant renovations up and moving! :)
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My name is Laurie LeBoeuf, and I am the current manager of the Pines Theatre, owned by Carmike Cinemas out of Georgia. I just wanted everyone to know how happy it makes me that my theatre should and is being recognized as a historical building. It was actually never recognized as one. I recently became the manager a little less than a year ago, and it has been my goal since then to try to repair the building as much as possible (which, I have discovered, is VERY difficult to do with older buildings) until I can get it in decent enough shape where I can present it to the historical society (and not feel ashamed). It has been through some rough times, and it breaks my heart to see what has happened to it over the past few years. Carmike Cinemas, because they have budgets for all of their theatres, cannot afford major renovations on my little one-screen and so repairs are slow and sometimes never approved. So it is my hope to get the approval of the historical society. Maybe then we can get the funding we deserve to revive the theatre back into its original glory.
Mr. Rosser, actually, is not deceased, as many people believe. He had a non-fatal heart attack while at work, but he recovered and has since retired and moved to another state. Not one manager since him has lived up to his name, but I am determined to stick around and become known as the “old lady”!
Anyway, thank everyone so, SO much for your appreciation of my diamond-in-the-rough! Feel free to come by and have a chat with me! I’d love to hear anyone’s ideas as to how I can get more significant renovations up and moving! :)