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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Tennessee » Oak Ridge » Grove Theater

Grove Theater

Oak Ridge, TN
123 Randolph Road
, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 United States
(map)
Status: Open
Screens: Multiplex (8 Screen)
Style: Unknown
Function: Church, Concerts, Live Performances
Seats: 1100
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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This theater was built in 1944, in a city built by the government. I am in the process of researching the history of this theater as well as three others during that time. The cost in 1949 to watch a movie was 9 cents.
Contributed by Dana McDaniel

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The address for the Grove Theatre is 123 Randolph Rd., Oak Ridge, Tn.
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 22, 2004 at 10:08am
Greater Hgtn (WV) Theatre Corp originally owned this location but sold it when a multiplex went in.
posted by TonyRutherford on Jun 25, 2004 at 11:05pm
The theatre website is http://www.thegrovetheater.com/index.php
posted by JackCoursey on Mar 10, 2005 at 7:42pm
There is a calendar for December 1945 showing the movies playing here that month and year:
http://www.childrenofthemanhattanproject.org/COLLECTIONS-C/OR-PRHI/Pages/OR-PDIC-08c.htm
posted by Lost Memory on Jun 14, 2005 at 6:39am
BTW....If you click the left and right arrows at the bottom of the page on that website, you will see similar calendars for the Ridge, Center and Jefferson theaters.
posted by Lost Memory on Jun 14, 2005 at 6:43am
This is a 1940's photo of a Grove theater in Oak Ridge. I hope that its this Grove theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 21, 2006 at 2:01pm
This is from Boxoffice Magazine, October 22, 1944: "OAK RIDGE, TENN-- The Grove Theatre, newest and largest of the three motion picture houses here, has opened its doors. It is located in the western section and will serve also for concert and road attractions playing here. It will seat 1000 persons."
posted by Joe Vogel on Mar 25, 2009 at 7:58pm
The December, 1981, issue of Boxoffice mentions a Grove 1-2-3 Theatre in Oak Ridge, along with the Ridge Theatre, both being operated by the Greater Huntington Theatre Corporation. Does anyone know if this was the original Grove Theatre triplexed? There's also a possibility that the Ridge Theatre was triplexed at a later date.
posted by Joe Vogel on Jun 30, 2009 at 9:14pm
The website link given above takes you to the website for the High Places Church at the Grove, at the same address. The function should be changed to church.
posted by Trolleyguy on Jul 1, 2009 at 6:03am
The Grove Theater was built during the Manhattan Project, which founded Oak Ridge in the first place. It was converted into a three-screen cinema after the war, and remained that way until a major renovation turned it into a crappy generic multi-plex in the 1980s. Extensively remodeled, it is now the home of High Places Church in one auditorium. The other two original auditoriums have been combined into a single space and is used as a venue for concerts and live events.

Following is a link to the Flickr page for the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, showing the Grove, Center, Jefferson and Ridge Theaters in Oak Ridge, all built by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Manhattan Project, 1942-1945. Also, the Skyway Drive-In, circa 1960s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amse/tags/movietheaters/
posted by SeeingI on Aug 7, 2009 at 8:10am
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