Carmike Plaza 6
3416 McClellum Boulevard,
Anniston,
AL
36201
3416 McClellum Boulevard,
Anniston,
AL
36201
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The Plaza 3 opened in November of 1977 located on McClellum Boulevard in the Anniston Plaza. When the theatre opened it was operated by Fairlane/Litchfield theatres. United Artists later took over operations and then it finally became a Carmike house.
It was converted to a four-plex in 1982, a five-plex in 1984 and finally a six-plex in 1986. In 2000 when the AmStar opened Carmike relegated the Plaza 6 to a discount sub run house. It was closed in 2006.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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I read that this theater opened as a triplex on November 23, 1977 and the opening night movies were, “Star Wars”, “Damnation Alley”, and “The Other Side of Midnight”.
Here through here are photos from September 2006 of the Plaza. The theatre closed sometime earlier this year.
It’s nice to find this information and thanks for those pictures posted. I remember when the Plaza expanded to a four-plex and seeing “Jaws 3-D” in the newer theater. After the theater closed, it was converted into a family entertainment center called Beyond Imagination. They turned the theaters into surreal rooms for laser tag, miniature golf and an arcade, while retaining one theater as a movie hall for showing second-run movies. These pictures are from November 2007:
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When I visited, I was told the other projectors were still there and used for spare parts. A stage was built in front of the movie screen for bands:
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They also operated the concession stand with a popcorn machine and soda fountain.
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Sadly, Beyond Imagination apparently did not last long, as Google Street View images from 2008 show the location vacant and the sign without a marquee.
Also of note, there was a theater in Mobile, Alabama called the Dauphin Street Cinemas that was built exactly like Plaza in Anniston. That building was demolished in the early 2000s.
Closed, now a church.
Hmm, was this place different from the Carmike Cinema 6 at 5804 Weaver Road
Different place altogether, the building at 5804 Weaver is the Kingdom Place Ministry, the former theatre building at 3415 McClellum Blvd. is Beyond Imagination and still uses the roadside marquee.
Beyond Imagination closed in 2008 and it became a church.
http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/5802446/article-From-movie-theater-to-ministry
Thanks for the link. I’m glad the building is still there.