Cobb Center 6
2120 South Cobb Drive,
Smyrna,
GA
30082
2120 South Cobb Drive,
Smyrna,
GA
30082
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Started out as a single screen, got twinned, added two more auditoriums on the back, the had the original divided up into four for a total of six screens. Was a Georgia Theater Co. property, they sold to UA, then it went to a private operator for a while.
The guy who owned Septum tried to build a new chain, Kings Cinemas, and started with this location. Did a decent job refurbishing the place and made a decent go at it for a while but later closed. Last I was by it was condemned. I can still remember “Gone with the Wind” on it’s giant original screen, just before the first TV showing in the 70’s.
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Raymond Stewart
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Memories of Marietta (also talks about theater):
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Newspaper ad from 1964 and a nice write up on “A Hard Days Night.”
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Write up on the 1964 single strip presentation of How The West Was Won at the Cobb with newspaper ad:
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I worked at Cobb Center 6 back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. I loved that job! It saddened me when it closed down but it was bound to happen. Too many new big chains with stadium seating and more screens. Come join the Cobb Center 6 Facebook group if you want to reminisce! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=90742341817
This is the first theater I can remember going to; I remember seeing Goldfinger there when I was 3 years old. I remember really wanting to see the Beatles' Let It Be when it was playing there in 1970, but my parents wouldn’t take me, darn it. I have lots of fond memories of this theater, so sorry to hear that its condemned now.
More photos.
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Here a aerial photo.
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Here a photo
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Boxoffice of December 7, 1964, ran this brief item about the air conditioning system in the new Cobb Center Theatre. There is a photo of the auditorium. The caption places the theater in Marietta rather than Smyrna, but it must be this house.
This opened on July 24th, 1964. I have uploaded an grand opening ad here. It was the first cinema to open in the county after the war.