Center Theater

138 Sunset Avenue,
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

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dsavage
dsavage on May 28, 2012 at 3:59 pm

To Bevo: I worked at the Center Theatre from 1965 through college until 1971. It was a great place to work. I cannot get the picture of the Center you posted from the late 80’s to come open. Could you please send it to my email address . Thank you.

Bevo
Bevo on April 25, 2012 at 9:51 am

To Ed Solero

I worked at the Center thru high school (1956-60) and HF Kincey also owned a drive-in there name Tower. Your photo may be the Tower or the other local drive-in, Skyvue. To the best of my knowledge, those were the only drive-ins in town.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 18, 2010 at 8:54 am

There is some history on this theatre at this link.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on February 6, 2010 at 12:33 am

This theate was operated by Wilby-Kincey thru 1969 and then ABC until its closing in 1975.

atmos
atmos on December 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

This theatre was an atmospheric and opened 12 June 1937.The architect was Erle G. Stillwell and the address was 138 Sunset Avenue.

lostmemory
lostmemory on May 5, 2009 at 11:24 am

Here is another 1986 photo.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 9, 2009 at 9:44 pm

1986 photo of the Center Theatre.
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Ed Solero
Ed Solero on October 11, 2006 at 10:51 am

I don’t see a listing for a drive-in theater in Rocky Mount, but I did find this haunting image of some long gone and derilect drive-in screen and speaker stand overtaken by weeds and the ravages of time. Anyone know what this might have been?

Patsy
Patsy on July 24, 2006 at 5:11 pm

This theatre sounded very quaint in a quaint NC community. It being art deco made it very special, imo, and now it is gone forever like so many others.