Powell Theatre

3551 W. Emory Road,
Powell, TN 37849

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Previously operated by: Carmike Cinemas, Consolidated Theatres

Functions: Retail

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The twin-screen Powell Theatre was opened by the Consolidated Theatre circuit on July 14, 1978. Each screen had 175 seats. It was closed in 2000.

Contributed by Jack Coursey

Recent comments (view all 8 comments)

tntim
tntim on March 15, 2007 at 8:27 am

The Powell Cinema was built as part of a strip shopping center around 1980. It was a twin that each seated 175. It was closed in the late nineties and the space was converted to retail.

SeeingI
SeeingI on January 11, 2011 at 7:42 am

I believe it had three screens at one point. I saw “Return of the Living Dead” here in 1985. The space is now a Knoxville Area Rescue Mission thrift store.

GMNash
GMNash on April 4, 2011 at 8:22 pm

The Powell Twin was always a twin. Consolidated operated the theatre in the 1980’s, and Carmike got it in 1989 through the buyout.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on April 11, 2011 at 9:26 am

Thnaks for the info GM.

greenth1ng
greenth1ng on September 5, 2015 at 5:55 pm

One of the only memories I have of this theater is when I saw “The Pebble and the Penguin” here in 1995.

greenth1ng
greenth1ng on September 5, 2015 at 5:57 pm

I think I might have also seen “Once Upon a Forest”, “Toy Story”, and “Muppet Treasure Island” here as well.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 4, 2018 at 2:03 am

This opened by Consolidated on July 14th, 1978 and closed in 2000. Grand opening ad posted.

Christopher J Dugger
Christopher J Dugger on April 14, 2021 at 6:03 am

A hidden gem. My daycare group as a child would take us to early morning kid’s movies, and this the place I tried my first Astropop and Suicide! Last film I saw there was “Dazed and Confused” in 1993.

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