Rose Theatre

107 Crawford Street,
Thomasville, GA 31792

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bcroft40
bcroft40 on May 29, 2010 at 6:38 pm

Hey guys. I grew up in Thomasville but was to young to remember the Rose theatre. If any of you have a picture of it, I would surely appreciate it if you would post the picture or send it to my email at Thank you very much.

billyjrachels
billyjrachels on March 24, 2009 at 10:08 pm

hello gang..i grw up in tville and was very good friends with don taylor whos dad and mom worked fpr rose and hiwa..nat williams and his son owned rpse hiwa mode ritze in tville and others in ga and fla… all had 4 letters in their names..the rose was the biggest and most beautiful it should have been saved..rose went down in 72 or 73 and hiwa in late 70s..billy j rachels class 1965 ths..excuse typos eye sight is bad

chas49
chas49 on May 13, 2006 at 8:31 am

Hello Jack,
There was indeed a Hi-Wa drive in theatre in Thomasville, Ga. As a teenager and before, I attended it many, many times in the 60’s. I had great times there. There was an area down in front of parking that was a concrete pad with seats. You could actually sit there if you didn’t want to sit in the car and under the screen there were kumquat tees and, of course, we kept those emptied.
It was located on the Tallahassee Rd. just before you get to Pinetree Blvd. and where a small shopping center is now on the left. There is now a couple of convenience stores adjacent to it and a breakfast place directly across from where it was. None of this existed then. I haven’t lived in Thomasville for many years and now live in Moultrie. I’m not sure when they demolished it. It was a fun place with many memories.
Charles H. Lindsey

theatreorganmana
theatreorganmana on November 15, 2005 at 7:26 pm

Jack,

I am pretty sure that “Thompsonville” is indeed “Thomasville” as its main corridor is Tallahassee Road (it is an hour away).

I don’t know anything about the HIWA, but I am in Thomasville often and will see what I can scrape up.

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on October 30, 2005 at 3:47 am

There is a listing in the 1968 edition of the IMPA for a Hiwa Theatre on Tallahassee Rd in Thompsonville, GA. Have been unable to locate a city within Georgia by this name and am wondering if it is Thomasville. To the point: Do you happen to know if there ever way a Hiwa Theatre in the Thomasville area and if so, could you provide some information on it? Thanks