Trans-Lux Inflight Cinema

419 Eastway Drive,
Charlotte, NC 28205

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Jay Morong
Jay Morong on April 10, 2012 at 8:30 pm

Can anyone confirm that this theater is the building way at the back of the this shopping center? Or is it another building that sits somewhere else on the property? There is a free standing building (currently a 4545 address) that looks like it could have been the theater but it doesn’t jive with the info here. Anyone know?

canibfrankwithyou
canibfrankwithyou on September 22, 2011 at 7:14 pm

Can remember servicing the projection equipment here. Projectors, if I remember were “Simplex” 35mm mounted on “EPRAD” Sword Reel to REEl Transports. Strippers performed stage routines while XXX films were rewound.

drakeg59
drakeg59 on May 5, 2010 at 2:14 pm

used to change the marquee here in the early to mid 70’s……..used to get the films before they were headed out of town, or going to tv the next week……used to be famous for all night kung fu or horror marathons…

ncmark
ncmark on March 24, 2009 at 4:50 am

The official name was Trans-Lux Inflight Cinema and they originally used 16mm film projectors like airlines first did. The individual screens were known at various times as cine gold & cine blue or cine 1 & 2. It was in a strip center anchored by a Zayre discount store.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on February 23, 2009 at 10:20 pm

The address for this theatre was 419 Eastway Drive. Originally this theatre was owned by Brandt Theatres.