Pastime Theater
118 S. Harris Street,
Sandersville,
GA
31082
118 S. Harris Street,
Sandersville,
GA
31082
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Opened before 1941, the Pastime Theater is the main theater from my parent’s home town. It has been closed, and reopened several times. Currently it is a dinner and a movie house, like the Pal Theatre in Louisville.
The theater one time was owned by one of my cousin’s uncle Willard Renfroe. My cousin related a story about when “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” was playing. One night during the first show several boys left the emergency exit open and went home and got several chainsaws. During the second showing at a suspenseful time the boys started the saws and ran throughout the theater putting the patrons in a frenzy.
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Jesse Brantley
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Next time I go down to Sandersville I will make some pictures of this and the Arcade.
This 2008 photo shows the Pastime Theater.
1986 photo of the Pastime Theatre.
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I walked in the old Pastime theatre back in the Middle 90’s seats tossed around like a hurricane came though.THe screen shot. Trash every where. One sheet frames thrown around. I did grab one of the one sheet frames and took it home figuring no one would ever care about this place.
I was told Sandersville had another theatre down the street? I am glad its back in operation ,Isn’t the KNOX theatre in Warrenton suppose to reopen like the PAL and PASTIME?
Looks a little better in the 2008 photo than the 1986.
The one sheet frame was like we had at Columbia 1 and 2 it snapped down on all four sides.Glad i drove down there and rescued it,from a very trashy theatre,There was another theatre across the street.But it was dry cleaning business i think.
I was in Sandersville this past Sunday and the Pastime appeared to be closed. I asked my cousin about it and he thinks it might be closed for awhile. Mike, the other theater you mentioned is around the corner, the Arcade.
The Pastime is open, currently playing “The Spy Next Door”.
I think the PASTIME is a dinner theatre too,like the PAL theatre in LOUISVILLE,GA.
“OTHER SIDE OF MIDNGHT” opens April 30 1976.