Carmike Appalachian 2
559 W. King Street,
Boone,
NC
28607
559 W. King Street,
Boone,
NC
28607
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Opened 1938 with the movie “Breaking the Ice” with admission of 25 cents for adults, 10 cents for children.
Gutted in 1950 by a fire started by overheated popcorn oil during the Saturday matinee film “The Trail of the Singing Pines” starring Gene Autry. The manager went to the stage to ask people to depart, but flames then shot out of the corners of the screen, and people stampeded out.
Closed on November 29, 2007 by movie operator Carmike Cinemas Inc. In 2005, admission was raised from $1.50 to $2.00, and $2.50 for weekends. Art House films were shown at what was informally known as ‘The Dollar House’.
Contributed by
Bryan Krefft, Howard B. Haas
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must’ve been some fire that forced the theater to rebuild as a twin soon after. Yet another twin theater in America that is being killed by the megaplexes.
anything going on with this theater??
Here is a 1947 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/25ts65
West of Sonora with Charles Starrett was released in March of 1948.
any news on this theater/
Here is another article about the closing of this theater. The primary name should be Carmike Appalachian Twin.
Appalachian article at Watauga Democrat here.
I lived in Boone from the fall of 2004 until the summer of 2006. I saw some films at the Appalachian and while it was a bit run down, that was part of its charm. The balcony was converted into a second screen sometime back and really was one of the better instances of such a remodeling. Roomy enough with a kind of stadium seating and a decent size screen, much bigger than most megaplexes. One of the worst instances of balcony to screening room would be the Plaza Theater in Atlanta. During my time there, the general rule was if it played upstairs, I wouldn’t go.
Since I’ve left Boone, the Dragonfly Theatre has opened up, bringing what some would consider more art-house fare to the area. It’s apparently very active community-wise with art shows and concerts as well. Given it’s history, the Appalachian I hope will survive in some form, preferably the way it was left. You can’t buy that ambiance.
1984 Photo
I’m thinking Consolidated had this theatre for a period of time… and Carmike got it when they sold out to them.
Nice 1984 photo,nice looking marquee.