Hanes Mall Cinema
180 Hanes Mall Circle,
Winston-Salem,
NC
27103
180 Hanes Mall Circle,
Winston-Salem,
NC
27103
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Owned and operated by General Cinema Corporation, the Hanes Mall Cinema opened on December 22, 1976 with “The Enforcer”, “The Front”, “A Star is Born” and “Silver Streak”. The theatre was located around the back of the shopping center opposite Stratford Road and near Interstate 40 and Silas Creek Parkway. This was the third GC theatre to open in North Carolina (the others were in located in Charlotte, Fayetteville) under the GC banner. This was the first to open in Winston-Salem area, and the first one in the Triad.
The Hanes Mall Cinema was closed on October 10, 2000, when Carmike Cinemas began building a huge 12-screen megaplex just down the street from the Hanes Mall.
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Excellent history of General Cinema Theatres operating here in the state of North Carolina,including some photos of several GC Theatres located in the Triad Area. One of them was the Four Seasons Mall Cinemas and the other looks like the Hanes Mall Cinemas IV.
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Other photos of General Cinema Theatres in North Carolina.
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None of Pats photos show the Hanes Mall Cinemas.
I remember growing up, this theatre being EXTREMELY strict on movie ratings. I went to see ‘Happy Gilmore’ and the attendant asked me several times if I was 13 years old, and if there was any way I could call my mother to assure her that I was of age! Interesting story regarding this theatre.. once the doors closed, the theatre sat vacant for a long time until Golden Corrall purchased the property to put up a restaurant. Upon demolition, they discovered animal carcases and bones, and there was a story on the local news channel that the animals were sacrificed by a satanic cult. It was never mentioned again and I don’t know what happened with the case, but pretty freaky!
The Hanes Mall Cinemas also had competition as well in the late 1990’s,when Carmike Cinemas built a huge 12-screen multiplex just south of the shopping center near Interstate 40 and Stratford Road that put this theatre out of business in early 2001.
If “HAPPY GILMORE” was PG-13 they had no business even asking.
Mike, PG 13 rating stated “Parents Strongly Cautioned” Some material may not be appropriate for children under 13. A lot of theatres enforced the MPAA code.
It is a good code.But Parents should know what the kids are watching. I wrote a lot more but decided to delete my feelings on the Motion Picture Code.
Visited this particular cinema a few times in the mid to late 90’s. It was the only theatre showing the movie ‘Jawbreaker’ in the area and my teenage niece was dying to see it. The movie was awful, and the cinema was empty on a Friday night. This was back in early ‘99, so I’m surprised they kept the doors open until '01.
The Hanes Mall Cinema became a fixture for 25 years until it’s closing on October 10,2000 when Carmike Cinemas built on huge 12-plex just down the street from the Hanes Mall and nearby Interstate 40.
Open in 1976 as Winston-Salem’s first multiplex cinema.