Colonial Theatre
128 W. Hancock Street,
Milledgeville,
GA
31061
128 W. Hancock Street,
Milledgeville,
GA
31061
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I discovered the Colonial Theatre was located in Milledgeville during the early-1900’s.
In the Milledgeville, GA newspaper archives (Union Recorder Archives) there are many advertisements and references to the Colonial Theatre.
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Ray Hutto
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I read two different messages that claimed the current pool hall is located in the former Colonial Theater and the pool hall is located across the street from the Campus Theater. In fact, one of those messages is posted on the Campus Theater listing on CT. This is the comment:
“The Colonial Theater was across the street and has been the local pool hall for at least the past 50 years, and probably longer. If you go into the pool hall today, you will see in the tiled floor below you the word "Colonial” in the floor in darker colored tile than the normal floor. It is basically across the street from the Campus Theater and a little bit west.
former Milledgeville Resident 1979-1983; 1995-1998
posted by atlcubsfan on Mar 23, 2009 at 8:52am"
Regardless of where the Colonial was located, the photo and seat count are for this theater.
LM maybe I ahould have worded my comment a little different, I agree with everything you have posted in regards to the Colonial and its location, what I was trying to say that the Palace was not located on W. Hancock but down the street and around the corner on S. Wayne St. from the Colonial.
Also the Colonial was around long after the Palace closed.
No problem Chuck. I misunderstood. For some reason, Google maps insists on changing this address to 128 East Hancock Street. If you want to see the photo for 128 West Hancock Street, copy and paste the following into Google maps:
Dodo’s Pool Room Milledgeville, GA 31061 United States
BTW….I didn’t make up that name. LOL
LM when you map to S. Wayne St. and make a left on W. Hancock it works that way with Google Maps. I used MSN and it worked okay the first time.
Another example of how inaccurate Google maps are. You shouldn’t have to play games with Google maps to get an address to map correctly.
Hey guys, today, Feb 8th 2010, I was at the very location of the Colonial Theatre. 128 Hancock is right. The tile still reads that name and the space where the Box Office was is easy to see on the tile too. It is accross from the Campus Theatre (recently remodeled etc).
The only error I can comment on it the seat capcity of 350. The space where the pool hall is is only about 30 ft wide and 60+ ft long. The bar tender showed us a picture enlarged from a 1912 Postcard and it showed the front and captioned Colonial Theatre Lobby-The Pride of Milledgeville. Unless walls were put in later to narrow it it was not big enough for the 350 capacity. Even the postcard showed about the same dimensions as they are today at the pool hall. The Lobby went back about 24 ft to a wall. On that wall was the Box Office. Then on both sides were doors that he said went into the Theatre and pointed out the port hole where the Movie was shown from. The projection was done at the rear of the Theatre toward the front. Evidently the screen was on the back of the Lobby wall.
Anyway thanks for all the info you'all posted.
If you want pics of the photos i made just send request to be sure the indicate Colonial Theatre pics.
Take care, Ray
Ray, Glad I found this.I couldn’t remember for the life of me the theatre you spoke about over the phone. I saw the PICKERS on the HISTORY CHANNEL. they really didn’t find too much. I thought what they found would worth more. HEY, Don’t forget SOUTHSIDE CINEMA pictures.
Cool photo of The Colonial theatre/pool hall.
I was in Milledgeville today and saw nothing across the street from the Campus that resembles a pool hall. Of course everything across the street from the Campus is now a restaurant. Can this be the building?
www.flickr.com/photos/jfb57/4806021471/