Buccaneer Triple Theatres
275 Arlington Boulevard,
Greenville,
NC
27834
275 Arlington Boulevard,
Greenville,
NC
27834
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The Buccaneer Theatres in Greenville opened in 1985 as a three screen cinema under the Consolidated Theatres banner. Consolidated Theatres owned and operated the Buccaneer until the 1990’s, when it was acquired by Carmike Cinemas. Carmike took over the operations until its closing in 2000.
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Google street view shows that this theatre has been demolished.
Confirmed. All that is left of the theater is an empty log and the marquee sign post that is now a camera mount for a local TV Stations Traffic Cam.
This theatre opened in 1977 as the Buccaneer Movies 1 & 2, a twin theatre with a lobby divided by the concession stand. A third auditorium was added a year later in order to compete with the newly expanded Plaza Cinema (which went from twin to triple shortly after the Buccaneer opened). Carmike bought the Buccaneer in 1989and slowly ran it into the ground. In 1998 the Buccaneer became the dollar theatre in Greenville after the downtown Park Theatre was closed. The Buccaneer closed around 2000 due to Carmike’s bankruptcy,along with all other Carmike “dollar grindhouses” east of Raleigh.
thanks Nighthawk1.good info.
Nighthawk, the street view has been corrected and the structure that formerly held the road side attraction sign is still there. Ken Roe will have to correct the Street from Circle to Boulevard.