Buccaneer Triple Theatres

275 Arlington Boulevard,
Greenville, NC 27834

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on September 22, 2011 at 9:17 pm

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.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on September 22, 2011 at 11:06 am

thanks Nighthawk1.good info.

NightHawk1
NightHawk1 on September 22, 2011 at 12:08 am

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.

Townvideot
Townvideot on April 2, 2011 at 11:28 am

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.

scottneff
scottneff on March 23, 2010 at 11:52 am

Google street view shows that this theatre has been demolished.