Columbus Square Cinemas
3100 Macon Road,
Columbus,
GA
31906
3100 Macon Road,
Columbus,
GA
31906
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The Columbus Square Twin was opened in 1975, replacing the single screen Beverly Theater in the mall. In 1980 in became a 4 screen theatre, and in 1985 had 8-screens. The theater was opened by Martin Theatres and became a Carmike theatre from 1990 until its closing. Seating for the 8 screens was listed at 1,720.
The Columbus Square Cinemas closed in 2003 and has since been demolished. Any further information on this theatre would be appreciated.
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It was I think earlier than the time mentioned above. I was in Columbus for a funeral and saw the theater bragging it was the first 8-screen complex in Georgia. This was I believe the late 1970s. At that time there were no 8-screen cinemas in Atlanta. They came in the 1980s
Wow, Someone beat ATl.We had the First 4 plex in Georgia. Augusta with Masters 4,ATlanta must have been slow during these days.
I have more information about this theater.
It initially opened on July 10, 1975 (which, incidentally, was my father’s 30th birthday) as the Columbus Square Twin, replacing the Beverly Theater at Columbus Square Mall. Sometime around 1978 or 1979, two additional screens were added. From the aerial picture, the new auditoriums were the ones that had vertical A/C units (I think) on the top.
In the summer of 1982, four more screens were added. I remember seeing “Annie” in auditorium #8 (the auditorium featured upper right based on the picture). Most of the big films that played at a Martin/Carmike played here until 1988, when the Carmike Cinema 7 was opened. The theater further declined in 1993 when a new theater at Peachtree Mall was built.
Eventually, the theater was closed in 2003, and demolished soon thereafter.