Johnston Theatre
Johnston,
SC
29832
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The Johnston Theatre was opened in the late-1940’s, joining the town’s other older movie theatre, the 200-seat Liberty Theatre on Main Street. I have been to this theatre after it had closed and the marquee taken down. I searched in my 1956 Almanac for the theatre under theatre circuits hoping to spot Johnston,S.C. I took pictures of the old theatre, it had been gutted and I think a cabinet shop or a wood shop was using the building.
All that was left was a ‘Coming Soon’ slide in slide sitting in a window. I think it was open as late as when "Empire Strikes Back" because I think I was driving through Johnston and did notice the marquee at that time. Highway 25 runs right through town, the theatre was off Highway 25 just a few stores down from the main intersection in the town.
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I put JOHNSTON THEATRE in Header,but I have no idea if that is the correct name.
Since you have been there and saw the theatre do you recall the street that it was located on? All these theatres are being added with no addresses or even a street that it was located on. You can send an email to the local Chamber of Commerce and they will more than likely provide an address and usually some history of the theatre.
Johnsotn had two theatres, the Liberty Theatre and the Entertainer Theatre on Calhoun, could the theatre you are talking about be the Entertainer?
boy, Chuck,I don’t know.I will have to get a map on it like you said.