Highway 264 Playhouse Theatre
5427 U.S. 264 Alternate W.,
Greenville,
NC
27834
5427 U.S. 264 Alternate W.,
Greenville,
NC
27834
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The Highway 264 Playhouse Theatre in Greenville, North Carolina is mentioned in William C. Cline’s Book "Stroke of Fortune" about the theatre business in the Carolinas. Cline writes." The Highway 264 Playhouse Theatre was run by a fellow named Earl Faulkner and he played triple X sex films." Cline explains, when it came to booking they did not have a lot of films to choose from. The only variance between the different X rated movies was the degree of activity that each film contained.
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Cline mentions in his book how Hemisphere Pictures were constanly pushing R-Rated features,Like “Naughty Schoolgirls” For Theatres and even these T and A films made him uncomfortable as a film booker,I never realized he booked X -rated product i know he probably was not happy having to deal with X product.
I met Mr.Cline several times at Film Conventions and believe me he really loved the old one screen downtown Theatres.
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The map shows the wrong address for the 264 Playhouse theatre. This theatre was actually on the west side of Greenville, on OLD Highway 264 West (now US 13 South) between Greenville and Farmville, about 2 miles west of Frog Level. This was the only theatre in Pitt County to show X-rated films. It closed in 1986 when the Reagan Administration began cracking down on pornography. I turned 18 right after this theatre closed, thus denying me the chance to see adult films in a theatre.
After this theatre closed it became a gentlemen’s club known as Silver Bullet, later Silver Bullet Dolls. About three years ago it became a music venue (I forgot the name of this incarnation) after Pitt County essentially banned strip clubs.
I have corrected the Google picture to show the correct location of the former 264 Playhouse Theatre. The theatre building is in the center of the picture (the building which is furthest from the highway). The address listed by Google is 5427 US 264 Alternate West (also known as US 13 South), which is between Bell Arthur Road and Nash-Joyner Road.
The Google street view picture has been updated and the name of the music venue (South 13 Saloon and Roadhouse) is visible on the roadside marquee. At one time the South 13 Saloon hosted drag queen shows (which turned off its core customer base); those ended after a few months. I do not know if this nightclub is still in business.