Auditorium Theatre
Spartanburg,
SC
29306
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Located in Spartanburg, S.C. this wide screen theatre was one of the better places to catch a movie such as on Sept.3 1970 and "The Anderson Tapes" was showing. Rated PG.
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MikeRogers
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Mike, did this theatre have any other names?
Was this by any chance Memorial Auditorium that the management leased after the Capri was destroyed by a fire?
i can check some old ads,Never heard of the County running movies.I am sure the Memorial Auditorium was owned by the city and or county.
Mike, I didn’t say that the county ran movies in the Memorial Auditorium. I said that the Management of the Capri Theatre leased the auditorium after fire destroyed the Capri.
At any rate there are plenty of small towns where the city has taken over ownership of their small town theatres and operate them with an all volunteer crew.
As I recall, the movie “Red Sky At Morning” was scheduled to play or was playing at the Capri when it burned. I also remember the rush to secure a place to play the movies scheduled and that they played at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Movies such as “The Andromeda Strain” played to large audiances at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. As for the very short life for the name “Capri” theatre, The Rex Theatre opened in 1917 and closed in 1929 for conversion to sound pictures. It did not reopen until 1934 when it’s name became the State Theatre. In 1970, the State Theatre was renamed the Capri. It was partially destroyed by fire in 1971 and although it could have been restored, it was left a ruin.
Thanks RetteH. I was getting facts from old newspapers.I assume your a local and was able to flesh out the history.Thanks,Any other Spantanburg Theatres I added please check them to see if anything needs to be added or dropped.
Header should read Memorial Auditorium
Address:
385 N. Church St.
Spartanburg, SC. 29303