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This theater, which is part of the Windsor Square Shopping Center, has been Knoxville’s very popular "Dollar Movie" second-run house since it opened in either 1989 or 1990.

As neither parent company have been willing to renovate this cash cow, it is still decorated in its original day-glo orange, purple, black and green color scheme – with neon accents, of course! Incredibly tacky, and now rather shabby (they really could use new screens), but the eye-melting decor is starting to take on a "vintage" appeal out of sheer persistence!

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CSWalczak on January 12, 2011 at 3:17 pm

There are pictures of it on its page at CinemaTour: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/3534.html I am not surprised to read there that it was previously a Cinemark house as it is very similar to a theater that company built in Willoughby Hills, OH.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen on January 14, 2011 at 8:46 am

Open June 2, 1989

Owners:

June 2, 1989-1995 Cinemark

1998- Carmike Cinemas

More info and phots always welcome.

Mike Rogers on January 17, 2011 at 6:41 pm

i think they run specials on Concessions too.

Chuck1231 on June 2, 2013 at 10:27 pm

Cinemark did open this theatre on June 2, 1989 and operated it until Carmike too over on Nov. 9, 1995 not 1998.