Martin Twin Theatres
1801 Westchester Drive,
High Point,
NC
27262
1801 Westchester Drive,
High Point,
NC
27262
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Opening to the public on Friday November 20, 1970, the Martin Twin Theatres became High Point’s first-ever twin cinema. The theatre was located South of Westchester Mall Shopping Center at the corner of Westchester Drive and Whittier Avenue. Owned and operated under Martin Theatres, the Martin Twin Theatres represented the ultimate in patron luxury and convenience. On its opening night, free cigars were handled out to the first 250 men entering the theatre, while free orchids were given on opening night to the first 250 women who entered the theatre. The opening attractions for the Martin Twin Theatres on November 20, 1970 were on Screen 1 was the re-released of Walt Disney’s “Son of Flubber”, while on Screen 2 featured Richard Benjamin and Carrie Sondgress in “Diary of a Mad Housewife”. It remained in business until its closing in the late-1990’s when it was under Carmike Cinemas
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Seating capacity for both auditoriums were at 600 each totaling 1,200 seats.
All 3 original STAR WARS movies played here first-run at the Martin Twin. From “The Empire Strikes Back” to “The Return of the Jedi”.
It closed in 1995.