Park Terrace Stadium 6
4289 Park Road,
Charlotte,
NC
28209
4289 Park Road,
Charlotte,
NC
28209
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF when it played as a roadshow engagement at Charlotte’s Park Terrace Theatre on March 24,1972 was the only showing of the film in the Carolinas. It was a Reserved Seat Engagement with advance tickets on sale before performances. Other cities didn’t get FIDDLER ON THE ROOF until late-1972 or early 1973,even though the film was originally released on November 3,1971.
Walt Disney’s MARY POPPINS played at the Park Terrace Theatre on January 22,1965 as its only Exclusive Engagement Showing in the Carolinas.It was one of the Reserved Seat Engagements in several theaters in the South.
Other cities wouldn’t get the film until April or June of 1965 as a general release in both the Carolinas.
From an old Charlotte Plitt Meno,Tim Mason sold $27,563 in reduced admission tickets,I sincerely hoped they shared a per centage like GCC did with their Managers.These tickets,for those of you that do not know were sold to businesses,Schools,hospitals for those employees to see a movie for about 50 cents off the Box office price.RATS as we called them.Wow,raysson you truly know CAROLINA theatres.
I saw TOP GUN here at the Park Terrace when it was a Plitt Theatre.
The lines the weekend it opened snaked around the corner.
MikeRogers:
Tim Mason was also the manager when RETURN OF THE JEDI played here during its run.
I saw Close Encounters there as well!
Tim Mason was manager on June 3 1983 a Plitt Theatre.
Steven Spielburg’s THE COLOR PURPLE was one of three theatres in North Carolina that was given the exclusive engagement showings when it opened on December 20,1985 at the Park Terrace Theatre(when it was a three-screen cinema…the movie was shown on its huge auditorium with full widescreen projection).
Other cities in North Carolina that got the exclusive engagement run were in these cities:
-Raleigh (Valley Twin)
-Greensboro (Janus)
…and is there a reason why the capsule will be opened on May 11th as opposed to the grand opening of May 28th
Does anyone have an idea of what is in the time capsule?! I have been going to this theater (my favorite of course!) for years and just noticed it this past weekend!
I did see CLOSE ENCOUNTERS there when it was a PLITT Theatre. And also i think, COMING HOME.
I never have liked REGAL Cinemas and I am A man of the PAST.Hell, I still my GCC coat. It fits.That red ABC coat really belonged to JIM Neely who was Assistant at THE IMPERIAL and NATIONAL HILLS when he quit he never gave the jacket back,just forgot and the theatre never asked about it. I found it much later and he,like Robin, gave it to me to keep.
O.K.Mike,still got your Red Jacket?
Well, If REGAL has it it’s lost all its ABC/PLITT Theatre glory. Dec.30 1983 sees Tim Mason manager. Another Great theatre man there was John Mackey,back in 70’s.
Triplexed in November 1982.
The Park Terrace in its original single-screen form was featured in Boxoffice of February 15, 1965. The Midcentury Modern design was by Six Associates, an architectural firm founded in Asheville in 1941.
Plays a lot of move overs from the MANOR!
The 4th Annual Charlotte Film Festival used the Park Terrace Cinema in 2009 as a venue for its festival. This was because it was the first time the CFF used actual “Film” and not just DVD or HD Cam etc. The film BRONSON was screened there during the festival in its only Charlotte screening of the film (it was never released at any of the 13 Art-House Screens). Things went so well it is rumored that Park Terrace will host two screens for the 5th Annual Charlotte Film Festival in Sept of 2010.
The function of the Park Terrace is showing mostly foreign and independent films of interest as well as some documentaries and also first-run features. It will played second-run films on a limited basis and re-issue of some classic films.
I recently found this theatre of the 60’s era…nice to see it still standing in the Charlotte area.
the correct website is www.in70mm.com
Superman:The Movie never played at the Park Terrace
There is an retrospective article of movies that were shown in 70MM-6 Track Dobly Stereo at the Park Terrace.
The website is www.70mm.com The Park Terrace was one of the two theatres in North Carolina to shown the following movies which made there exclusive 70MM premieres in Charlotte:
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
RETURN OF THE JEDI
ALIEN
SUPERMAN:THE MOVIE
the world premiere of Steven Spielburg’s masterpiece “The Color Purple” took place at the Park Terrace in November of 1985. It was the second of two North Carolina premieres that this movie had. The other world premiere took place in Raleigh that same year.
Was also part of ABC Southeastern Theatres chain during the 1970’s.