How could a city like Jackson tear down such a beautiful movie House.So many towns large and small were doing it.Thank goodness in my hometown of Augusta,Ga. Civic and Art lovers saved Three Downtown Theatres! Jackson should have done it too.
John.It just seems like a distraction with waiters and such.My son worked a Theatre like this in Arlington ,Texas and he waited on TONY ROMO and his date ,Brought him two drinks and got a FIFTY DOLLAR tip. He told Tony he was a Atlanta Falcon Fan,glad he didn’t say Eagles,Redskins or Giants.LOL.
Thanks again Chuck 1231.Sometimes I feel I shouldn’t even put them on if I am not 100%,but realize guys like you can really help clear up any Questions.
Sometimes these little Drive-ins in the mountains make some of the prettiest Drive-ins.I remember one outside of Asheville,N.C. heading to Tennessee on the old state highway before I-40 was built.I have tried to remember the name,but can’t.Beautiful,set back in a valley beside a huge Mountain.
I visted a Mexican theatre once in a little town below Laredo,Texas and to be fair to our Mexican friends your theatres that saw in that town looked just as bad as the one or two downtown theatres in Laredo. This was in 1975.
Be nice to find her Allen,We all have stories to tell if you ran a theatre.
How could a city like Jackson tear down such a beautiful movie House.So many towns large and small were doing it.Thank goodness in my hometown of Augusta,Ga. Civic and Art lovers saved Three Downtown Theatres! Jackson should have done it too.
Bad location? why couldn’t it work.Bad Booking?
Thanks Allen.
Not very nice looking Twin. NO marquee,I HATE that in a theatre.
Thanks Allen.Love reading stories from Theatre people.
John.It just seems like a distraction with waiters and such.My son worked a Theatre like this in Arlington ,Texas and he waited on TONY ROMO and his date ,Brought him two drinks and got a FIFTY DOLLAR tip. He told Tony he was a Atlanta Falcon Fan,glad he didn’t say Eagles,Redskins or Giants.LOL.
Yeah,I saw the Viking Plenty of times driving by.Last time I was there only a rusty screen as standing.
Thanks again Chuck 1231.Sometimes I feel I shouldn’t even put them on if I am not 100%,but realize guys like you can really help clear up any Questions.
Sometimes these little Drive-ins in the mountains make some of the prettiest Drive-ins.I remember one outside of Asheville,N.C. heading to Tennessee on the old state highway before I-40 was built.I have tried to remember the name,but can’t.Beautiful,set back in a valley beside a huge Mountain.
just Curious,but it is about $11.00 a seat here for first run,what is it up there I bet a few more dollars.
In 1956 it parked 1900 cars and was owned by Campbell.
In 1956 Motion Picture Almanac it had no car capacity or owner listed.
R.L.Gaines owned the Riverview in 1956.
Millard Jones ran the Drive-in 1956.
thanks for a great story Dave.
A true movie palace.
Great ads Chuck.
I visted a Mexican theatre once in a little town below Laredo,Texas and to be fair to our Mexican friends your theatres that saw in that town looked just as bad as the one or two downtown theatres in Laredo. This was in 1975.
I only remember it as I said driving by as a kid.I want to say it was painted blue and white?I had an ad from there,but lost it somewhere.
What a horrible movie to be playing at such a classy looking theatre.1983 photos.
I have plenty of pictures,but no way to get them on.Wish I could mail them all to CT and let those folks get them on.
See" Rhinestone “is playing.
You guys were backbone of the theatre business.Mike Local 629.
George Ward owned this Drive-in 1956.