Tlsloews,don’t know Where Nick is at,but if you ever strike up a conversation with him,he made a fantastic video of Closed DRive-ins in Flordia.It is wonderful.Maybe he could make you a dvd,Mine is on VHS and I need to get it on DVD.
Bill Barkley.Projectionist at National Hills recently told me vandals broke into his home and stole much movie related items,some of it from his days at National Hills.Guess someone will be selling it on E-bay?
When a theatre like the Lakeview was built in a basically a Mill Town of Augusta,it never attracted the crowds that went downtown.B-product was played from every ad I have seen.
I bet the large theatre split into three screens looked horrible,much like was done to National Hills Theatre when it was tripled.I could only watch one movie there after it was tripled.and I got in Free and still couldn’t bring myself to see what Greed did to a wonderful theatre,much like CAMELBACK THEATRE.
Bill Barkley would know something he is the retired projectionist that Nick and I know.He sends us little stories of area theatres and we put them on CT.Have A question?
I can’t believe they used the paging system during a film.Call employees off break,Your lights are on.What idiot ran the place.Oh I forgot it was Georgia Theatre that explains it.
That theatre MUST be saved!
Tlsloews,don’t know Where Nick is at,but if you ever strike up a conversation with him,he made a fantastic video of Closed DRive-ins in Flordia.It is wonderful.Maybe he could make you a dvd,Mine is on VHS and I need to get it on DVD.
Bill Barkley.Projectionist at National Hills recently told me vandals broke into his home and stole much movie related items,some of it from his days at National Hills.Guess someone will be selling it on E-bay?
When a theatre like the Lakeview was built in a basically a Mill Town of Augusta,it never attracted the crowds that went downtown.B-product was played from every ad I have seen.
Another Drive-in I still have found very little info on.
Part of that large screen is STILL standing,but might get mugged if one stopped and took a picture.Very Bad part of Town.
During the mid 70’s Joe Goode does change the name to Cinema One and plays only Kung-Fu movies until he closes for good in the 80’s.
I wish I could find more info on Augusta’s Silent movie theatres.We had 4 that i could find.
Doggoneit,daviddwny,what did you expect the marquee to have on it?
Not use to seeing Grass in front of a theatre.very nice picture,Trolley guy.
Tlsloews,According to my Almanac the Rex Theatre was not a Crescent Amusement Co. Theatre. They had the ROXY THEATRE there ,but no REX THEATRE.
I bet the large theatre split into three screens looked horrible,much like was done to National Hills Theatre when it was tripled.I could only watch one movie there after it was tripled.and I got in Free and still couldn’t bring myself to see what Greed did to a wonderful theatre,much like CAMELBACK THEATRE.
They aren’t adding screens,isn’t that what is suppose to happen.Why would you close all the screens,Makes no sense.
Glad to see they had enough marquee letters.
I think he managed several different theatres in Atlanta,his stories are so true to the business.
It is a Carmike cinema no wonder.
Most if not all the PAL theatres were in South Georgia.
I would have a hard time in Europe finding a movie theatre,Thanks KenRoe.
Thanks Tim.Do you Stan in Atlanta he is on CT and knows so much about Atlanta theatres.
Thanks TLsloews for an interesting story.
All that marquee and all they could put up was"ET" lazy employees.
Bauhaus,you probably will never read this but i would have to see a newspaper ad before i would ever believe that double feature.
Bill Barkley would know something he is the retired projectionist that Nick and I know.He sends us little stories of area theatres and we put them on CT.Have A question?
I can’t believe they used the paging system during a film.Call employees off break,Your lights are on.What idiot ran the place.Oh I forgot it was Georgia Theatre that explains it.
thanks,J.B.