He prints a real nice T-shirt for about 10.00 or so and Dogged everytime i have been he has been sold out. I did buy one for my friend NICK in Tampa.Cause he bought me a TAMPA THEATRE T-shirt.
The last type of films that ran there before closing for years was your typical X rated fare,but right behind the Drive-in and facing the screen was a RETIREMENT HOME,a old folks home! No you can’t make this up. About 2 years ago i drove by on my way home to AUgusta and its about 13 miles off I-20 just to see and maybe catch a movie. He was running his big LABOR MOVIES and I couldn’t believe the long lines. I snapped a picture and headed on to Georgia. Mr.Boaz has a money maker,Being between COLUMBIA and AUGUSTA can’t hurt,cause he pulls from both Metro Areas.
AS CHUCK 1231 as pointed out it is a nice little twin. Mr.Boaz had told me the first time we met he wanted to twin it. The second time back i brought a Zenox lamp from Columbia 1 and 2 booth that I found after it had closed.He was going to see if it could be used. I wanted to help anyway I could,but he Always let the kids and me in free,so we would always hit the snack bar. He even grilled Hamburgers out in the Drive-in for hungry customers and believe me it is close to 10 or 15 miles to next decent place to eat.He is truly in the sticks,but that gives him a great picture at night NO SHOPPING CENTERS nearby.
The Big Mo Drive -in is located in North Aiken County,S.C. sitting between two cities in a great location since Columbia S.C. has no Drive-ins nor does the Eastern Georgia city of AUGUSTA. I have been several times to the BIG MO when it was single screen.Mr.Boaz,having read a article I wrote on the History of AUGUSTA DRIVE-ins for the newsweekly,METRO SPIRIT was more than happy to show he his proud set-up. He posed for pictures with my son,Sean,and was proud to show off a very nice drive-in. I had visited years before he fixed it up and it looked like a ghost town.Which I have pictures of and an old old program.
TLSLOEWS,NICK. we must have scared Robin off CT. I haven’t read anything on our theatres in quite awhile. She was trying to get two other employees to get on,but i guess it didn’t happen.
I just don’t know any group that rides buggys unless it was amish and i know they don’t go to movies. Maybe you are having your Nashvlle fun with me again!
I hate i got on CT too late to be able to write to Mr. Rankin.A CT member told me to check out this site and he seemed liked a very informed theatre person.
I have said it before,there outta be law to keep theatre owners from changing names,call it WEIS/US 25 on the header. that is fine with me and do the same thing for Columbia 1 and 2.
iam not a musical guy.I did like “OLIVER”,but other than that they just drive me crazy. We played “MAME” for one week at NATIONAL HILLS. Lucille Ball and it played one week.Where were old Ladies?
The picture was shot for a newspaper column i wrote above on this site, I guess i could have the whole story with picture on if i can get Nick or Robin to do it. I do have a shot of the screen long after it closed.{color}
I don’t have an email guess i need one if its that secret just drop me aline in the old mail. I stll haven’t heard from Cathy ECHO’s little sister.
He prints a real nice T-shirt for about 10.00 or so and Dogged everytime i have been he has been sold out. I did buy one for my friend NICK in Tampa.Cause he bought me a TAMPA THEATRE T-shirt.
The last type of films that ran there before closing for years was your typical X rated fare,but right behind the Drive-in and facing the screen was a RETIREMENT HOME,a old folks home! No you can’t make this up. About 2 years ago i drove by on my way home to AUgusta and its about 13 miles off I-20 just to see and maybe catch a movie. He was running his big LABOR MOVIES and I couldn’t believe the long lines. I snapped a picture and headed on to Georgia. Mr.Boaz has a money maker,Being between COLUMBIA and AUGUSTA can’t hurt,cause he pulls from both Metro Areas.
AS CHUCK 1231 as pointed out it is a nice little twin. Mr.Boaz had told me the first time we met he wanted to twin it. The second time back i brought a Zenox lamp from Columbia 1 and 2 booth that I found after it had closed.He was going to see if it could be used. I wanted to help anyway I could,but he Always let the kids and me in free,so we would always hit the snack bar. He even grilled Hamburgers out in the Drive-in for hungry customers and believe me it is close to 10 or 15 miles to next decent place to eat.He is truly in the sticks,but that gives him a great picture at night NO SHOPPING CENTERS nearby.
The Big Mo Drive -in is located in North Aiken County,S.C. sitting between two cities in a great location since Columbia S.C. has no Drive-ins nor does the Eastern Georgia city of AUGUSTA. I have been several times to the BIG MO when it was single screen.Mr.Boaz,having read a article I wrote on the History of AUGUSTA DRIVE-ins for the newsweekly,METRO SPIRIT was more than happy to show he his proud set-up. He posed for pictures with my son,Sean,and was proud to show off a very nice drive-in. I had visited years before he fixed it up and it looked like a ghost town.Which I have pictures of and an old old program.
TLSLOEWS,NICK. we must have scared Robin off CT. I haven’t read anything on our theatres in quite awhile. She was trying to get two other employees to get on,but i guess it didn’t happen.
This was a rather huge Drive-in parking 900 cars and owned by B.Jacocks.
I just don’t know any group that rides buggys unless it was amish and i know they don’t go to movies. Maybe you are having your Nashvlle fun with me again!
Do you still have the booth picture I copied for you out of BOXOFFICE.Think it was the 20th Century.
I have the onesheet too and I like war movies, WW2 mainly.
Golly,Nick these are great shots!
Great pictures Nick. THey should have never tripled it.Understand why Charlie can’t go back.{Charlie was a projectionist in the old days}
Okay,Nick,I will check them out.Glad you can do this.
I hate i got on CT too late to be able to write to Mr. Rankin.A CT member told me to check out this site and he seemed liked a very informed theatre person.
Robin, I am waiting on those NATIONAL HILLS stories from Cathy,I can believe she is SILENT.
Finally got to the end.almost forgot what I was going to write. LOVE that marquee 2001. i bet it looked great on that i assume big Screen.
I have said it before,there outta be law to keep theatre owners from changing names,call it WEIS/US 25 on the header. that is fine with me and do the same thing for Columbia 1 and 2.
Yeah, are there any screens left in that South Georgia town?
This Drive-in parked 6oo CARS and was owned by R.Corporation in 1956.
Well,Chuck 1231,you call it “CLOSING” a fire wiped it out.
iam not a musical guy.I did like “OLIVER”,but other than that they just drive me crazy. We played “MAME” for one week at NATIONAL HILLS. Lucille Ball and it played one week.Where were old Ladies?
Nick, we didn’t even mention how people parked.
Yeah you got all the BONDS. We did get BRIDGE TOO FAR which was a UA product.It was long ,but i enjoyed it.
you outta a least get to east TENN. Quite a few old Drive ins in that area. I think one outside Knoxville is still showing movies.
The picture was shot for a newspaper column i wrote above on this site, I guess i could have the whole story with picture on if i can get Nick or Robin to do it. I do have a shot of the screen long after it closed.{color}