Nick. you have your work cut out for you look at all these Drive ins and you thought no one cared about TAMPA. I know you can answer any Question on TAMPA’S Theatres!
I Liked your write up on the Old EXPRESSWAY DRIVE IN. I pulled off the interstate years ago to look over the old concessionstand/ Booth. I found a book of movie passes.Have them SOMEWHERE.
Yeah, When i Took Bev. to see Sailor at the Imperial, a theatre i got in free at we had her best friend with her from out of town with her fiance. Boy, did i have to apologize! Like OLIVER so much Bought the Soundtrack.
THE MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC is about the Size of the novel WAR&PEACE so it is quite big and heavy. I found mine along with another that i GAVE to a friend in TAmpa. Found them in the City Managers office in the old MILLER THEATRE, Augusta.
I remember clearly even though i was not working at the theatres when CLOCKWORK ORANGE was not allow to play in Augusta, Chief Beck the type of Southern law enforcer you see in movies made it clear in the paper that if it Played at THE IMPERIAL he would raid the theatre. My question is how did the ART theatre get away with the trash they were showing, And the Miller playing MIDNIGHT COWBOY and WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY? Both X rated.
I only saw the R rated Version ,so i don’t know what could have been in the X rated CLOCKWORK to get him so uptight. Heck, a buddy and myself had to drive to Athens ,Ga to see CLOCKWORK.
The rating system is voluntary anyway. I was sure to always bring that up to managers and they thought I was a smart ass. It just never made sense Joe Goode could play X just a few blocks down the Street while the IMPERIAL was given the riot Act!
1972 100 year snow strom hits Augusta with 13 inches of SNOW , Mr, Tinney not wanting to drive in the snow goes across the street to the Richmond Hotel. The movie playing PETE N' TILLIE. Every one else drives home.
When i was with ABC PLITT it was my job to call the figures in to Columbia,S.C. Some nights i don’t know why we even opened and this was before VHS and Video games,we had cable,but it wasn’t much. I still remember to this day the phone numbers of NATIONAL HILLs and the IMPERIAl..738-4588 and 722-1866!
I can’t say for sure because i live inAugusta now,maybe someone from Athens will see this and let you know. It was in walking distance of the BEECHWOOD 1 and 2.
GEORGIA SQUARE was the place to go for movies.THE PALACE, CLASSIC TRIPLE, ALPS and BEECHWOOD was it. The ATHENS DRIVE IN Closed sooon after the mall opened. it was in walking distance of the mall. The Palace was a Plitt Theatre. Classic was a Georgia Theatre. The little five plex was probably opened in the mid 80’s after I had gotten out of the business.See Georgia Square on CT, for more stories about movies and Athens moviegoers if you have not already Doonyman!
Ulver, I have an Atlanta constituion paper Oct. 19 1974 and tha ad shows it playing at the WEIS DORAVILLE. Maube, they were playing day and date even though they were close to each other,
I have been all over east Tenn,but never your way or Memphis. I can tell you one thing you were big enough to land the Oilers, my Son Kyle’s favorite team. It broke his heart when they changed the name. So you guys are pretty big, No Atlanta,but no Augusta.
Kyle is a Falcon fan now.
I alaways liked OLIVER even though i saw it at age 13 or 14. I thought it was pretty good, and Oliver Reed gave a great performance. Aren’t the two child stars Mark Lester and Jack Wild dead? Drugs I bet.
Yeah, but this is a small town and a town that prides itself on saving Historical buildings. You aren’t talking about Parking lots like in NASHVILLE.I talked over the phone to the History Society and they were upset about not being able to save it.A man and wife i was told have a little coffee shop there that is styled like an old theatre. But I have never been there.
Projectionist Bill Barkley said when they closed the Regency he was quite sure the print CASINO was still in the booth. Somehow it never got shipped out.Wonder if it is still in that dark moldy booth?
I am sure Nick will fill in all the history.This guy knows TAMPA theatres!
Here’s another one NICK.
Nick. you have your work cut out for you look at all these Drive ins and you thought no one cared about TAMPA. I know you can answer any Question on TAMPA’S Theatres!
I have a picture of the booth from a BOXOFFICE magazine in the late 60’s.Nick, you need to see all these Tampa Drive -ins .
I Liked your write up on the Old EXPRESSWAY DRIVE IN. I pulled off the interstate years ago to look over the old concessionstand/ Booth. I found a book of movie passes.Have them SOMEWHERE.
Yeah, When i Took Bev. to see Sailor at the Imperial, a theatre i got in free at we had her best friend with her from out of town with her fiance. Boy, did i have to apologize! Like OLIVER so much Bought the Soundtrack.
THE MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC is about the Size of the novel WAR&PEACE so it is quite big and heavy. I found mine along with another that i GAVE to a friend in TAmpa. Found them in the City Managers office in the old MILLER THEATRE, Augusta.
For the record Chief James Beck. Central casting “In the Heat Of The Night.”
I remember clearly even though i was not working at the theatres when CLOCKWORK ORANGE was not allow to play in Augusta, Chief Beck the type of Southern law enforcer you see in movies made it clear in the paper that if it Played at THE IMPERIAL he would raid the theatre. My question is how did the ART theatre get away with the trash they were showing, And the Miller playing MIDNIGHT COWBOY and WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A NAKED LADY? Both X rated.
I only saw the R rated Version ,so i don’t know what could have been in the X rated CLOCKWORK to get him so uptight. Heck, a buddy and myself had to drive to Athens ,Ga to see CLOCKWORK.
The rating system is voluntary anyway. I was sure to always bring that up to managers and they thought I was a smart ass. It just never made sense Joe Goode could play X just a few blocks down the Street while the IMPERIAL was given the riot Act!
1972 100 year snow strom hits Augusta with 13 inches of SNOW , Mr, Tinney not wanting to drive in the snow goes across the street to the Richmond Hotel. The movie playing PETE N' TILLIE. Every one else drives home.
When i was with ABC PLITT it was my job to call the figures in to Columbia,S.C. Some nights i don’t know why we even opened and this was before VHS and Video games,we had cable,but it wasn’t much. I still remember to this day the phone numbers of NATIONAL HILLs and the IMPERIAl..738-4588 and 722-1866!
I can’t say for sure because i live inAugusta now,maybe someone from Athens will see this and let you know. It was in walking distance of the BEECHWOOD 1 and 2.
GEORGIA SQUARE was the place to go for movies.THE PALACE, CLASSIC TRIPLE, ALPS and BEECHWOOD was it. The ATHENS DRIVE IN Closed sooon after the mall opened. it was in walking distance of the mall. The Palace was a Plitt Theatre. Classic was a Georgia Theatre. The little five plex was probably opened in the mid 80’s after I had gotten out of the business.See Georgia Square on CT, for more stories about movies and Athens moviegoers if you have not already Doonyman!
Ulver, I have an Atlanta constituion paper Oct. 19 1974 and tha ad shows it playing at the WEIS DORAVILLE. Maube, they were playing day and date even though they were close to each other,
I think it opened as a WEIS CINEMA and was never bought out by WEIS from another chain.
Wasn’t this a WEIS CINEMA you guys keep talking about Mini Cinemas.
I have a WEIS DORAVILLE in Oct,19 1974 playing…
FLESH GORDON Rated X it was at three WEIS CINEMAS:
WEIS CINEMA WEIS CANDLER 1 and WEIS DORAVILLE.
I have been all over east Tenn,but never your way or Memphis. I can tell you one thing you were big enough to land the Oilers, my Son Kyle’s favorite team. It broke his heart when they changed the name. So you guys are pretty big, No Atlanta,but no Augusta.
Kyle is a Falcon fan now.
THE FRONT DRIVE IN in 1956 held 720 cars and was owned by Herbert Nitke.FRONT DRIVE-IN THEATRE CORP.
I alaways liked OLIVER even though i saw it at age 13 or 14. I thought it was pretty good, and Oliver Reed gave a great performance. Aren’t the two child stars Mark Lester and Jack Wild dead? Drugs I bet.
My 1956 Motion Picture Almanac lists parking for 300 cars and was owned by H.C. Gunter.
Yeah, but this is a small town and a town that prides itself on saving Historical buildings. You aren’t talking about Parking lots like in NASHVILLE.I talked over the phone to the History Society and they were upset about not being able to save it.A man and wife i was told have a little coffee shop there that is styled like an old theatre. But I have never been there.
I Met in Augusta James Brown,Several local TV anchors , a few Disc Jockeys, & One Atlanta Falcon You guys in big cities have all the fun.
Projectionist Bill Barkley said when they closed the Regency he was quite sure the print CASINO was still in the booth. Somehow it never got shipped out.Wonder if it is still in that dark moldy booth?
I worked at GCC at Georgia Square Cinemas 1.2.3.4. in the Mall. The Beechwood at that time in the mid 80’s was a twin theatre. It played first run.
THE ALPS theatre was up on the hill on the lefthand side of the road across from the Beechwood theatres. It sat on the end of the lot.