National Hills Theatre
2701 Washington Road,
Augusta,
GA
30909
2701 Washington Road,
Augusta,
GA
30909
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that is all that is left,just the Theatre everything else bulldozed,Gone.Thanks Alonzo so much.
Here a couple of aerial views of how the old cinema look today.
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Nick,I am sending More.Would Love to see Tisloews' pics.
Thanks for posting he photos Nick.
Concessions employee Cindy Muns serves customer in July 1976:
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Rear of National Hills building. Mike Rogers & “Chewy” placing an old stump in the rear of theatre manager John Mackey’s car in July 1976. The stump had been in the furnace room so long no one knew who had placed it there. Mr. Mackey had plans for the stump:
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More Movie memories of National Hills Theatre.{the pride of Augusta] .
Dec 19 1980 “ FLASH GORDON” music by QUEEN.
Nov.21 1980 “IT’s MY TURN” with “Woodstock” as the weekend Late Show.
Oct.31 1980 “OH GOD,BOOK II”
September 26 1980 “GONE WITH THE WIND” no mention of 70mm in ads. One Week only.
June 13 1980 a Western shot in Georgia.“THE LONG RIDERS” Great Movie.
Feb.22 1980 “CHAPTER TWO”. pretty decent film for National Hills.
DEc.25 1979 “ELECTRIC HORSEMAN” Does fantastic business! Nearby Aiken,S.C. is Horse Country.
August 31 1979 I honestly don’t know how this could run a week,But Neil Young’s release played in Augusta,“NEIL YOUNG CONCERT FANTASY”.
JUNE 22 1979 “ALIEN” opens.I got all the large photos sent to the City Manager at Columbia 1 and 2 Theatres.Beautiful stills.
May 18 1979 and “GREASE” is back again.
June 26 1979 the Classic “THE LOVE BUG” opens.
April 21 1978 “FANTASIA” opens in Stereophonic Sound !
Feb. 3 1977 Disney’s “FREAKY FRIDAY” opens.
Sept 23 1979 has “SOUND OF MUSIC” opening in 70mm.
Sept 12 1980 “DOCTOR ZHIVAGO” for one week,no mention of 70mm.
Sept 28 1979 “BREAKING AWAY” sneaks at COLUMBIA 1,but plays National Hill.
“LITTLE BIG MAN” played on June 25 1971.{i saw it here.}
Bob Hope in “8 on the Lam” plays July 7 1967,being Held over.
Nov.7 1969 “WAR AND PEACE” Parts I and II divided up.
“ANNIE” How could I forget that Robin, plays July 2 1982.
Dec 25 1970 “TORA.TORA,TORA” opens Three shows daily.
Dec 18 1970,So glad i found this one, I was there for “TROG” and “TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA” no one out does Christopher Lee.
June 26 1969 “WINNING” opens,Good Racing movie by Paul Newman.
August 7 1970 “DARLIN' LILI”.
June 26 1970 “SLEEPING BEAUTY”.
May 8 1970 “MASH” opens in Augusta to large crowds,nearby Fort Gordon,Army Base I am sure took the bus over here.
Sept 11 1970 “HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS”.{i saw it here} Third BIG week.
Sept 19 1975 Two films that played a record summer at the Hilltop Drive-in here in town plays for a week,“THEY CALL ME TRINITY” and “TRINITY IS STILL MY NAME”.
Feb 20 1976 Disney’s “BLACKBEARD’S GHOST” for one week.
April 30 1976 “ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN” still being held over.
August 9 1968 “HOW SWEET IT IS”
June 4 1976 a family movie that does quite well, “HAWMPS” opens.
WGAC Radio Personality George Fisher was the Host of the Tuesday Moring Ladies Shopper Movies at National Hills.During the Seventies and into the Eigthties.Everyone enjoyed working with Mr.Fisher he treated everyone the same from the Doormen to the business owners in the Shopping Center that put the movies on,and they were pretty recent films shown.Sept 26 1980 George Fisher was hosting one the last ones ever at National Hills,seems like by then a lot of ladies were holding a job down and not out shopping on Tuesday Morning.
Mr.Pete would always look forward to see Western actor Dub Taylor on the Johhny Carson show.He would tape record it on his cassette recorder and always wanted me to hear Dub playing a instrument like his harmonica.Man, I miss that part of the business! Nick,thanks alot.I am going to find the Diane 29 Drive -in pictures of you and me exploring and the Kings Mtn. Drive-in.Maybe the BELMONT too.Thanks friend.
Here are three more photos:
The National Hills Crew on opening night November 18, 1966:
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Projection booth with 35/70mm projectors and operators from local 518:
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Projectionist Mr. Albert Peters “Mr. Pete”:
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YES,Tisloews.I ate all of it.Like you I bet you were sick of Popcorn. Thanks Nick.
Thanks Nick,Mike must have eaten all the popcorn.
National Hills box office under construction:
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1. Greg poppin' corn. 2. Charles Bruni & Mike Rogers with record setting bags of popcorn for matinee showing of Disney’s “Island At The Top Of The World” in 1974. Popcorn was gone by evening show: View link
That’s MY theatre! Thanks Nick. I thought Robin put some stuff on for you tisloews.See the Marquee I had to work with,wish i would have thought to taken some pictures.
Nice find Nick,thanks for posting.I have some photos also but do not have a scanner to post them like Mike.
Photo of grand opening on November 18, 1966:
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Thanks Nick. Julie was a specialBox office girl to me.Today she is a nurse in Augusta.Jerry and Laura are in front of the IMPERIAL.“BINGO LONG” was playing.Thank you,NOW Tlsloews needs to get his mug on.Guess this is off topic.
Thanks for posting the photos Nick,hope Mike will see them I am sure he will.
City manager Jerry Tinney and wife Laura:
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Mike Rogers & Julie Brown….Julie was “Jugs!"
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I saw Robinhad 185,but could not find Nick’s.You ain’t far behind.I told the guys at AMC ROCKWELL 16 that you made up that number! Guess I was wrong.To stay on Topic, National Hills played the hit comedy"I WILL,I WILL,FOR NOW" Rated R.One of the very R rated features that area would allow.
Mike, click on your homepage and click on Member Directory then click on By Comments, its some interesting reading.
Guess we will never hear from Robin.She had so many theatre stories to tell about National Hills.As many as me easy.
I,ll take that as a compliment,have a great night.
I just did over at the Imperial.Mr.Theatre Guy.
AS OF TODAY MIKE YOU HAVE 4325 POSTS ON C.T.MOST OF THEM ON THIS PAGE JUST KIDDING.Do not ask me how I know.NOT BAD FOR JUST A YEAR!Thanks for all your stories,and comments.O.K. you can ask me how I know.