Actually, the Auto-View closed for the final time on August 30, 1948 with “A Man In The Iron Mask” and “Gentlemen After Dark” along with a cartoon and a newsreel following a massive early morning fire that destroyed the 40x50ft screen tower the next day estimating $50,000 of damage.
A second Autoview Drive-In would later open almost a year-and-a-half later by former first Autoview operator Frank B. Smith.
Later (and last) operated by Cineplex Odeon after the chain took over SRO in December 1986. It started life as a first-run house but flipped to a discount house during its last couple of years in operation.
Correction: I just found out that the Nickelodeon 6 did not close in October 2001 as advertisements tricked me good. The theater was still open at the time after October 2001. Hoyts operated the Nickelodeon until the theater closed on May 5, 2003. From the theater’s 1981 opening until its 2003 closure, it was a first-run movie house. The theater reopened as Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas as a foreign and independent movie house on May 23, 2003.
The Park Theatre originally opened as a single-screen theater with a capacity of 637 seats (with installations of “Whistler’s Mother” rocking seats), 52x24ft curved screen, ultravision projection, and a stereophonic sound system, owned by Charles Abercrombie Sr. and was managed by his brother Charles Abercrombie Jr. The senior Abercrombie was also the owners of their own Abercrombie Oil Company, Durham, North Carolina’s Carolina Theatre, and his farming business near Milton, North Carolina. In his role, he selects what’s best for the Park to pick up and keeps the ratings appropriately enough for the audience (G, M and R).
Charles Sr., a native of Alabama who graduated from both Georgia Military Academy and had an attendance at the University of Alabama, the senior Abercrombie during his university years would later began managing theaters in the Triangle (both Greensboro and Winston-Salem) until moving to Danville in 1935 and soon thereafter married Rosalind Lea.
Charles Jr., at the time of the Park Theatre opening is a 26-year-old man who previously served as the 1st Lieutenant for the U.S. Army and was later employed at Burlington Mills as a textile supervisor in Raeford, North Carolina. At one time, he worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for only a year. He also owns and pilots three airplanes but was currently concentrating his energies on raising cattle on a farm in Milton. At the time of the theater’s opening, he worked as manager for his father’s Abercrombie Oil Company.
The Moonlite was constructed by Concord, North Carolina native T.D. Field, who also operated both the Clinch Theatre in Tazewell and the Valley Theatre in North Tazewell since taken over from W.W. Thompson on November 1, 1942.
Does anybody know any info about the Tazewell Twin Cinema located across the street from the Sunset Drive-In at the Fourways Shopping Center in North Tazewell? There was not a lot of info that I can find rather than where the theater is located and a July 1994 picture of close-eye view of both the doors and the Now Showing poster.
Closed on May 18, 1963 with “Drums Of Africa”, and was last operated by the Pennsylvania Paramount Corporation (also known as the local division for the Paramount Pictures Incorporated chain).
The husband-and-wife team of Willie and Julie Greco reopened the Skylark for the first time since the theater’s September 2, 1984 closure on May 5, 2000. Indeed, it closed after the 2012 season because of the same reason.
Correction: Both the Skylark and the Soo closed on September 2, 1984. The Soo closed with “Beat Street”, “The Corsican Brothers”, “Easy Money”, and “Up The Creek” as a quad dusk-to-dawn show.
The Princess Theatre opened its doors on February 12, 1917 with the photoplay “The Measure of a Man” along with a comedy reel and performances by both its five-piece orchestra and Toronto natives Will J. White and Jules Brazil (plus a couple of delays during programming process due to technical difficulties).
For the first 65 years in operation, the Princess Theatre was a single-screen movie house, and around that period, the Princess was operated by Odeon. It wasn’t until October 12, 1981 when the Princess Theatre closed as a single-screener with “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” due to twinning, and the Princess Theatre reopened as a twin-screen theater on November 27, 1981 with “Pursuit of D.B. Cooper” at Screen 1 and “Halloween II” at Screen 2.
On March 4, 1989, the Princess Theatre became local headlines after reports of multiple assaults were reported inside the theater, denying people to see “Dream A Little Dream” at one of the screens. The employee refused o allow a 14-year-old student at Mount St. Joseph College to enter although the student did show the identification card. She did allow one student in because she was wearing “that” jacket and another due to her birth certificate. Parents did receive reaction to the assaults the employee was made but gave them consequential discussions.
The Princess Theatre closed for the final time on March 15, 1990 with “Madhouse” at Screen 1 and “Tango And Cash” at Screen 2.
Actually, the Auto-View closed for the final time on August 30, 1948 with “A Man In The Iron Mask” and “Gentlemen After Dark” along with a cartoon and a newsreel following a massive early morning fire that destroyed the 40x50ft screen tower the next day estimating $50,000 of damage.
A second Autoview Drive-In would later open almost a year-and-a-half later by former first Autoview operator Frank B. Smith.
Closed on October 5, 2000.
First operated by SRO, later by Cineplex Odeon.
Later (and last) operated by Cineplex Odeon after the chain took over SRO in December 1986. It started life as a first-run house but flipped to a discount house during its last couple of years in operation.
Once operated by Loews Cineplex.
Another correction: the Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas did show some first-run selections when it became the Roxy in 2003.
Once operated by Cineplex Odeon after the SRO chain was sold to Cineplex in December 1986.
Correction: I just found out that the Nickelodeon 6 did not close in October 2001 as advertisements tricked me good. The theater was still open at the time after October 2001. Hoyts operated the Nickelodeon until the theater closed on May 5, 2003. From the theater’s 1981 opening until its 2003 closure, it was a first-run movie house. The theater reopened as Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas as a foreign and independent movie house on May 23, 2003.
Definitely, it is a really interesting name.
I think you might be right on that.
The Beacham became a Cinerama theater on Christmas Day 1964.
Closed on October 1, 1978 with “Amuck” and “Mansion of The Doomed”.
Either closed or last advertisement on February 8, 1978 with “Black Agent Lucky King” and “Double Possession”.
The Park Theatre originally opened as a single-screen theater with a capacity of 637 seats (with installations of “Whistler’s Mother” rocking seats), 52x24ft curved screen, ultravision projection, and a stereophonic sound system, owned by Charles Abercrombie Sr. and was managed by his brother Charles Abercrombie Jr. The senior Abercrombie was also the owners of their own Abercrombie Oil Company, Durham, North Carolina’s Carolina Theatre, and his farming business near Milton, North Carolina. In his role, he selects what’s best for the Park to pick up and keeps the ratings appropriately enough for the audience (G, M and R).
Charles Sr., a native of Alabama who graduated from both Georgia Military Academy and had an attendance at the University of Alabama, the senior Abercrombie during his university years would later began managing theaters in the Triangle (both Greensboro and Winston-Salem) until moving to Danville in 1935 and soon thereafter married Rosalind Lea.
Charles Jr., at the time of the Park Theatre opening is a 26-year-old man who previously served as the 1st Lieutenant for the U.S. Army and was later employed at Burlington Mills as a textile supervisor in Raeford, North Carolina. At one time, he worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for only a year. He also owns and pilots three airplanes but was currently concentrating his energies on raising cattle on a farm in Milton. At the time of the theater’s opening, he worked as manager for his father’s Abercrombie Oil Company.
The Moonlite was constructed by Concord, North Carolina native T.D. Field, who also operated both the Clinch Theatre in Tazewell and the Valley Theatre in North Tazewell since taken over from W.W. Thompson on November 1, 1942.
Does anybody know any info about the Tazewell Twin Cinema located across the street from the Sunset Drive-In at the Fourways Shopping Center in North Tazewell? There was not a lot of info that I can find rather than where the theater is located and a July 1994 picture of close-eye view of both the doors and the Now Showing poster.
Nice shot!
Closed on May 18, 1963 with “Drums Of Africa”, and was last operated by the Pennsylvania Paramount Corporation (also known as the local division for the Paramount Pictures Incorporated chain).
The husband-and-wife team of Willie and Julie Greco reopened the Skylark for the first time since the theater’s September 2, 1984 closure on May 5, 2000. Indeed, it closed after the 2012 season because of the same reason.
Last operated by Cineplex Odeon.
Correction: Both the Skylark and the Soo closed on September 2, 1984. The Soo closed with “Beat Street”, “The Corsican Brothers”, “Easy Money”, and “Up The Creek” as a quad dusk-to-dawn show.
Correction: The Skylark closed on September 2, 1984, not September 5. The Soo Drive-In also closed that same day.
Closed on July 27, 1979 with “The Champ”.
Last operated by Famous Players, and closed on March 22, 1987 with “Lethal Weapon”.
The Princess Theatre opened its doors on February 12, 1917 with the photoplay “The Measure of a Man” along with a comedy reel and performances by both its five-piece orchestra and Toronto natives Will J. White and Jules Brazil (plus a couple of delays during programming process due to technical difficulties).
For the first 65 years in operation, the Princess Theatre was a single-screen movie house, and around that period, the Princess was operated by Odeon. It wasn’t until October 12, 1981 when the Princess Theatre closed as a single-screener with “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” due to twinning, and the Princess Theatre reopened as a twin-screen theater on November 27, 1981 with “Pursuit of D.B. Cooper” at Screen 1 and “Halloween II” at Screen 2.
On March 4, 1989, the Princess Theatre became local headlines after reports of multiple assaults were reported inside the theater, denying people to see “Dream A Little Dream” at one of the screens. The employee refused o allow a 14-year-old student at Mount St. Joseph College to enter although the student did show the identification card. She did allow one student in because she was wearing “that” jacket and another due to her birth certificate. Parents did receive reaction to the assaults the employee was made but gave them consequential discussions.
The Princess Theatre closed for the final time on March 15, 1990 with “Madhouse” at Screen 1 and “Tango And Cash” at Screen 2.