Well guys some number of years have passed and now again I am trying to lease this building. The mall has been sold. Since the my other building burned taking all of my stuff with it. No insurance on content. :( oh well, I was more sad about losing the building. It was in very bad shape though and the owners had no intentions of redoing it. Onward and upward, I have a meeting on Thursday to talk lease. Intentions are similar as before, it will have live performance space in the large theater( which is intact) the other spaces will house a state of the art haunted attraction. Also slated are Lazer tag, concessions, a 3D black light attraction and a museum quality display of Holywood horror movies past and present. Wish me luck I think they know that nobody else wants his building anymore…….. it is still in good shape and I know that I can bring it back to life.
By the way it has been used by a church for a couple of years and they kept it in pretty good shape. It needs a little patching on the roof and a little bit of stucco work. It really not that bad though. Wish me luck.
Ok im my sentimental rambling i did forget to say that. The building was demolished and is now a gravel lot surrounded by a fence. It is waitingto be paved. I cant tell you how many people are waiting for thatfence to come down so we can just hang out there agiain. I know it sounds silly bit it is true. Thank you for your time.
Guys the building burned on febuary 28, 2012 at aboutt 6 am. I got a call from mall security and my step brother who is a 911 dispatcher. By the time I got there the building was belching black smoke. There were news crews and many onlookers. As the morning went on many of our friends,employees and close buisiness contactt stopped by to offer what they could. I did while the building was burning have the opertunity to stick my head in the door. The fire was mainly in the ceilling of the northwest theater. As i was looking the tiles were falling, setting our scenery on fire. Shortly after this point the crews were pulled from the back of the building. They now focused on the roof.“ Which now had a huge hole in it. ”. They also woorked from the lobby. The fire was spreading from back to front. And left to right. The theater next to what we called haunt 4 was half burned. The center wall which was addes when the building was twinned was burned through. It was constructed with double-ply drywall.. The center hallway was as the firemen put it a vortex of fire. As for our purpose for the building this hall was a. 22 person theater. This housed our preshow. The front two theaters were almost unharmed, except for the thousands of gallons of water that poured into the building. Near the back of the building the water was nearly 41/2 feet deep because of the slant of the floor. The water climbed the back steps and went out the back door. This was level with the parking lot. Aftr the fire was out" but still smoking" tbe city, mall, and fire dept. All turned their heads. We were inside the building gathering as much as we could salvage. Sometimes we were literally swimming in water full of charred wood, nails and broken glass. Need i mention this was febuary and we were in water we did not even feel the cold. I assume it was pure adriniline. We gathered stuff that we couldnt part with and some antiques such as a cast iron morgue table from the twenties. Yes it was extremely hard to get. As the sun went down that evening and we gathered all of the stuff we threw out the doors we packed everything into trucks a put the remains of 15 years into 1 storage unit. One week after the fire the building eventhough damaged survived tornadic winds.These were the same winds and storms that dropped an E.F.4 tornado acrost southern Indiana, most famously Henryville In. Other buildings 100 feet away had considerable sized chunks blown away. Our theater still stood a true testiment to its structure.It would be nearly 2 months before we were allowed back in to the building. Amazeingly after we signed the a safety release we were given unsupervised freedom to roam the building. We did just that. It had been our home for 5 years. We owes it to the building to give it one last tender look. While we gathered what we could on e again we shared tears and memories of the times we hd in the building. We took pictures and heartfelt memories with us that day. This building as much as the items we left in it was special in all of our hearts. As we locked the doors and turned over the keys there was a somber silence between my buisiness partner and I. It was a good run and we were glad to have been able to run it in the old GreenTree 4.we created another era of memories for the building. I am glad to say that in the four years that we were open we entertained over 70,000 guests. And many of them peed their pants. PSYCHOMANIA THEATER OF TERROR. GREENTREE 4. TRANS-LUX THEATER. ………..R.I.P…………..YOU SERVED YOUR COUMUNITY WELL.. THANK YOU
I apologize if this was long and rambling. I guess it was more of a vent for me. Tomorrow would have been our opening night. I am feeling somewhat hopelessly sentimental about the many memories shared by hundreds. Who entered the building. Also of my childhood and teen years that so much time was spent inside the building. I do miss it alot thank you for reading along memory lane with me.
Matt Kemp
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This is our facebook page and we have photos on here and all the information on events and happenings at the building….
We had our first movie showing in seven years. Our screen is in the lobby and is 10 ft by 6 ½ ft. everything is decorated to resemble an abandoned theater from the 30s or 40s. we have painted and cleaned put up new lighting and did a faux finish on the walls. prior to the movies we showed a 12 min DVD of compiled Drive In Advertisements, and cartoons. To keep with tradition. Of course since we are in our lobby we are using temporary seating. Our chairs are white stack-able lawn chairs. Everyone seemed to enjoy them selves and we had a good turn out. These are semi public/semi private parties that are geared generally to our Facebook friends and their guests. There is a $5.00 Donation to cover cost and includes FREE Popcorn, and Soda.If you are interested please join our Facebook Page all of our information is put up on there usually daily
still training dogs, in here. every now and then the people in there turn on the neon, assumably by mistake since they cant figure how to turn it off….i left the 4 “Psychomania” at like 5 in the morning an all the neon was on , sign boards too. what goof offs, but atleast there is heat and air on in the building that helps keep it more preserved.
We have pulled up the ugly carpet in the lobby, sadly there is no trans lux emblem in the center of the chipped marble floor, but the floor is in great shape. we have rebuilt a wall in with three doors in place of the second set of doors that would have led into the lobby, of course it is not original but it is at least reminiscent of the past configuration. Oh good news when i turned on the water for the season there were no leaks…..lol which was always a problem in the past
I am in the old greentree 4 theater in clarksville IN, i may have some stuff for you, i am not sure the best way would be for me to send you pics of what i think i might have……. are you interested it was built in 1968
well guys, I have been in talks with the owners and i have come to the conclusion that don’t agree with their contract proposed to me.. As of right the local animal shelter is training dogs in the lobby. If after a while the realize the building is not going to be leased to anyone else maybe they will be willing to renegotiate. So as of now all the plans that i have for the building are on hold, i would really love to see a 2 or 3 dollar movie come back in, their monthly rent was just to much for the 1 dollar admission that Cinemark was charging. If anyone is interested it can still work and be profitable. you would need screens and projectors also sound equipment and of course concessions. the seats and everything else is still in place and the building is clean, well i hope the animal shelter will clean up after themselves. the lobby is all tile and that is the only place they are allowed to use.
I would say that you are right about the screen and the projectors being changed. and yes the theater was split directly down the middle. and then after they decided to make it a four-plex they took part of that wall out of the front of the building built two to replace it and made a central hallway to get to the back two theaters. they built a second projection room to use for the back two theaters.
John F. Gilooly Was also a member of the coast guard life saving station #10, louisville post, he was one of the most famous members. there is a bronze placard on the station which is a National Historic landmark dedicated to him. The Station is the dock boat For the Steamer Belle Of Louisville. interesting little tie in, I thought.
I have a question for all you folks, do you know if Trans-Lux did cinerama projections? The reason I ask is, the was my projector bases are lined with what would have originally been the screen has always boggled me. they are set at outward angles away from each other. as if they we to hit the corners of the building. Likewise the if you go to the far end of the building you would see where the original screen was and the area is curved. I have also noticed this in the blueprints of the building. Even the leading wall of the original projection area is curved. Could my 4 have at one time been a Cinerama theater or were the other types of multiple projections? I really am new to all of the history, but am very interested.
ken mc the pic you have in your post up top also has a pic of the older Dream, do you have the rest of that to post on the Dreams profile. It would be cool if so. i have just added the dream to the Ct registry.
Yes this was the theater at the RIverFalls Mall. Of course when the mall went down as did the theater. Too many malls and theaters in one area I don’t know what they were thinking.
THIS THEATER IS STILL OPEN, maybe not the drive in part. But yes it is open, and the did not make the on ramp there. Nor are they going too. They built an on and off ramp on the other side of the road.
Not sure if this theater will still exist in a few years or not, but if it must be known it does have two screens showing pornographic material 24/ 7, I was one of the first of my group of friends to turn 18 and was, well put up to the task of checking it out and giving them the inside scoop. Two screens, maybe 60 seats each, and sticky floors. You wont be gettin' popcorn in this theater, but hey if thats your thing, it don’t bother me.
Hi sarah, my company uses the old Trans-Lux Theater in Clarksville IN as a haunted attraction. called Psychomania Theater of Terror www.theaterofterror.com check us out we are listed in cinema treasures banks as Greentree 4. Thanks matt
The one thing that i am having a hard time finding are older pictures of the theater. By the way i am going to tear up the nasty purple and black cinemark carpet. Who knows what we will find? I do know that there is a chipped marble floor in the front entrance way, I am excited to see if there is a logo in the center. i will keep everyone posted i and i will try to get some pics up.
Yes, the building was built in 1968, for the Trans-Lux company. It was a large single screen with the traditional Blue and Gold color scheme. The original ceilings are nearly 40 ft high. It was obviously at the end of the single screen era. It was divided into 2 side by side theaters in the 70s and then split again in the 80s which is how it is now. The company that owns it will only invest what they can make back in 6 months. So it is pretty slim chance that it will ever be restored but it would be awesome. It is sad but even after being closed since 2003 people have not even noticed . Everyday there are still people coming up and asking when the shows start. All of the seats and fixtures have been removed, but there are some leftovers still around. like the blue and gold taffeta sound fold and some leftover paint. The original ceiling tiles are still painted gold. (that is the ones that haven’t fallen) the architectural info is box c-35, box 0-15 and is Trans-Lux project#1991. Also Trans-Lux Theaters Pylon sign Drew Eberson
Well guys some number of years have passed and now again I am trying to lease this building. The mall has been sold. Since the my other building burned taking all of my stuff with it. No insurance on content. :( oh well, I was more sad about losing the building. It was in very bad shape though and the owners had no intentions of redoing it. Onward and upward, I have a meeting on Thursday to talk lease. Intentions are similar as before, it will have live performance space in the large theater( which is intact) the other spaces will house a state of the art haunted attraction. Also slated are Lazer tag, concessions, a 3D black light attraction and a museum quality display of Holywood horror movies past and present. Wish me luck I think they know that nobody else wants his building anymore…….. it is still in good shape and I know that I can bring it back to life. By the way it has been used by a church for a couple of years and they kept it in pretty good shape. It needs a little patching on the roof and a little bit of stucco work. It really not that bad though. Wish me luck.
Ok im my sentimental rambling i did forget to say that. The building was demolished and is now a gravel lot surrounded by a fence. It is waitingto be paved. I cant tell you how many people are waiting for thatfence to come down so we can just hang out there agiain. I know it sounds silly bit it is true. Thank you for your time.
Guys the building burned on febuary 28, 2012 at aboutt 6 am. I got a call from mall security and my step brother who is a 911 dispatcher. By the time I got there the building was belching black smoke. There were news crews and many onlookers. As the morning went on many of our friends,employees and close buisiness contactt stopped by to offer what they could. I did while the building was burning have the opertunity to stick my head in the door. The fire was mainly in the ceilling of the northwest theater. As i was looking the tiles were falling, setting our scenery on fire. Shortly after this point the crews were pulled from the back of the building. They now focused on the roof.“ Which now had a huge hole in it. ”. They also woorked from the lobby. The fire was spreading from back to front. And left to right. The theater next to what we called haunt 4 was half burned. The center wall which was addes when the building was twinned was burned through. It was constructed with double-ply drywall.. The center hallway was as the firemen put it a vortex of fire. As for our purpose for the building this hall was a. 22 person theater. This housed our preshow. The front two theaters were almost unharmed, except for the thousands of gallons of water that poured into the building. Near the back of the building the water was nearly 41/2 feet deep because of the slant of the floor. The water climbed the back steps and went out the back door. This was level with the parking lot. Aftr the fire was out" but still smoking" tbe city, mall, and fire dept. All turned their heads. We were inside the building gathering as much as we could salvage. Sometimes we were literally swimming in water full of charred wood, nails and broken glass. Need i mention this was febuary and we were in water we did not even feel the cold. I assume it was pure adriniline. We gathered stuff that we couldnt part with and some antiques such as a cast iron morgue table from the twenties. Yes it was extremely hard to get. As the sun went down that evening and we gathered all of the stuff we threw out the doors we packed everything into trucks a put the remains of 15 years into 1 storage unit. One week after the fire the building eventhough damaged survived tornadic winds.These were the same winds and storms that dropped an E.F.4 tornado acrost southern Indiana, most famously Henryville In. Other buildings 100 feet away had considerable sized chunks blown away. Our theater still stood a true testiment to its structure.It would be nearly 2 months before we were allowed back in to the building. Amazeingly after we signed the a safety release we were given unsupervised freedom to roam the building. We did just that. It had been our home for 5 years. We owes it to the building to give it one last tender look. While we gathered what we could on e again we shared tears and memories of the times we hd in the building. We took pictures and heartfelt memories with us that day. This building as much as the items we left in it was special in all of our hearts. As we locked the doors and turned over the keys there was a somber silence between my buisiness partner and I. It was a good run and we were glad to have been able to run it in the old GreenTree 4.we created another era of memories for the building. I am glad to say that in the four years that we were open we entertained over 70,000 guests. And many of them peed their pants. PSYCHOMANIA THEATER OF TERROR. GREENTREE 4. TRANS-LUX THEATER. ………..R.I.P…………..YOU SERVED YOUR COUMUNITY WELL.. THANK YOU
I apologize if this was long and rambling. I guess it was more of a vent for me. Tomorrow would have been our opening night. I am feeling somewhat hopelessly sentimental about the many memories shared by hundreds. Who entered the building. Also of my childhood and teen years that so much time was spent inside the building. I do miss it alot thank you for reading along memory lane with me. Matt Kemp
copy and paste this for photos View link
This is our facebook page and we have photos on here and all the information on events and happenings at the building….
We had our first movie showing in seven years. Our screen is in the lobby and is 10 ft by 6 ½ ft. everything is decorated to resemble an abandoned theater from the 30s or 40s. we have painted and cleaned put up new lighting and did a faux finish on the walls. prior to the movies we showed a 12 min DVD of compiled Drive In Advertisements, and cartoons. To keep with tradition. Of course since we are in our lobby we are using temporary seating. Our chairs are white stack-able lawn chairs. Everyone seemed to enjoy them selves and we had a good turn out. These are semi public/semi private parties that are geared generally to our Facebook friends and their guests. There is a $5.00 Donation to cover cost and includes FREE Popcorn, and Soda.If you are interested please join our Facebook Page all of our information is put up on there usually daily
still training dogs, in here. every now and then the people in there turn on the neon, assumably by mistake since they cant figure how to turn it off….i left the 4 “Psychomania” at like 5 in the morning an all the neon was on , sign boards too. what goof offs, but atleast there is heat and air on in the building that helps keep it more preserved.
We have pulled up the ugly carpet in the lobby, sadly there is no trans lux emblem in the center of the chipped marble floor, but the floor is in great shape. we have rebuilt a wall in with three doors in place of the second set of doors that would have led into the lobby, of course it is not original but it is at least reminiscent of the past configuration. Oh good news when i turned on the water for the season there were no leaks…..lol which was always a problem in the past
Does anyone have any pics of this building in its heyday, i would really love them if you do.
I am in the old greentree 4 theater in clarksville IN, i may have some stuff for you, i am not sure the best way would be for me to send you pics of what i think i might have……. are you interested it was built in 1968
sorry had an extra bit in there
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rodger i think this will get you a pic of the inside lobby of the 10http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=148423&l=069d09f50e&id=100000505846989
well guys, I have been in talks with the owners and i have come to the conclusion that don’t agree with their contract proposed to me.. As of right the local animal shelter is training dogs in the lobby. If after a while the realize the building is not going to be leased to anyone else maybe they will be willing to renegotiate. So as of now all the plans that i have for the building are on hold, i would really love to see a 2 or 3 dollar movie come back in, their monthly rent was just to much for the 1 dollar admission that Cinemark was charging. If anyone is interested it can still work and be profitable. you would need screens and projectors also sound equipment and of course concessions. the seats and everything else is still in place and the building is clean, well i hope the animal shelter will clean up after themselves. the lobby is all tile and that is the only place they are allowed to use.
I would say that you are right about the screen and the projectors being changed. and yes the theater was split directly down the middle. and then after they decided to make it a four-plex they took part of that wall out of the front of the building built two to replace it and made a central hallway to get to the back two theaters. they built a second projection room to use for the back two theaters.
John F. Gilooly Was also a member of the coast guard life saving station #10, louisville post, he was one of the most famous members. there is a bronze placard on the station which is a National Historic landmark dedicated to him. The Station is the dock boat For the Steamer Belle Of Louisville. interesting little tie in, I thought.
Sorry my fingers are drunk, please look past the type-os in the last post.
I have a question for all you folks, do you know if Trans-Lux did cinerama projections? The reason I ask is, the was my projector bases are lined with what would have originally been the screen has always boggled me. they are set at outward angles away from each other. as if they we to hit the corners of the building. Likewise the if you go to the far end of the building you would see where the original screen was and the area is curved. I have also noticed this in the blueprints of the building. Even the leading wall of the original projection area is curved. Could my 4 have at one time been a Cinerama theater or were the other types of multiple projections? I really am new to all of the history, but am very interested.
thank you
ken mc the pic you have in your post up top also has a pic of the older Dream, do you have the rest of that to post on the Dreams profile. It would be cool if so. i have just added the dream to the Ct registry.
Sorry about the misspelling in my submission. Glad to see so much talk about it though.
Hey CWalzak what website did you get that from if i may?
Yes this was the theater at the RIverFalls Mall. Of course when the mall went down as did the theater. Too many malls and theaters in one area I don’t know what they were thinking.
THIS THEATER IS STILL OPEN, maybe not the drive in part. But yes it is open, and the did not make the on ramp there. Nor are they going too. They built an on and off ramp on the other side of the road.
Not sure if this theater will still exist in a few years or not, but if it must be known it does have two screens showing pornographic material 24/ 7, I was one of the first of my group of friends to turn 18 and was, well put up to the task of checking it out and giving them the inside scoop. Two screens, maybe 60 seats each, and sticky floors. You wont be gettin' popcorn in this theater, but hey if thats your thing, it don’t bother me.
Hi sarah, my company uses the old Trans-Lux Theater in Clarksville IN as a haunted attraction. called Psychomania Theater of Terror www.theaterofterror.com check us out we are listed in cinema treasures banks as Greentree 4. Thanks matt
The one thing that i am having a hard time finding are older pictures of the theater. By the way i am going to tear up the nasty purple and black cinemark carpet. Who knows what we will find? I do know that there is a chipped marble floor in the front entrance way, I am excited to see if there is a logo in the center. i will keep everyone posted i and i will try to get some pics up.
Yes, the building was built in 1968, for the Trans-Lux company. It was a large single screen with the traditional Blue and Gold color scheme. The original ceilings are nearly 40 ft high. It was obviously at the end of the single screen era. It was divided into 2 side by side theaters in the 70s and then split again in the 80s which is how it is now. The company that owns it will only invest what they can make back in 6 months. So it is pretty slim chance that it will ever be restored but it would be awesome. It is sad but even after being closed since 2003 people have not even noticed . Everyday there are still people coming up and asking when the shows start. All of the seats and fixtures have been removed, but there are some leftovers still around. like the blue and gold taffeta sound fold and some leftover paint. The original ceiling tiles are still painted gold. (that is the ones that haven’t fallen) the architectural info is box c-35, box 0-15 and is Trans-Lux project#1991. Also Trans-Lux Theaters Pylon sign Drew Eberson