There was also a Ritz listed in the Cole’s directory with an address of 438 Atlanta Ave. It appears it was in operation up until 1965 and seated 250. Could this be the same venue?
Eatonton Downtown Development Authority is working to repurpose the Pex building into a home of Black history for the county
https://www.msgrnews.com/news/pex-theatre-renovation-project-enters-facade-phase
The Wedesonian is now the Peach County Theatre. An extensive restoration project is underway and can be seen on it’s new website: https://peachcountrytheater.com/gallery
The Galaxy Six in Tacoma, WA is/was basically the same design but with 6 screens rather than 12. This wasn’t a bad theatre at all and was surprised that it was demolished after a decade of relatively good business. It was best that this had to go rather than the Landmark’s River .
It would be nice to reconfigure the auditorium into 3 separate screens with restoring the original screen in the orchestra level and have 2 smaller screens in the rear. Have IMAX in the main auditorium.
This theatre was in operation in 1949 based on the 1949 Film Daily and appeared in at 1955 city directory
The complete address ins 109 Asbell St, Irwinton, GA. The theatre building still exist but all the details of a theatre have been removed.
This was also known as the Lee Theatre which seated around 713. The theatre has been converted to retail use.
the theatre is scheduled to reopen this weekend
Am curious as to the layout of the auditorium before it was split in half. It looks like there was a balcony at one time.
It appears from the article that the auditorium will remain a fourplex
Alfred Hitchcock screened the dailies of “North by Northwest” at the Elks during the filming in Rapid City.
It is now the Artist Connection Theatre, a live performance venue.
why are 4 and 7 closed?
The exterior has been lovingly maintained but the interior has little of the original interior still intact, but redeemable.
Nice theatre but starting to show it’s age although it has a nice Dolby Atmos and IMAX. The adjacent mall is all but shuttered.
The Towne is closed and currently for sale. Nice venue although the auditorium was split down the center for two screens
The theatre is tagged permanently closed as of 12/23/2025
The Peachtree Corners is now listed as “Permanently Closed”.
There was also a Ritz listed in the Cole’s directory with an address of 438 Atlanta Ave. It appears it was in operation up until 1965 and seated 250. Could this be the same venue?
Eatonton Downtown Development Authority is working to repurpose the Pex building into a home of Black history for the county https://www.msgrnews.com/news/pex-theatre-renovation-project-enters-facade-phase
Was this building the former Palace: https://www.marqueeonmain.com/about ?
This resembles the last iterations of the Martin Theatres before their demise.
The Rio was closed in March 2020 due to COVID and has yet to reopen
As of October 2025, this building is vacant.
The Wedesonian is now the Peach County Theatre. An extensive restoration project is underway and can be seen on it’s new website: https://peachcountrytheater.com/gallery
The Galaxy Six in Tacoma, WA is/was basically the same design but with 6 screens rather than 12. This wasn’t a bad theatre at all and was surprised that it was demolished after a decade of relatively good business. It was best that this had to go rather than the Landmark’s River .
It would be nice to reconfigure the auditorium into 3 separate screens with restoring the original screen in the orchestra level and have 2 smaller screens in the rear. Have IMAX in the main auditorium.
The theatre was closed on September 25, 2025. Restoration is still ongoing while a new operator is being sought.
This was a standard design used by Martin throughout the 1970s as the chain moved away from single screen venues.