Along with the Indiana, and the old downtown Mooresville movie house, another one that’s missing from CT is the drive-in that was just a few blocks south of the old high school. That one was still standing when I went to Martinsville High in the late 60’s, but I’m not sure it was open for business at that time.
I remember the Indiana Theatre well. Didn’t see a lot of movies there, but do as a youngster remember seeing Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and a young Jack Nicholson in Roger Corman’s “The Raven” when it first came out in 1963. Judging from the street view at Google Maps, looks like the Super Sports store at 58 East Washington in Martinsville is now where the Indiana used to be.
Anybody know what was the name of the little movie theater in downtown Mooresville in the 60’s? Or whatever happened to it?
A Morgan County institution if there ever was one. I’m SO glad to see the Centerbrook is still operating after so many other drive-ins around the nation are long gone.
Anybody who, like me, first saw “2001: A Space Odyssey” in Cinerama at the Indiana Theater, on its first release in 1968, will certainly never forget the experience. Some films are made IN Cinerama, but that one seemed to be made FOR Cinerama. It’s just not the same on a regular screen, and without the fine resolution of a good 70mm print. I was still in high school and was just blown away by the stunning artistry. I ended up seeing it, what, five times at the Indiana? Six times? Seven or more? A whole lot of times. Unforgettable.
Along with the Indiana, and the old downtown Mooresville movie house, another one that’s missing from CT is the drive-in that was just a few blocks south of the old high school. That one was still standing when I went to Martinsville High in the late 60’s, but I’m not sure it was open for business at that time.
I remember the Indiana Theatre well. Didn’t see a lot of movies there, but do as a youngster remember seeing Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and a young Jack Nicholson in Roger Corman’s “The Raven” when it first came out in 1963. Judging from the street view at Google Maps, looks like the Super Sports store at 58 East Washington in Martinsville is now where the Indiana used to be.
Anybody know what was the name of the little movie theater in downtown Mooresville in the 60’s? Or whatever happened to it?
A Morgan County institution if there ever was one. I’m SO glad to see the Centerbrook is still operating after so many other drive-ins around the nation are long gone.
Anybody who, like me, first saw “2001: A Space Odyssey” in Cinerama at the Indiana Theater, on its first release in 1968, will certainly never forget the experience. Some films are made IN Cinerama, but that one seemed to be made FOR Cinerama. It’s just not the same on a regular screen, and without the fine resolution of a good 70mm print. I was still in high school and was just blown away by the stunning artistry. I ended up seeing it, what, five times at the Indiana? Six times? Seven or more? A whole lot of times. Unforgettable.
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