Carolina Theater
310 N. Main Street,
Greenville,
SC
29601
310 N. Main Street,
Greenville,
SC
29601
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- Mar 2, 2010 — Happy 45th, "The Sound Of Music"
The Carolina Theater opened June 29, 1925. It was closed in the 1960’s.
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The Carolina had the wide “rocking chair” seats by 1966 when we moved to Greenville. They were very comfortable, uphostered bottoms & backs. It appeared a good bit larger inside than the Fox.
Sounds to me that the Center may have been the former Roxy, south of the Paris but on same side of N. Main Street. I don’t believe it was a theater still by 1966.
My father told me once that the Carolina was located next to where the Hyatt Regency is now, the hyatt is at the corner of Beattie Place/College street and North Main street where the Ottaray Hotel was originally and the theatre was next to it going down towards East North Street.
There was also the Brandon Theater in the late 40s. It was located right by the railroad underpass in West Greenville.
This opened on June 29th, 1925. Grand opening ad in photo section.
May 13th, 1966 grand opening ad in the photo section as the New Carolina theatre.
I found a 1929 photo of the Majestic Theatre on Main Street, but do not see a page for it yet. Did it have another name at any point? And does anyone know the correct address? If so I will create the page. It has Majestic on the marquee, and Broadway on a blade sign.
DavidZornig: The Majestic Theatre was opened prior to 1926 with 500 seats. It was still open in 1929, but had closed by 1931. I don’t have an exact address on Main Street.
Thank you. I have submitted a page and will add the photo once it is accepted.
Circa 1926 photo added via Bart Canfield. Demolition photo added credit James Dunlap.
Once operated by North Carolina Theatres.