Carmike Plaza 6
3416 McClellum Boulevard,
Anniston,
AL
36201
3416 McClellum Boulevard,
Anniston,
AL
36201
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I fondly recall newspaper movie listings being so big and taking up a couple of pages.
6-plex grand opening ad from July 15th, 1983 also in the photo section.
Grand opening ad from November 23, 1977 (3 screens) and October 31st, 1980 (4 screens) in photo section.
Thanks for the link. I’m glad the building is still there.
Beyond Imagination closed in 2008 and it became a church.
http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/5802446/article-From-movie-theater-to-ministry
Hmm, was this place different from the Carmike Cinema 6 at 5804 Weaver Road
Closed, now a church.
It’s nice to find this information and thanks for those pictures posted. I remember when the Plaza expanded to a four-plex and seeing “Jaws 3-D” in the newer theater. After the theater closed, it was converted into a family entertainment center called Beyond Imagination. They turned the theaters into surreal rooms for laser tag, miniature golf and an arcade, while retaining one theater as a movie hall for showing second-run movies. These pictures are from November 2007:
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When I visited, I was told the other projectors were still there and used for spare parts. A stage was built in front of the movie screen for bands:
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They also operated the concession stand with a popcorn machine and soda fountain.
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Sadly, Beyond Imagination apparently did not last long, as Google Street View images from 2008 show the location vacant and the sign without a marquee.
Also of note, there was a theater in Mobile, Alabama called the Dauphin Street Cinemas that was built exactly like Plaza in Anniston. That building was demolished in the early 2000s.
Here through here are photos from September 2006 of the Plaza. The theatre closed sometime earlier this year.