AMC Classic Salem Valley 8
1700 Apperson Drive,
Salem,
VA
24012
1700 Apperson Drive,
Salem,
VA
24012
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Comparing the 1976 photos here to an aerial image from google, they appear to be part of new construction.
Were the 4 auditoriums added in 1989 built from the ground up or just modifications made to the existing screens?
Renamed Salem Valley 8 on May 19th, 1989, and taken over in 1994 by Carmike Cinemas. Reseated and reopened on October 15th 1999. More ads posted.
Seating capacities at this theater:
Architect Bill Murphy, firm Brookbank, Murphy & Shields.
and a couple in Nashville as well.
Original layout looks identical to the Kingston four in Knoxville.
Grand opening ad posted.
opening article:
I forgot to put a citation in my previous comment. The information is from the June, 1976 issue of The Virginia Record Magazine.
The first four-screen theater in the Roanoke area opened on January 30, 1976 as the Valley Cinema. The four auditoria were configured to radiate from the octagonal lobby, so they shared no common walls. The largest auditorium, with 350 seats, had its own projection booth, and the other three, with 300, 250, and 200 seats respectively, shared one booth. The Project architect was Bill Murphy of the Columbus, Georgia firm Brookbank, Murphy & Shields.
Sits partly on the site of the LeeHi Drive In