Melrose Theatre

12/1/66 & 12/21/66 photos added credit The Tennessean Newspaper.

December 25th, 1966 reopening ad as a Loew’s in photo section.

Rode by there today all the storefronts have been gutted out and work has began on building the apartments.Taked to a guy who was working there said all the seats have taken out at some time but the auditorium will be left as is because it is in his words historical.The lobby area is to be a food place and the apartments will be built behind the buiding.The pool hall in the basement will remain there as long as they want the management said.The street marquee has new signs says The Melrose.Took some photos and will post soon.

I had chances to manage,but as much as I loved the Business I had Bills to pay,moving to Athens for several months was enough,sorta find out real quick there is no family there if problems arise with say, your car and living off 99 cent Kroger pizzas after work got real old soon.Even with bonuses for selling discount tickets,it still wasn’t enough,being an Electrican pays alot better.But I often thought I should have moved to Columbia,S.C. which is certainly no Dallas and worked a Columbia MAll GCC i would have ended up somewhere in our circuit or divison.They never gave up on me either, when they see two theatre guys like us come up through the ranks you know plans are already being made down the road.At least a good manager should spot it I would think.

Yeah, i don’t blame you even then the theatre business could be fickled,Move out there and end up moving back when you get a “pain the Butt D.M.”.

Thanks,I thought you worked in Texas too?

Tisloews. give me names of all the theatres you worked, i would like to add them to my Favorites,i have Melrose and Crescent.

But you never walked in a theatre with six moviegoers and ask them to leave on the last show,even with movie passes in your hand.Chuck mentioned it was commom practice in other chains and other cities,Frankly.I had never heard of such a thing.and there were plenty of nights I thought about it,but never would have offered passes to come back another night.And what if they came back on a wednesday,another slow night at 9:30 pm.Oh well, you learn something new even when out of the business.

I am Glad Russell backed me up at The BOYD THEATRE where all this talk started,Granted I never worked a 3700,the IMperial with 881 was the largest for me,but even those nights mid-week we might ten or less.I can picture my self calling Mr.Tinney my City Manager and tell him I am passing out rainchecks also with UNION operators would really wants to go through that heartache.I think they should show the last feature,or just have an 8pm showing.But if it was policy set from above then heck yeah I am doing it.It just wasn’t policy in the five theatres i worked in Augusta and Athens,Ga.

thanks for picture,looks like it could reopen.

Thats cool Mike,I am getting some photos together and will mail them to you in a few days.Thanks to you and Nick in advance.

4595 Silver lake Drive,evans ga,30809.Mail them to me and I will forward To Nick, I am sure he would do it for you.He’s done enough of my pictures.

Thanks Tis.Need to see some of YOUR theatre pics on CT.I know you have some.