Carmike Commons 6
227 N. Peters Road,
Knoxville,
TN
37923
227 N. Peters Road,
Knoxville,
TN
37923
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Previously operated by: Carmike Cinemas, Cineplex Odeon, Loews Cineplex
Architects: David K. Mesbur
Previous Names: Cineplex Odeon Commons Cinemas
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The Commons Cinemas was part of the Cineplex Odeon/Loews circuit. It was opened April 15, 1988. It was taken over by Carmike Cinemas on July 6, 1990.
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I remember seeing “Total Recall” at this theater with my father on opening night back in 1990. It was packed.
The Commons 6 opened on April 15, 1988 to replace the Cedar Bluff Twin. The Theatre closed on March 30, 2000 after being replaced by the Windsong 16.
No photo of the Commons 6?
April 15, 1988 grand opening ad posted in photo section.
Seating capacities at this theater were as follows:
Theaters 1 & 6 – 195 seats
Theaters 2 & 5 – 205 seats
Theaters 3 & 4 – 320 seats
Designed by David K. Mesbur, as usual for Cineplex Odeon’s “jewelbox” theatres from the era.
According to local newspapers, Carmike Cinemas acquired this theater on July 6, 1990.
It’s been more or less two decades since I last went to this theatre, and my mom can’t really remember anything about it. Even showing her pictures of another hexaplex jewelbox from down in Georgia (Friday’s Plaza, I believe) didn’t jog her memory!
After reading an article in the News-Sentinel from April 14, 1988, the day after the sneak preview, I can now confirm that Commons 6 is a direct twin of the Southlake Festival Six in Morrow, GA. As for the films shown during the sneak preview on April 13:
An American Tail (1:30, 3:30)
The Care Bears' Adventure in Wonderland (1:30, 3:30)
Top Gun (2:15, 4:45, 7:30, 9:45)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (5:15, 7:45, 10:00)
Dirty Dancing (2:30, 5:15, 7:45, 9:45)
The Princess Bride (2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:15)
Throw Momma from the Train (5:30, 7:30, 9:30)
Harry and the Hendersons (2:30, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30)
One of the auditoria appears to have been upgraded to DTS by the time Stargate came out on October 28, 1994. Which one could it have been?