Bama 6
2331 First Street NE,
Birmingham,
AL
35215
2331 First Street NE,
Birmingham,
AL
35215
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Consolidated Theatres opened the Bama Six on June 24th, 1983. Grand opening ads posted.
Consolidated Bama Six opening 24 Jun 1983, Fri Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, Alabama) Newspapers.com
I was involved in the installation of the projection & sound equipment. If I recall they had “Century” projectors with “ORC” automation systems.
Oh wait, I’m sorry… I was referring to the Riverchase 6 that opened Thanksgiving 1982… the Bama Six at Centerpoint Rd was 1983. I had already transferred back to Nashville when that was opening up.
This theatre actually opened at Thanksgiving, 1982, or maybe a couple of weeks afterwards. I helped with the booth training as it was being installed and fixtured. At the time I was the Assistant Manager at the Bama Six in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa had opened earlier that year, June 1982.
I lived across the street from Bama 6 for about 8 years and saw many movies there and few of them ever made it all the way through without stopping for a few minutes. The flat seating and frequent break-downs frustrated many movie goers in the area.