Pastime Movie Grill
118 S. Harris Street,
Sandersville,
GA
31082
118 S. Harris Street,
Sandersville,
GA
31082
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Opened by 1914, the Pastime Theater was the main theater from my parent’s home town. It has been closed, and reopened several times. It last operated as a dinner and a movie house, like the Pal Theatre in Louisville.
The theater one time was owned by one of my cousin’s uncle Willard Renfroe. My cousin related a story about when “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” was playing. One night during the first show several boys left the emergency exit open and went home and got several chainsaws. During the second showing at a suspenseful time the boys started the saws and ran throughout the theater putting the patrons in a frenzy.
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Jesse Brantley
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The one sheet frame was like we had at Columbia 1 and 2 it snapped down on all four sides.Glad i drove down there and rescued it,from a very trashy theatre,There was another theatre across the street.But it was dry cleaning business i think.
I was in Sandersville this past Sunday and the Pastime appeared to be closed. I asked my cousin about it and he thinks it might be closed for awhile. Mike, the other theater you mentioned is around the corner, the Arcade.
I think the PASTIME is a dinner theatre too,like the PAL theatre in LOUISVILLE,GA.
“OTHER SIDE OF MIDNGHT” opens April 30 1976.
bet with digital now it is closed CHUCK..
Hey mike do you have any old movie theater stuff you would sell? I see your theaters very well
I have a bunch of stuff, but most of it comes from theatres I worked at, when they went dark I would go in a grab what I wanted before the wrecking ball got there, the best thing is to get off the beaten path on the back roads and run into an old closed theatre or drive in, sure there are a few around…
there was also another theatre downtown not far from here, don’t know why its not on here…
Mike the other theatre you are talking about is the Arcade Theatre and it listed on CT
Status should be: Closed.