Tryon Hills Twin Cinemas
336 Tryon Road,
Raleigh,
NC
27603
336 Tryon Road,
Raleigh,
NC
27603
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This became the Tryon Twin on November 8th, 1991. Grand opening ad posted.
Owned and Operated under Premiere Theatres.
This webpage has such a fond review of a theatre that was just pure CRAP!!! Every movie I saw there ALWAYS had the projector malfunction and the service was pitiful-GOOD RIDDANCE!!!
“STAR WARS” played here on July 21,1978 as a re-release issue that also brought in the crowds.
Interesting comment about the TRYON HILLS THEATRE: It was one of several theatres in the South(when it was a single screen cinema)that had the longest-running movie to ever played here “WALKING TALL” that played to capacity crowds for a record of 36 weeks before it ended in December of 1973.
The TRYON HILLS,brought it back as a re-release too where it played for over 18 weeks in mid-1974. Reason,they could not keep up with the capacity crowds that came back to see it again and again.
I do recall seeing Nightmare on Elm Street 3 here when the Tryon was just dollar theatre. The projection was so bad it was unbelievable.
What a waste. During the 1990’s,there were several dollar movie houses throughout.
-The Tryon Hills Theatre-(In Southeast Raleigh off Wilmington Street)
-Terrace Twin-(Off Six Forks Road at Colony Shopping Center)
-Falls Twin-(at Falls Village which is now the Raleighwood Cinema)
-South Hills Twin-(Cary)
DURHAM:
-Yorktowne Twin-(Off Chapel Hill Blvd.)
-Center 4-(Lakewood Shopping Center)
-Riverview Twin-(Over off North Roxboro Road at Riverview Plaza)
CHAPEL HILL:
-Ram Triple-(Located Downtown Chapel Hill off Rosemary St./NCNB Plaza)
There were seven dollar houses in the Triangle during the 1990’s and 2000’s. Today,the ONLY dollar theatre left is the Blue Ridge 14.
The last twin dollar house closed in 2001.
One thing about alot of dollar houses they could streach out a zenox Bulb.
I too remember seeing NEW JACK CITY here when it was re-released as a discount movie house. All seats were just a buck and the projection was horrible.
About the Tryon Hills Theatre,aka The Tryon Theatre:
I remember seeing a lot of good movies there in the mid-1980’s and early 1990’s when it was a single screen theatre. I remember seeing
“Out for Justice” with Steven Seagal in 1991. Also played here were a underrated flick title “Tuff Stuff” starring former Disney child actress Kim Richards where she played a tough biker chick with ESP.
Also played here were a lot of blaxploitation films,adult films,and other films of interest. I came back to this theatre six months later and this once great theatre was twinned where they split this once 550-seat theatre down the middle….which made it terrible. It became a discount movie house. After that it sucked,since the projected was always braking down and the picture was never focused. When it was twinned,it became the worst movie house in Raleigh. It closed shortly there after.
Anyone have more info or photos?
Raymond,great history of the Tryon Hills.Enjoyed reading it.