Crosscreek Cinemas

The Crosscreek Cinemas 1•2•3 in Greenwood Mall launched July 17, 1981 with “Stripes,” “The Great Muppet Caper” and “Endless Love.” Consolidated Theatres Inc. Circuit operated the theater likely on a 25-year lease. The 600-seat theater became part of Carmike in 1990 when Consolidated was purchased. The Carmike Triple Crosscreek Cinemas at Greenwood Mall closed Sept. 24, 2006 with “Jackass: Number Two,” “Flyboys,” and Everyone’s “Hero”. (Technically, this three screener – 200 seats per auditorium – was always three-screens and known as the Crosscreek Cinema and not the Greenwood Mall Cinemas. However, the generic Mall Cinema was what was above the exterior entrance door which could explain the entry’s title.)

HEARD THERE WAS another drive in in GREENWOOD from a local, HWY 25 Drive in.

This cinema did not close in 2000, it closed in 2005 or 2006. I worked at this cinema as a minimum-wage grunt in 2004. I remember watching the test showings of the Passion of the Christ and Return of the King. I remember splicing the films! The film machines were dinosaurs! There’s a reason this cinema shut down. Everything was too old. I loved working there though. I remember climbing that dangerous marquee and almost falling during a rainstorm! Good memories…

You are welcome Mike. That marque stayed up for over 3 years after the theater closed and was finally changed in late 2009.

The Apollo ½ and Cross Creek Cinemas were part of the Consolidated Theatres chain, definitely in the 1980’s and before. Carmike bought most of Consolidated’s screens in 1989, is how they acquired them.

Apollo 1 and 2 is now a car dealership. They closed sometime after Cinema 10 opened in 2000. Cinema has been Dickinson since 2004.

The mall now has a new computer operated sign in front and got rid of the old theater sign.
Carmike Cinema closed at the mall in Summer 2000. The old location was torn down and is now parking for Sykes employees.

Thanks Bob,Guess they were trying to facelift the old Mall,hence the name change.Hwy 72 should put you right by the mall it is the way I go to 1-26 bypassing Columbia.