Ian’s Story was very good about the duties of an Usher,never heard of a manager sending in a usher to count heads in the other theatre in Town.Things were different in the 60’s.
Yes, National Hills had a full curtain that actully worked until it finally broke and no one fixed it.National Hills could show 70mm on that large screen. One thing I noticed about your theatre it was just TOO Dang easy to slip into without paying,The Ticket chopper,I guess was about in the only place you guys could place it.But the Theatre Manager in me always noticed that stuff,The two large cinemas were pretty decent,but those two small houses were a joke.I was there when they closed and shipped everything back to KNOXVILLE.I looked it by a back exit door they striped it.Was hoping to find some One sheets in the dumpster out back,but nothing but some trade magazines,Don’t even think they were BOXOFFICE which was a great theatre Magazine,REGAL must and still is a cheap outfit,How they run that 20 plex across the interstate is beyond me.They must have three managers.One thing when I worked as a Assistant at Regency and Columbia Square and National Hills I never cleaned floors.Boy, the business sure did change, But GCC and Plitt were much better Theatre chains to work for.MY cousin was a manager for REGAL and all I heard were Horror Stories,Cutting Staff,Showtimes,Concessions,etc.
Thanks Gary.Great scoop.
thanks Ken.I enjoy looking at the theatres in England.just a bit more classy it seems to me.
Come on .“the worst cinemas ever built”.
I think it played in 70mm at National Hills Theatre in Augusta,Ga.
Yes,it parked 200 cars and was owned in 1956 by SOUTHERN DRIVE-in Theatre.
Yeah,but i can’t put them on Ct.
I dated a girl whose Mom was from Kent.Wonder if Mrs.O. ever caught a movie there? Bet she did.It is a Small world.
Sorry,EASTEND not EASTWOOD.Need stronger reading glasses.LOL.
Great pictures Woody,Noticed a Clint Eastwood Film festival.
Boy,you are right Chuck,A nice theatre,noticed “THE VERDICT” playing might have been taken around the Christmas holidays.
Love to have that 1971 poster.
Ian’s Story was very good about the duties of an Usher,never heard of a manager sending in a usher to count heads in the other theatre in Town.Things were different in the 60’s.
Interesting Stories.I guess AMC did grab quite a few GCC locations in New England.
Okay,LOL.
I finally ran out of IMPERIAL Stories and no one else in town to add to the IMPERIAL.
So you guys took a sledgehammer and Crushed it.Man,I love the theatre business!!!!LOL.I bet some of those pieces wouldn’t even fit a cup.
Well,at least they thought enough of the moviegoers to thank them for supporting the Grande.So many theatres don’t even do that.
Thanks guys for the pictures.
Come on Folks in Albany,Save this theatre,Augusta SAVED THREE of her downtown theatres!
Thanks for the comments on one of ATlanta’s Best.
Steve Walpert operates the Dinner Theatre now.
I guess Hamburg wasn’t bombed during WWII?,Ken.
Tracyp,Plez check out all our theatres in Augusta on CT,I have the Drive-in Theatres on Too.
Yes, National Hills had a full curtain that actully worked until it finally broke and no one fixed it.National Hills could show 70mm on that large screen. One thing I noticed about your theatre it was just TOO Dang easy to slip into without paying,The Ticket chopper,I guess was about in the only place you guys could place it.But the Theatre Manager in me always noticed that stuff,The two large cinemas were pretty decent,but those two small houses were a joke.I was there when they closed and shipped everything back to KNOXVILLE.I looked it by a back exit door they striped it.Was hoping to find some One sheets in the dumpster out back,but nothing but some trade magazines,Don’t even think they were BOXOFFICE which was a great theatre Magazine,REGAL must and still is a cheap outfit,How they run that 20 plex across the interstate is beyond me.They must have three managers.One thing when I worked as a Assistant at Regency and Columbia Square and National Hills I never cleaned floors.Boy, the business sure did change, But GCC and Plitt were much better Theatre chains to work for.MY cousin was a manager for REGAL and all I heard were Horror Stories,Cutting Staff,Showtimes,Concessions,etc.
“THE GREEN SLIME” played there.You Can’t make it up.