The Waiakea Theatre opened its doors on October 22, 1936 with Richard Dix in “Trans-Atlantic Tunnels” along with the travelogue “San Francisco” (the travelogue itself was a few years older, and has nothing related to one of the top-grossing movies of 1936 with the same name), the short “Interviewing The Gleasons”, the Farmer Al Falfa Terrytoon “The Village Blacksmith”, and a newsreel.
Actual closing date is January 9, 1986, yes with “Young Sherlock Holmes” AND “Santa Claus The Movie”. That same date’s newspaper replied that it was their final night of operation.
So this may’ve opened as early as 1948. And I’m very sure the Eppron name is just a hoax.
Also, I’m very sure the “closed in March 1967” quote is wrong because I confirmed this from newspaper articles from Greenville rather than Laurens. Greenville papers began picking up showtimes for the Laurens beginning right after Christmas 1954.
Found it! It was located on 3015 Beechtree Dr, Sanford, NC 27330. The traces were starting to fade a little in the 1960 aerial view, but the screen was gone in 1961.
Surprisingly enough, the concession/projection building survived into the 1980s, but was gone either by or during the early-1990s.
This likely closed on October 27, 1985 with a dusk-to-dawn show of “Summer Rental”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Teen Wolf” and “Footloose”, and was demolished in June 1986.
The Fox Theatre opened its doors on April 3, 1936 with James Dunn in “Don’t Get Personal” along with an unnamed comedy. I’m also very sure that the 1949 fire led into a quick rebuild. It was closed on May 3, 1951 with Cary Grant in “Destination Tokyo” plus an unnamed comedy.
The Cozy Theatre had a little interesting history. This first opened as the Cozy Tent Theatre during the first week of July 1924 by Charley Whorton and G.A. Peterson, and was relocated two months later to the Pendergraft Building. The name was then shorten to just Cozy Theatre.
It was still operating in 1930 but its unconfirmed if its still operating as a movie theater or even wired for sound.
This appears to be opened in either the late-1990s or early-2000s, as the original quad wasn’t built in the 1980 or 1995 aerial views. It expanded to six screens in 2005 or 2006.
The Waiakea Theatre opened its doors on October 22, 1936 with Richard Dix in “Trans-Atlantic Tunnels” along with the travelogue “San Francisco” (the travelogue itself was a few years older, and has nothing related to one of the top-grossing movies of 1936 with the same name), the short “Interviewing The Gleasons”, the Farmer Al Falfa Terrytoon “The Village Blacksmith”, and a newsreel.
The original S.H. Kress Department Store opened on October 20, 1932.
Taken over by Wallace Theatres in April 1998, and closed on November 26, 2001.
Later operated by Malco Theatres, then United Theatres Corporation, then Rowley United, and finally United Artists. It was closed in 1974.
Actual closing date is January 9, 1986, yes with “Young Sherlock Holmes” AND “Santa Claus The Movie”. That same date’s newspaper replied that it was their final night of operation.
So this may’ve opened as early as 1948. And I’m very sure the Eppron name is just a hoax.
Also, I’m very sure the “closed in March 1967” quote is wrong because I confirmed this from newspaper articles from Greenville rather than Laurens. Greenville papers began picking up showtimes for the Laurens beginning right after Christmas 1954.
Despite being close to the intersection, the theater itself was actually located on 2231-2239 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Sanford, NC 27330.
Found it! It was located on 3015 Beechtree Dr, Sanford, NC 27330. The traces were starting to fade a little in the 1960 aerial view, but the screen was gone in 1961.
Surprisingly enough, the concession/projection building survived into the 1980s, but was gone either by or during the early-1990s.
Still abandoned as of 2025.
Closed on May 2, 1990.
This likely closed on October 27, 1985 with a dusk-to-dawn show of “Summer Rental”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Teen Wolf” and “Footloose”, and was demolished in June 1986.
It had two screens later in its operation, not just one throughout its history.
Once operated by Martin Theatres, and later Carmike.
The Fox Theatre opened its doors on April 3, 1936 with James Dunn in “Don’t Get Personal” along with an unnamed comedy. I’m also very sure that the 1949 fire led into a quick rebuild. It was closed on May 3, 1951 with Cary Grant in “Destination Tokyo” plus an unnamed comedy.
Opened with Bing Crosby in “Blue Skies” (unknown if extras added).
Three screens in 1990.
The Trail Drive-In closed for the final time on September 5, 1983 with “Risky Business” and “The Man With Two Brains”.
The Corral Drive-In was still open in 1989, but was already demolished by 1994, meaning that it may’ve closed in the early-1990s.
Three screens on December 14, 1979.
This was later known as the Starlite Auto Theatre, and closed on September 4, 1986 with “Born American”, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”, and “Lethol”.
Closed on September 8, 1981 with “The Unseen” and “An Eye For An Eye”.
There’s another theater in Kenova called the Gem Theatre, but its unknown if its the same theater or another theater nearby.
Opened on April 1, 1937 with “Ride Ranger Ride” along with a few unnamed short subjects.
The Cozy Theatre had a little interesting history. This first opened as the Cozy Tent Theatre during the first week of July 1924 by Charley Whorton and G.A. Peterson, and was relocated two months later to the Pendergraft Building. The name was then shorten to just Cozy Theatre.
It was still operating in 1930 but its unconfirmed if its still operating as a movie theater or even wired for sound.
This appears to be opened in either the late-1990s or early-2000s, as the original quad wasn’t built in the 1980 or 1995 aerial views. It expanded to six screens in 2005 or 2006.