Okay here is the scoop on the GRAND THEATRE. It was located at 320 Greene Street and 8th street.“MOVING PICTURES” was the first movie ever to play in Augusta shown Nov 3-4 1904.Bob, you always want photos well I have alot of pictures of Drive-ins and theatres.Don’t know what happened to Nick who use to print my stuff for CT. If you let me know and i will print my address,drop me a line with your address and I will gladly send you copies of all my theatres for you or anyone else to put on CT. I would love to see them on.Thanks.
Bob,for the life of me I don’t think they are running 35mm movies.It is a large lecture hall on the bottom of SIGNAL TOWERS a ten or nine story office building. I have been in it. When the weekend hits at Fort Gordon the enlisted men and officers alike are in entertainment establishments in Augusta,Be it Moviegoing,Dining out or bars.Anyways,anyone can get on base it is no big deal,But I will try and check on it for you, Oh, I have that info you wanted on the GRAND THEATRE. I found a LIBERTY THEATRE on Camp Hancock,before it became Fort Gordon back in the very early 1900’s,but wasn’t sure if it played movies.So didn’t want to include it on CT.
Augusta. Iam going by Borders tonight to look at that regional book written about entertainment in Augusta and I will see if it is mentioned.Last time I went by there it was a church.
Yep.It won’t be long before one of you break the 2000 mark. Saw on CNN that people are getting pink eye from wearing 3-D glasses not cleaned. Be careful.
We had a Quonset Hut Theatre here on Laney-Walker Blvd,that played movies for the nearby Black neighborhood,not too far from the LENOX theatre,but have no idea what the theatre’s name was.
They must be DVD showings.If it is the theatre inside Signal Towers it looks more like a large college lecture hall. I have been in it and i would consider it a movie theatre.Certainly not like the other two theatres on Fort Gordon I put on.
I forgot we had a 8-track player in both COLUMBIA 1 and 2.Often when the booth cleared out,i would go up and take out Mr.Ballard’s Glenn Miller Music and we would rock to Alice Cooper or The Stones,Sip a cold one with the other managers at Plitt that always ended up out at Columbia! Those were the days. Heck, If I knew how I would have run the bleeping movie!
I have pictures of several of these old theatres,but don’t have the equipment to get them on,Nick in Tampa was doing it for me,but i have no idea what happen to him.
Wow,What A Story,ex1431a.
Thanks again,its a sad looking picture from the paper there.
Thanks I will check them.
First Talking movie plays here in Augusta at the MODJESKA, “LIGHTS OF NEW YORK”
Might be listed SOMEWHERE up above.But “GONE WITH THE Wind” opens first run at the IMPERIAL Jan 31 1940.
August 1947 and the IMPERIAL is playing “BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS”
It is AUGUST 1947 and the MODJESKA is playing “WILD COUNTRY”
Hot August day in 1947 and the RIALTO is playing “SIX GUN SERENADE”
The only actor i ever heard about was William S.Hart.
Here are a list of Silent movies in the order they played at the STRAND THEATRE.
William S.Hart in “RETURN OF DRAWEGAN”
FANNIE WARD in “YEARS OF THE LOCUST”
Pauline Fredrick in “AUDREY”
Sir Herbert Tree in “THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME”
Marguerrite Clark in “MISS GEORGE WASHINGTON”
MME.PETROVA in “EXTRAVAGANCE”
Prices were ALWAYS 5 cents and ten cents.
Okay here is the scoop on the GRAND THEATRE. It was located at 320 Greene Street and 8th street.“MOVING PICTURES” was the first movie ever to play in Augusta shown Nov 3-4 1904.Bob, you always want photos well I have alot of pictures of Drive-ins and theatres.Don’t know what happened to Nick who use to print my stuff for CT. If you let me know and i will print my address,drop me a line with your address and I will gladly send you copies of all my theatres for you or anyone else to put on CT. I would love to see them on.Thanks.
Bob,for the life of me I don’t think they are running 35mm movies.It is a large lecture hall on the bottom of SIGNAL TOWERS a ten or nine story office building. I have been in it. When the weekend hits at Fort Gordon the enlisted men and officers alike are in entertainment establishments in Augusta,Be it Moviegoing,Dining out or bars.Anyways,anyone can get on base it is no big deal,But I will try and check on it for you, Oh, I have that info you wanted on the GRAND THEATRE. I found a LIBERTY THEATRE on Camp Hancock,before it became Fort Gordon back in the very early 1900’s,but wasn’t sure if it played movies.So didn’t want to include it on CT.
Left out “not” as in “not consider it a movie theatre”.
Never been there,but these kinds of Twins were the best in the business.
Augusta. Iam going by Borders tonight to look at that regional book written about entertainment in Augusta and I will see if it is mentioned.Last time I went by there it was a church.
Yep.It won’t be long before one of you break the 2000 mark. Saw on CNN that people are getting pink eye from wearing 3-D glasses not cleaned. Be careful.
We had a Quonset Hut Theatre here on Laney-Walker Blvd,that played movies for the nearby Black neighborhood,not too far from the LENOX theatre,but have no idea what the theatre’s name was.
They must be DVD showings.If it is the theatre inside Signal Towers it looks more like a large college lecture hall. I have been in it and i would consider it a movie theatre.Certainly not like the other two theatres on Fort Gordon I put on.
I forgot we had a 8-track player in both COLUMBIA 1 and 2.Often when the booth cleared out,i would go up and take out Mr.Ballard’s Glenn Miller Music and we would rock to Alice Cooper or The Stones,Sip a cold one with the other managers at Plitt that always ended up out at Columbia! Those were the days. Heck, If I knew how I would have run the bleeping movie!
Thanks Chuck 1231.
So right Bruddy all they know is 20 screen monsters.
Thanks Tlsloews.
I have pictures of several of these old theatres,but don’t have the equipment to get them on,Nick in Tampa was doing it for me,but i have no idea what happen to him.
I will try and nail it down Thursday if I can find the book I was looking at at Borders.
Are you adding every Loews Theatre to your favorite Theatres?