Ron P the only first run theatres play A pictures Downtown were the IMPERIAL and The Miller.The Rialto was closed in the 50’s,The Modjeska would sometimes run a A picture ,but most of the time they played B pictures.I wanna say it played at the IMPERIAL because they got alot of MGM product.
Yep, you never know CTCrouch, when GCC poulled out of Augusta,Ga. They left a nice looking 8 plex,but that side of town would be nothing but problems for a theatre owner.
Wow, what a story guess CHuck who wrote the intro never heard about or surely he would have included it.Nick, was that an old Boxoffice Magazine I gave you? or was it Charlie’s.
Last i heard Still empty.
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Thanks again raysson,great info.
thanks raysson and Jay.
Miller sat close to 1500, while the IMPERIAL sat 881 in my days there.
Ron P the only first run theatres play A pictures Downtown were the IMPERIAL and The Miller.The Rialto was closed in the 50’s,The Modjeska would sometimes run a A picture ,but most of the time they played B pictures.I wanna say it played at the IMPERIAL because they got alot of MGM product.
Thanks raysson.
Yep, you never know CTCrouch, when GCC poulled out of Augusta,Ga. They left a nice looking 8 plex,but that side of town would be nothing but problems for a theatre owner.
Thanks Ken.
Wow, what a story guess CHuck who wrote the intro never heard about or surely he would have included it.Nick, was that an old Boxoffice Magazine I gave you? or was it Charlie’s.
It looked like a GGC.
Thanks raysson you always have informative info.
Looked like it was something like a J-M theatre by logo, wonder if Gene Boggs is the Shopping center.
Nice looking 4 plex, noticed where the one sheets were at,If it weren’t for churches most of these old theatres would be gone.
neat story, I stood outside in the parking lot and watched movies while my mom shopped at Forest Hills Drive-in, guess a bunch of kids did this.
Wow, Someone beat ATl.We had the First 4 plex in Georgia. Augusta with Masters 4,ATlanta must have been slow during these days.
Good Stories, you guys from Columbus are going to have to do what I did in Augusta is get more history on here before it is lost as memtioned above.
ABC had Several,rivest266.
I bet they used 16mm film….Glad to see something from Columbus,
Nice story.
Nice story.
In my 1956 motion picture almanac only this drive in is listed.SKYVIEW was owned in 1956 by SKYVIEW DRIVE-IN THEATRES.
Work one of the Shows, guys like I had to when the IMPERIAL in Augusta was understaffed…..AN Education.
Larry FM, Phil did run the Drive-in 1956,He is listed in my 1956 Motion Picture Almanac.
Larry FM, Phil did run the Drive-in 1956,He is listed in my 1956 Motion Picture Almanac.