I also worked a few months at GCC GEORGIA SQUARE CINEMAS 1.2.3.4. in Athens.Quitting the business for in the middle 80’s. the year “THE BIG CHILL” came out.I went out with that flick.
Hey, I hate too be mean,BUT didn’t he have the uglyest kids you ever saw? You might contact Mr.Tinney he’s in the phone book.He came to all our get togethers in the 80’s and i swear had i had your address we would have invited you,Cathy and anyone else. Blame Bill Barkley he could have tracked you all down!
I snuck on the lot one night only to get chased off by the PROJECTIONIST. I just remembered this while reading 20th CENTURY FOX DRIVE IN story on CT.
The Very adult movie was"FANNY HILL" i never did see any thing at the age of 12 or 13. Didn’t have time.
Oh, I have added some history on the MODJESKA if you get a chance. Maybe you have stories your parents told about the Modjeska. It always gave me the creeps even grown up walking over to borrow ice from them when i was pulling extra duty at the IMPERIAL. “Mike Rogers is good we can plug him inanywhere” a Mr,Tinney quote.
Hate to hear that.I forgot the ART theatre.I think it might have been called CINEMA 1 when you were at the IMPERIAL. Bill, gave me a copy of the marquee on closing night; I have it framed. He said you took the picture. Thanks for doing that.
Golly, Robin I didn’t know you married a theatre guy. I hope you had better luck than me i married my Box office girl at GCC.had four beautiful kids all by-products of GENERAL CINEMA.She’s gone. I got the KIDS which are about all grown.
I had no idea you guys followed him to Atlanta. I met him a few times and just never connected.Not like Mr.Tinney whom might have been too easy on us. When I moved over to GCC at the mall i met my wife there,she was my box office girl .We stayed married for 15 or 16 years until she went through some change of life or something.
I could always get the concessionstand girls to do the inventory at night and our course a good box office girl can do all at closing,so i had an easy go of it and you were an Assistant it should have been easy for you with a good crew,I put alot more onREGENCY MALL CINEMAS 1.2.3. on CT, plus MASTERS,SOUTHGATE,DANIEL VILLAGE and the MILLER and MODJESKA even though they were GEORGIA THEATRES and we always looked down on them!
I have a bunch of info. My friend Nick in Tampa puts it all together for me and puts on CT. Plus another friend Tim,stage mgr. at the IMPERIAL here is also working three other downtown theatres from the silent era. He has the time for research. I always like to add more when i present a theatre for CT,
So many folks just do like the guy did for the one in Columbus Ga. I feel I should give more of a story.I could through my 1956 motion picture almanac and set a record of somekind with posts onDrive-ins but will not do it. My stories on FOUR SEASONS include an interview and a detailed opening on the HENDERSONVILLE OUTDOOR CINEMA.
Cliff, I don’t have the equipment to do it,but if you pass my address on to him I will be glad to mail him pictures like I did for you. I wish CT could do it because i have so many pictures from my theatres here. I could get them to CT and they could do it. I saw your pictures.
YEAH, I wasn’t sure on how to spell it and even tried to look it up.
wonder what happened to that old RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE trailer? Thing we did we did in the BUSINESS.
WHERE DID YOU STORE THE ONE SHEETS! Hey, if you get a chance go to GASTON MALL THEATRE i have story there about something we talked the projectionist into doing. also my friend Nick, has put together a great story on the 20th Century Drive-in in Tampa.
Robin, When we have our get together I want everyone to list their Favorite Movies so i can put them on like i did with the old crew 1974 to 1979. Tisloews,it might be harder in a large city like Nashville to have a reunion of LOEWS employees. Augusta ia almost too big! I have a feeling you guys would a great time especially if you kept a core group like we did.
Joe Vogel, Thanks SO MUCH for putting that old story on FOREST HILLS ON THIS SITE. I meant to thank you several months ago but did not. all i had was what was in my mind.It looked pretty much what i Remembered. Pretty sure the lettering was all in red. Thanks so much.
Hey, Did you do the DREAMLAND and OVERTON THEATRES? Nick, Ray sent two more theatre stories one is THE TRI-CITY DRIVE-In and SKYLAND ARTS CINEMA. I would like to send them down for you to put on CT,But i don’t want keep sending stuff down all the time when you plenty of Tampa Theatres to work on.Just let me know when to mail them. Thanks. Ray really likes what you have already done with his Theatres in N.C. .
Nick, It was worth waiting for. I did the same thing at FOREST HILLS DRIVE-In. A projectionist caught me one night sneaking in on the very adult “FANNY HILL” . But i did venture into the conession stand After it went out of business, to find two youngerboys inside looking around and i said,and i remember it like yesterday, “My family owned this Drive-in, What are you two doing here?” I could have gotten an Oscar. They left on their bikes fast!
You should have went on it I am sure you would have found some great stuff like I did back in 1969.
Those were some bad movies to close on.Only"HARDCORE" with George C. Scott was the only half way decent movie. They could have MADE it an event.
Thanks for mention. I do wish you were able to print your pictures and mine. I did go on FOREST HILLS and was able to see what that Drive-in looked like,Pretty much what I thought. I was glad someone had that BOXOFFICE ISSUE. I wish i could get a bit better picture,but i can’t complain.
Robin Mccoy, Who worked at National Hills about the time i got canned at COLUMBIA SQUARE is putting together a reunion. BIll will be there. I told her about CT and she has already posted on NATIONAL HILLS and the IMPERIAL.
Well, thanks for a great story,I do hope more fans will read your very well written stories,Did you minor in Journalism,by any chance?
Thank you Robin for sharing! I only wish about 7 or 8 more employees I thought I knew better would get on CT. Please share ALL you can. Bill invited me down there on the last night and I am still kicking myself for not going. I did go to COLUMBIA SQUARE on the day it closed. even,got myself in the paper!
Tisloews, Everytime i spot a ROGERS-RODGERS theatre I always read about it. I think i might finally have another employee of NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE; Robin ,to submit stories,She is planning a NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE Reunion!!!!!!!!!!
Tislowes,I noticed somewhere where you were surprized LOEWS had drive-ins,I can understand why cause when you think of the grand history behind LOEWS one does not think about DRIVE-INS.
Yeah,Robin. that happened when Jim Neely was the Doorman,but thank goodness no broken glass.
I know Mark lives in Atlanta. He popped in about 4 years ago out of the blue just to visit. Haven’t heard from him since. Please post many stories on OUR GREAT THEATRE.
I also worked a few months at GCC GEORGIA SQUARE CINEMAS 1.2.3.4. in Athens.Quitting the business for in the middle 80’s. the year “THE BIG CHILL” came out.I went out with that flick.
Hey, I hate too be mean,BUT didn’t he have the uglyest kids you ever saw? You might contact Mr.Tinney he’s in the phone book.He came to all our get togethers in the 80’s and i swear had i had your address we would have invited you,Cathy and anyone else. Blame Bill Barkley he could have tracked you all down!
I snuck on the lot one night only to get chased off by the PROJECTIONIST. I just remembered this while reading 20th CENTURY FOX DRIVE IN story on CT.
The Very adult movie was"FANNY HILL" i never did see any thing at the age of 12 or 13. Didn’t have time.
Yeah,that use to drive Rochelle crazy,my sense of humor.Yep,you guys are PLITT KIDS.
Oh, I have added some history on the MODJESKA if you get a chance. Maybe you have stories your parents told about the Modjeska. It always gave me the creeps even grown up walking over to borrow ice from them when i was pulling extra duty at the IMPERIAL. “Mike Rogers is good we can plug him inanywhere” a Mr,Tinney quote.
Hate to hear that.I forgot the ART theatre.I think it might have been called CINEMA 1 when you were at the IMPERIAL. Bill, gave me a copy of the marquee on closing night; I have it framed. He said you took the picture. Thanks for doing that.
Golly, Robin I didn’t know you married a theatre guy. I hope you had better luck than me i married my Box office girl at GCC.had four beautiful kids all by-products of GENERAL CINEMA.She’s gone. I got the KIDS which are about all grown.
I had no idea you guys followed him to Atlanta. I met him a few times and just never connected.Not like Mr.Tinney whom might have been too easy on us. When I moved over to GCC at the mall i met my wife there,she was my box office girl .We stayed married for 15 or 16 years until she went through some change of life or something.
I could always get the concessionstand girls to do the inventory at night and our course a good box office girl can do all at closing,so i had an easy go of it and you were an Assistant it should have been easy for you with a good crew,I put alot more onREGENCY MALL CINEMAS 1.2.3. on CT, plus MASTERS,SOUTHGATE,DANIEL VILLAGE and the MILLER and MODJESKA even though they were GEORGIA THEATRES and we always looked down on them!
Robin, you should not have forgotten Columbia 1and 2,but I forgive you.
I have your buddy Richard Anderson mention on COLUMBIA SQUARE CINEMAS. EVen though it will always be COLUMBIA ONE AND TWO for me.
I have a bunch of info. My friend Nick in Tampa puts it all together for me and puts on CT. Plus another friend Tim,stage mgr. at the IMPERIAL here is also working three other downtown theatres from the silent era. He has the time for research. I always like to add more when i present a theatre for CT,
So many folks just do like the guy did for the one in Columbus Ga. I feel I should give more of a story.I could through my 1956 motion picture almanac and set a record of somekind with posts onDrive-ins but will not do it. My stories on FOUR SEASONS include an interview and a detailed opening on the HENDERSONVILLE OUTDOOR CINEMA.
Cliff, I don’t have the equipment to do it,but if you pass my address on to him I will be glad to mail him pictures like I did for you. I wish CT could do it because i have so many pictures from my theatres here. I could get them to CT and they could do it. I saw your pictures.
YEAH, I wasn’t sure on how to spell it and even tried to look it up.
wonder what happened to that old RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE trailer? Thing we did we did in the BUSINESS.
TISLOEWS. Go to LOEWS CRESCENT. I made a POST!
WHERE DID YOU STORE THE ONE SHEETS! Hey, if you get a chance go to GASTON MALL THEATRE i have story there about something we talked the projectionist into doing. also my friend Nick, has put together a great story on the 20th Century Drive-in in Tampa.
Robin, When we have our get together I want everyone to list their Favorite Movies so i can put them on like i did with the old crew 1974 to 1979. Tisloews,it might be harder in a large city like Nashville to have a reunion of LOEWS employees. Augusta ia almost too big! I have a feeling you guys would a great time especially if you kept a core group like we did.
We had a DREAMLAND in Augusta open about the same time. I am trying to work up a history on it.
I read the 20th Century story.GREAT ! Hope others will.
Joe Vogel, Thanks SO MUCH for putting that old story on FOREST HILLS ON THIS SITE. I meant to thank you several months ago but did not. all i had was what was in my mind.It looked pretty much what i Remembered. Pretty sure the lettering was all in red. Thanks so much.
Hey, Did you do the DREAMLAND and OVERTON THEATRES? Nick, Ray sent two more theatre stories one is THE TRI-CITY DRIVE-In and SKYLAND ARTS CINEMA. I would like to send them down for you to put on CT,But i don’t want keep sending stuff down all the time when you plenty of Tampa Theatres to work on.Just let me know when to mail them. Thanks. Ray really likes what you have already done with his Theatres in N.C. .
Nick, It was worth waiting for. I did the same thing at FOREST HILLS DRIVE-In. A projectionist caught me one night sneaking in on the very adult “FANNY HILL” . But i did venture into the conession stand After it went out of business, to find two youngerboys inside looking around and i said,and i remember it like yesterday, “My family owned this Drive-in, What are you two doing here?” I could have gotten an Oscar. They left on their bikes fast!
You should have went on it I am sure you would have found some great stuff like I did back in 1969.
Those were some bad movies to close on.Only"HARDCORE" with George C. Scott was the only half way decent movie. They could have MADE it an event.
Thanks for mention. I do wish you were able to print your pictures and mine. I did go on FOREST HILLS and was able to see what that Drive-in looked like,Pretty much what I thought. I was glad someone had that BOXOFFICE ISSUE. I wish i could get a bit better picture,but i can’t complain.
Robin Mccoy, Who worked at National Hills about the time i got canned at COLUMBIA SQUARE is putting together a reunion. BIll will be there. I told her about CT and she has already posted on NATIONAL HILLS and the IMPERIAL.
Well, thanks for a great story,I do hope more fans will read your very well written stories,Did you minor in Journalism,by any chance?
Thank you Robin for sharing! I only wish about 7 or 8 more employees I thought I knew better would get on CT. Please share ALL you can. Bill invited me down there on the last night and I am still kicking myself for not going. I did go to COLUMBIA SQUARE on the day it closed. even,got myself in the paper!
Tisloews, Everytime i spot a ROGERS-RODGERS theatre I always read about it. I think i might finally have another employee of NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE; Robin ,to submit stories,She is planning a NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE Reunion!!!!!!!!!!
Tislowes,I noticed somewhere where you were surprized LOEWS had drive-ins,I can understand why cause when you think of the grand history behind LOEWS one does not think about DRIVE-INS.
Yeah,Robin. that happened when Jim Neely was the Doorman,but thank goodness no broken glass.
I know Mark lives in Atlanta. He popped in about 4 years ago out of the blue just to visit. Haven’t heard from him since. Please post many stories on OUR GREAT THEATRE.