When i started at National Hills i wanted to get one sheets for my collection. My cousin,worked at the JOY DRIVE IN and CAROLINA theatre in Hendersonville,N.C. so i got tons of paper from those places.Both are on CT now, At National Hills no one wanted the posters and we never returned them .I kept I guess close to a thousand with 8 by 10’s, lobby cards. Heck, I even got reel to reel radio ads. No one wanted them. I gave them a good home. The only thing i hate was when i was fired from Columbia 1 and 2 i never went back to the poster room and got my one sheets from opening day.
I could have done it cause the girl that replaced me would have let me with no problem once the city manager was gone. I heard and i wrote about it on COLUMBIA 1 and 2 that that man that replaced my old boss THREW OUT EVERY ONE SHEET. what a d-head.
At one time Augusta had the widest downtown street of any city in America. When the powers to be refigured the downtown area,planting trees and such it hurt us at the IMPERIAL and i am sure it hurt the Miller. By that time however,Two largemalls opened within a week or two and downtown died. Maybe yoy guys don’t get the kind of snow East Tenn. gets that is where most our people are from above Knoxville.
NOV. 23. 1963 a sad wwekend.Many area theatres Closed, The HILLTOP DRIVE IN is playing THE SMASHING OF THE REICH and KAMIKAZE they will play bingo before the movies. Ever wonder where these gems end up?
SEt for tonight by a newspaper ad put together a few days before……..NOV.23 1963. A TWIST – A-ROO. Twist contest prizes and passes. Taureens 5 performs.{don’t know if it was a local group?}
Jayne Mansfield in THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT and second film WILD FOR KICKS with David Farrar and i can’t believe it could it be the same actor? CHRISTOPHER LEE is listedi in the ad. You will see SIN CELLARS in this second feature. I just wonder if they had the TWIST contest after JFK was killed?
The nation mourns Nov. 23 1963. some theatres have cancelled shows in the afternnon at night THE MILLER is showing ELVIS in FUN IN ACAPULCO. This is a Midnight Show,
It was a sad weekend and some theatres were closed Nov,23 1963. THE FOX was playing TAMMY AND THE DOCTOR with SASKATCHEWAN. Alan Ladd in second feature.
It wouldn’t be long before GEORGIA THEATRES twin this beautiful theatre. One of the last movies to play in that single seat house is the forgetable THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN with Ben Johnson who must have needed a paycheck. RATED R. Jan. 28 1977.
April 27 1968 Now Showing WAIT UNTIL DARK {a movie that would play at my Columbia 1 and 2 theatres in the late 70’s,go figure,} also second movie was THE LONG DUEL with Yul Brynner.
April 27 1968 this saturday night at SKYVIEW DRIVE IN you have James Coburn in WATERHOLE#3 and second hit Jane Fonda in HURRY SUNDOWN. {SUGGESTED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES} before the rating system.
April 27 1968 on this Saturday evening the HILLTOP DRIVE IN is showing Lloyd Bridges in ATTACK IN THE IRON COAST and second feature is C'MON, LET’S LIVE A LITTLE with Bobby Vee, Jackie DeShannon and Eddie Hodges. Adults $1.25. Children free. Shows at Dusk.
July 22 1969 Now playing. Richard Widmark in DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER rated M. Second Feature was the first movie ever to play at NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE, Dean Martin in TEXAS ACROSS THE RIVER,
Across the river in Augusta, The FOX DRIVE IN in Aiken is playing A FINE PAIR,like the SKYVIEW DRIVE IN. However, instead of an Elvis second feature THE FOX has Gregory Peck in THE STALKING MOON. The ad says two first runs!
July 22 1969 Now showing EYE OF THE CAT and second feature is probably the better of the two, Mia Farrow and Robert Mitchum in SECRET CEREMONY. Rated M.
July 22 1969 now showing. Looking at the ad the first thing that hits you is ELVIS PRESLEY in CHARRO {a serious no nonsense film} and it is the SECOND FEATURE. Top movie is ROCK HUDSON in A FINE PAIR rated M. {they should have kept the M rating instead of GP then PG.}
HILLTOP DRIVE IN now playing July 28 1969 Triple feature
THUNDER IN DIXIE THUNDER IN CAROLINA and THUNDER MOUNTAIN
That is a lot of Thunder. Race cars and such. Rated M.
When i started at National Hills i wanted to get one sheets for my collection. My cousin,worked at the JOY DRIVE IN and CAROLINA theatre in Hendersonville,N.C. so i got tons of paper from those places.Both are on CT now, At National Hills no one wanted the posters and we never returned them .I kept I guess close to a thousand with 8 by 10’s, lobby cards. Heck, I even got reel to reel radio ads. No one wanted them. I gave them a good home. The only thing i hate was when i was fired from Columbia 1 and 2 i never went back to the poster room and got my one sheets from opening day.
I could have done it cause the girl that replaced me would have let me with no problem once the city manager was gone. I heard and i wrote about it on COLUMBIA 1 and 2 that that man that replaced my old boss THREW OUT EVERY ONE SHEET. what a d-head.
At one time Augusta had the widest downtown street of any city in America. When the powers to be refigured the downtown area,planting trees and such it hurt us at the IMPERIAL and i am sure it hurt the Miller. By that time however,Two largemalls opened within a week or two and downtown died. Maybe yoy guys don’t get the kind of snow East Tenn. gets that is where most our people are from above Knoxville.
NOV. 23. 1963 a sad wwekend.Many area theatres Closed, The HILLTOP DRIVE IN is playing THE SMASHING OF THE REICH and KAMIKAZE they will play bingo before the movies. Ever wonder where these gems end up?
SEt for tonight by a newspaper ad put together a few days before……..NOV.23 1963. A TWIST – A-ROO. Twist contest prizes and passes. Taureens 5 performs.{don’t know if it was a local group?}
Jayne Mansfield in THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT and second film WILD FOR KICKS with David Farrar and i can’t believe it could it be the same actor? CHRISTOPHER LEE is listedi in the ad. You will see SIN CELLARS in this second feature. I just wonder if they had the TWIST contest after JFK was killed?
Nov.23 1963 a sad day for America.Some theatres have cancalled shows. THE CINEMA in Aiken is playing FUN IN ACAPULCO. on a late show at 10pm.
that same sad weekend THE LONGEST DAY is playing at the Miller> A fitting Film for WW2 hero JFK. Nov 22 1963.
The nation mourns Nov. 23 1963. some theatres have cancelled shows in the afternnon at night THE MILLER is showing ELVIS in FUN IN ACAPULCO. This is a Midnight Show,
It was a sad weekend and some theatres were closed Nov,23 1963. THE FOX was playing TAMMY AND THE DOCTOR with SASKATCHEWAN. Alan Ladd in second feature.
It wouldn’t be long before GEORGIA THEATRES twin this beautiful theatre. One of the last movies to play in that single seat house is the forgetable THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN with Ben Johnson who must have needed a paycheck. RATED R. Jan. 28 1977.
April 22 1968 theatre owner Joe Goode books in the Russ Meyer film GOODMORNING…AND GOODBYE Rated X. Evening shows are $1.75 a seat.
April 27 1968 this saturday Augustans can enjoy in 70mm and Sterophonic sound GONE WITH THE WIND,
A STRANGER IN TOWN with Tony Anthony opens a run at the MILLER. april 27 1968. MGM western.
Rosalind Russell returns to the area in this cute little movie that was suited for DANIEL VILLAGE WHERE ANGELS GO…TROUBLE FOLLOWS.
April 27 1968
April 27 1968 now showing at FOREST HILLS
DORIS DAY in THE BALLAD OF JOSIE with a very serious second feature Charlton Heston in COUNTERPOINT.
April 27 1968 Now Showing WAIT UNTIL DARK {a movie that would play at my Columbia 1 and 2 theatres in the late 70’s,go figure,} also second movie was THE LONG DUEL with Yul Brynner.
April 27 1968 this saturday night at SKYVIEW DRIVE IN you have James Coburn in WATERHOLE#3 and second hit Jane Fonda in HURRY SUNDOWN. {SUGGESTED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES} before the rating system.
April 27 1968 on this Saturday evening the HILLTOP DRIVE IN is showing Lloyd Bridges in ATTACK IN THE IRON COAST and second feature is C'MON, LET’S LIVE A LITTLE with Bobby Vee, Jackie DeShannon and Eddie Hodges. Adults $1.25. Children free. Shows at Dusk.
July 22 1969 Now playing. Richard Widmark in DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER rated M. Second Feature was the first movie ever to play at NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE, Dean Martin in TEXAS ACROSS THE RIVER,
Across the river in Augusta, The FOX DRIVE IN in Aiken is playing A FINE PAIR,like the SKYVIEW DRIVE IN. However, instead of an Elvis second feature THE FOX has Gregory Peck in THE STALKING MOON. The ad says two first runs!
THE MALTESE BIPPY was playing July 22 1969.
What’s a BIPPY?
Now playing at Daniel Village is ROWAN& MARTIN in THE MALTESE BIPPY, rated G.
July 22 1969 Now showing EYE OF THE CAT and second feature is probably the better of the two, Mia Farrow and Robert Mitchum in SECRET CEREMONY. Rated M.
July 22 1969 now showing. Looking at the ad the first thing that hits you is ELVIS PRESLEY in CHARRO {a serious no nonsense film} and it is the SECOND FEATURE. Top movie is ROCK HUDSON in A FINE PAIR rated M. {they should have kept the M rating instead of GP then PG.}
Hilltop Drive in Now playing July 22 1969
Oliver Reed in HANNIBAL BROOKS rated M with second feature Lee Marvin in POINT BLANK.
HILLTOP DRIVE IN now playing July 28 1969 Triple feature
THUNDER IN DIXIE THUNDER IN CAROLINA and THUNDER MOUNTAIN
That is a lot of Thunder. Race cars and such. Rated M.