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50sSNIPES commented about Starvue Drive-In on Feb 2, 2021 at 10:49 am

Owners of the Star-Vue On April 22, 1953 Faced A $15,000 Damage Suit In Circuit Court, Due To Many Problems. When The Theater Opened Months Prior, Violations Made Restrictions In The Area And Was Damaged. The Cigarette Machine Was Destroyed 3 Months Later.

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50sSNIPES commented about Cameo Theatre on Feb 2, 2021 at 5:40 am

The Cameo Theatre Opened Its Doors On March 15, 1929 With Antonio Moreno And Ben Lyon In “The Air Legion”.

On January 25, 1948, The Theater Lost $170 After A Robbery. Less Than A Month Later On Valentines Day 1948, The Theater Was Damaged By A Fire. It Is Closed In 1950.

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50sSNIPES commented about Criterion Theatre on Feb 2, 2021 at 5:35 am

The Criterion Theatre Opened As Early As 1895. It Is Closed As Late As 1921.

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50sSNIPES commented about Red Bank Drive-In on Feb 1, 2021 at 6:52 pm

The Red Bank Drive-In Opened On May 18, 1950 With Performances By The Local Area “Rainbow Girls” And The Film “Blue Grass Of Kentucky” Starring Bill Williams With Fireworks Prior To The Grand Opening Program.

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50sSNIPES commented about Liberty Theatre on Feb 1, 2021 at 6:49 pm

Opened In 1921.

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50sSNIPES commented about Harlem Theatre on Feb 1, 2021 at 6:47 pm

Opened On July 12, 1940 With W.C Fields And Mae West In “My Little Chickadee”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Martin Theatre on Feb 1, 2021 at 6:42 pm

Yes The State Theatre Opened On October 1, 1928 With “Glorious Betsy” (A Warner Bros Film). Publix Operated The Theater For Only A Few Years During The Late 1920’s And Early 1930’s.

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50sSNIPES commented about Brainerd Theater on Feb 1, 2021 at 6:02 pm

The Brainerd Opened On August 4, 1948 With Van Johnson In “The Bride Goes Wild” Along With A Variety Of Shorts, News, And An Unknown Cartoon.

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50sSNIPES commented about Riviera Theatre on Feb 1, 2021 at 3:39 pm

Actually, The Chattanooga Daily Times Reports That The Riviera Theatre Opened On August 29, 1935 At 2 P.M. EDT With Shirley Temple In “The Little Colonel”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Monroe Theatre on Jan 31, 2021 at 4:06 pm

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reports That It Did Became A Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre, And It Opened On March 25, 1982. But It Closed On Valentines Day 1993 And Later Became A Nightclub.

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50sSNIPES commented about Fox Theatre on Jan 31, 2021 at 3:57 pm

The Chuck E. Cheese’s That Formerly Sat The Fox Theatre Was Closed After A 14 Year Run Since November 24th, 2019. Formerly Union Had A Chuck E. Cheese’s Near Downtown Union That Operated From August 2nd, 1984 Until 2003.

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50sSNIPES commented about Carrollton 6 on Jan 30, 2021 at 3:53 pm

I Just Found Something But The Furneaux Creek 6 Needs His Own CinemaTreasures Page Soon.

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50sSNIPES commented about Cobb Center 6 on Jan 29, 2021 at 6:46 am

Actually, It Became A 6-Screener In March 1987. Prior To That, It Was Formerly Known As The Cobb Center 4.

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50sSNIPES commented about River-Vu Drive-In on Jan 29, 2021 at 5:29 am

This Means That This Theater Only Operated For One Partial Season.

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50sSNIPES commented about Elba Theatre on Jan 26, 2021 at 1:04 pm

Oh. Now I Got It. Because When I Was In The Newspapers Website, It Confused Me If It Did Delay But Until Now Yes It Did Delay It.

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50sSNIPES commented about Sunset Drive-In on Jan 24, 2021 at 2:08 pm

Opened In 1947.

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50sSNIPES commented about Elba Theatre on Jan 24, 2021 at 10:52 am

The Elba Theatre Originally Scheduled To Open In January 1925 But Pushed To February 13, 1925 With “The Covered Wagon” After Either The Elba Or The Nearby New Theatre Was Caught On Fire And Forced To Rebuilt It.

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50sSNIPES commented about Strand Theatre on Jan 24, 2021 at 10:40 am

The Strand Opened On November 4, 1920 With “Daddy Long Legs” (A Mary Pickford Company Film).

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50sSNIPES commented about Theatre 70 on Jan 24, 2021 at 4:49 am

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50sSNIPES commented about Greenbrier Drive-In on Jan 23, 2021 at 5:00 am

The Theater First Opened With An Unknown Film, But According To The Hinton Daily News A Day Later, The Theater Actually Opened With “Two Guys From Texas” Along With A Few Shorts And A Cartoon.

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50sSNIPES commented about Morrisville Drive-In on Jan 20, 2021 at 12:16 pm

Later On, The First Few Showings Appeared In Bristol In The Beginning Of April 1954.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ritz Theatre-Cinema & Performing Arts on Jan 19, 2021 at 11:51 am

The Ritz Theatre In Hinton Opened On September 2, 1929 With “The Fall Of Eve” Starring Patsy Ruth Miller And Ford Sterling (Including Arthur Rankin Of Course), A Columbia Film, Followed By A Mack Sennett Comedy “The Bride’s Relations” Starring Johnny Burke, Thelma Hill And Clyde Eddie Gribbon. The Grand Opening Ads Consider Every Company A Question “What Caused The Fall Of Eve?” As The Companies Across The City Had Made Their Own Answers. For Example: “Because Adam Didn’t Have A New Chevrolet For Her Bowling-Haynes Motor Co.” Or “Probably Because Adam Did Not Furnish Her With A Buick Or RCA Radio For Sale By Summers Motor Co.”

On July 18, 1932, The Theatre Is Completely Remodeled With Western Electric Sound System And An Air Conditioner. A Gala Re-Opening Was Held With A Showing Of “The Crowd Roars”, A Warner Bros. Film.

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50sSNIPES commented about Island Theatre on Jan 19, 2021 at 11:32 am

On Christmas Day 1929, The Island Theatre Added A Sound System With The First Film “Black Nail”.

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50sSNIPES commented about Rialto Theater on Jan 18, 2021 at 1:41 pm

Not Just It Showed Concerts And Live Music Venue, They Also Screened Classic Films And Special Screenings Every Saturday.

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50sSNIPES commented about Yankton Drive-In on Jan 16, 2021 at 7:13 pm

Still In Operation Since 1986.