This opened as replacements of the Place 400 Cinemas, the Parkway Cinema, and the King Square Cinema. The Place 400 and the Parkway will have their own CT pages soon.
The Grand Bay Drive-In opened its gates on July 18, 1952 with Susan Hayward in “Tulsa” and the Bowery Boys in “Ghost Chasers” along with a short entitled “Spooks Ahoy”.
One notable employee who worked at the Grand Bay Drive-In is Donald Gordon Robertson, a teenager who worked at both the Plaza Theatre and the Grand Bay Drive-In for only a single year in 1980. Unfortunately that’s because Robertson, along with three other men, were killed in a vehicle accident in October 1981.
The Grand Bay Drive-In closed on September 5, 1982 with “Chariots Of Fire” and “Blaze Runner”.
The actual Capitol Theatre closing date is October 26, 1957 with Fred MacMurray in “Quantez” and a special attraction on Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to Canada (which happened in Ottawa a couple of weeks prior).
The Interstate was later operated by Music Makers, then Loews, then Sony, and finally Loews Cineplex. The Interstate went under the names “Loews Interstate Twin” and “Sony Interstate Twin” during both Loews and Sony operations, but went back to “Loews Interstate Twin” after Sony reverted back to Loews in October 1996.
Loews Cineplex closed the Interstate Twin on August 24, 2000 with “Autumn In New York” in Screen 1 and “Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps” in Screen 2.
The marquee got destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene. Are the screens still standing? If they are, then how is the drive-in going to operate without its marquee?
The Florida Theatre once sat abandoned for four years after closing on April 19, 1979 with “Richard Pryor In Concert”. On August 21, 1983, the Florida Theatre reopened as the Cinema N' Drafthouse with Burt Reynolds in “Stroker Ace”. It was renamed “The Movie Pub” in November 1987 and closed the following month.
Actually, the Capital Drive-In closed for the final time on January 9, 1983 because of dwindling business. The theater then went up for sale along with its property for $334,000, and according to Kent Theatres Tallahassee manager Tom Bragdon, said that it was “too valuable for the amount of money that was turned over to the box office.”
The Oak Lake 6 Theatres closed in August 1997 after the staff at Florida’s News Channel LLC bought the theater.
Three months later in November 1997, the entire theater was converted into a news department that originates the state of Florida’s third cable-only 24/7 news channel, known as Florida’s News Channel (sometimes called “Comcast News” locally) with help from Comcast, and launched on September 7, 1998.
Unfortunately during its final months in operation, the Florida News Channel went into a major downfall. The channel tried to focus more on colored audiences but it’s not just because of it. The other reason why is because of viewership decline and infomercials being aired from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM prompted the decision to drop the channel. The channel was originally attempted to end its operations on December 31, 2003, but held on for a little longer until December 31, 2004.
During the first week of August 2005, WCTV Channel 6, the CBS station for the Tallahassee-Thomaston market, immediately received plans to relocate its station facilities due to the lost of lease over its original satellite office/studios on North Monroe Street. The relocate did happen and became the official home for WCTV.
Actually the original Grand Theatre on 115 North Main closed in Spring 1992 after more than 78 years of operation. The second Grand Theatre on 107 North Main opened right after the original location’s closure. The original Grand Theatre building nearby was demolished in the Summer of 1992. In the early-2000s, the theater was renamed the Grand Community Theater.
And yes, Johnny Griggs also was the one who brought back the indoor movie theater business in neighboring Boonville in 1982 exactly six years after its last Boonville indoor single-screen movie theater, the Thespian Hall Theatre, ended its days as a first-run movie theater in July 1976, leaving the Starlite Drive-In the only theater in Boonville until the Cocomo Cinemas launch in 1982.
It was still named the Fayette Theatre in late-1951, but was renamed the Grand Theatre around a short time later.
Shortly before the Grand Theatre closed in Spring 1992, a nearby commercial building was converted into a movie theater also named the Grand Theatre (later renamed the Grand Community Theatre) and opened around the same time as the original location’s closure. That location closed in or around the early-2010s and was converted into a pub, and has its own page on CT.
This opened as replacements of the Place 400 Cinemas, the Parkway Cinema, and the King Square Cinema. The Place 400 and the Parkway will have their own CT pages soon.
Renamed King Square Cinema in September 1984, closed on August 27, 1995 with “Lord Of Illusions”. Last operated by Empire Theatres.
Closed on August 16, 1981 with “Student Bodies”.
The Grand Bay Drive-In opened its gates on July 18, 1952 with Susan Hayward in “Tulsa” and the Bowery Boys in “Ghost Chasers” along with a short entitled “Spooks Ahoy”.
The Grand Bay Drive-In closed on September 5, 1982 with “Chariots Of Fire” and “Blaze Runner”.
The actual Capitol Theatre closing date is October 26, 1957 with Fred MacMurray in “Quantez” and a special attraction on Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to Canada (which happened in Ottawa a couple of weeks prior).
Opened with Elvis in “It Happened At World’s Fair”. A complete calendar of showings was also listed on its grand opening advertisement.
Edited from my December 6, 2019 (7:37 AM) comment:
The Rockland Drive-In closed on September 13, 1987 with “He’s My Girl” and “Tootsie”.
Closed on January 2, 1990 with Walt Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”, and was last operated by Loews.
The Interstate was later operated by Music Makers, then Loews, then Sony, and finally Loews Cineplex. The Interstate went under the names “Loews Interstate Twin” and “Sony Interstate Twin” during both Loews and Sony operations, but went back to “Loews Interstate Twin” after Sony reverted back to Loews in October 1996.
Loews Cineplex closed the Interstate Twin on August 24, 2000 with “Autumn In New York” in Screen 1 and “Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps” in Screen 2.
Opened on March 22, 2003.
Opened on November 19, 2005 with “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill”.
The marquee got destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene. Are the screens still standing? If they are, then how is the drive-in going to operate without its marquee?
Closed in October 1985.
The Florida Theatre once sat abandoned for four years after closing on April 19, 1979 with “Richard Pryor In Concert”. On August 21, 1983, the Florida Theatre reopened as the Cinema N' Drafthouse with Burt Reynolds in “Stroker Ace”. It was renamed “The Movie Pub” in November 1987 and closed the following month.
Closed in mid-1983.
The Arcadia Twin opened on April 22, 1976 with “The Apple Dumpling Gang” in Screen 1 and “American Graffiti” in Screen 2.
The theater closed on August 7, 1996 with “A Time To Kill” in Screen 1 and both “The Adventures of Pinocchio” and “The Nutty Professor” in Screen 2.
Actually, the Capital Drive-In closed for the final time on January 9, 1983 because of dwindling business. The theater then went up for sale along with its property for $334,000, and according to Kent Theatres Tallahassee manager Tom Bragdon, said that it was “too valuable for the amount of money that was turned over to the box office.”
Edited from my April 20, 2022 (6:17 PM) comment:
The Perry Highway Outdoor Theatre closed in Spring 1974, and Kent Theatres was its last operator.
The Oak Lake 6 Theatres closed in August 1997 after the staff at Florida’s News Channel LLC bought the theater.
Three months later in November 1997, the entire theater was converted into a news department that originates the state of Florida’s third cable-only 24/7 news channel, known as Florida’s News Channel (sometimes called “Comcast News” locally) with help from Comcast, and launched on September 7, 1998.
Unfortunately during its final months in operation, the Florida News Channel went into a major downfall. The channel tried to focus more on colored audiences but it’s not just because of it. The other reason why is because of viewership decline and infomercials being aired from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM prompted the decision to drop the channel. The channel was originally attempted to end its operations on December 31, 2003, but held on for a little longer until December 31, 2004.
During the first week of August 2005, WCTV Channel 6, the CBS station for the Tallahassee-Thomaston market, immediately received plans to relocate its station facilities due to the lost of lease over its original satellite office/studios on North Monroe Street. The relocate did happen and became the official home for WCTV.
The UA Capitol actually closed during the first week of May 1997.
Closed in mid-February 1995, last operated by Kent Theatres.
Definitely 1984.
Still open in 1970, but the screen was gone by 1984.
Actually the original Grand Theatre on 115 North Main closed in Spring 1992 after more than 78 years of operation. The second Grand Theatre on 107 North Main opened right after the original location’s closure. The original Grand Theatre building nearby was demolished in the Summer of 1992. In the early-2000s, the theater was renamed the Grand Community Theater.
And yes, Johnny Griggs also was the one who brought back the indoor movie theater business in neighboring Boonville in 1982 exactly six years after its last Boonville indoor single-screen movie theater, the Thespian Hall Theatre, ended its days as a first-run movie theater in July 1976, leaving the Starlite Drive-In the only theater in Boonville until the Cocomo Cinemas launch in 1982.
It was still named the Fayette Theatre in late-1951, but was renamed the Grand Theatre around a short time later.
Shortly before the Grand Theatre closed in Spring 1992, a nearby commercial building was converted into a movie theater also named the Grand Theatre (later renamed the Grand Community Theatre) and opened around the same time as the original location’s closure. That location closed in or around the early-2010s and was converted into a pub, and has its own page on CT.