It was once known as the Star Cinema, but most likely closed in late-1985 when the Broadcountry Cinema 3 opened in nearby Magee. Newspaper articles say that it was still open in 1985.
The shooting actually happened during “Walking Tall Part 2”, not the first one, because the first Walking Tall did ran there for a week during the last week of October 1973.
The Melroy Theatre was once destroyed by a fire on March 26, 1956, caused by a short circuit estimating a loss of $75,000. At the time, Leroy McIntosh was still its operator.
This opened six days after the Stadium Auto Movie. The Oakland Drive-In opened its gates on February 18, 1948 with Esther Williams in “Easy To Wed” along with an unnamed cartoon and a few shorts. United Artists was its last operator, and was still open in 1976 but may’ve closed around that same year. The neighboring Stadium Automovie continued operating until October 25, 1977.
Closed as a first-run house on September 6, 1990 with “Young Guns II” and “Taking Care Of Business”, but continued to operate as a special events theater for a little bit longer. It was demolished on May 10, 1997.
Correction: The Shinjuku Piccadilly actually first reopened softly after its refurbishment on July 14, 2008 with the Japanese premiere of the Dreamworks smash “Kung Fu Panda” in one of the auditoriums only. The theater officially reopened to the public on July 19, 2008.
When the Shinjuku Shochiku Kaikan opened on October 28, 1958, three other movie theaters in the area also opened that same day, which were the Shinjuku’s Masterpiece, Star, and Shochiku Cultural Engei Hall. Both the Kaikan and Cultural Engei Hall auditoriums were converted into a twin-screen theater operated by Shochiku before its September 28, 1962 reopening and would remain like that until its closure on May 14, 2006 despite the two additional screens being added on both July 4, 1987 and August 12, 1992.
The theater was still operating in the late-1980s but was already closed either by or in the 1990s. The screen still stands as of 2025 despite the panels being missing.
Apple Maps placed the location wrong. I don’t know why the marker was placed near Greenwood, Indiana, and not Clanton, Alabama.
The New Wadesonian actually opened its doors on April 15, 1936 with Harold Lloyd in “The Milky Way” along with the short “Byway Highlights” and the Pete Smith Specialty “Audiscopiks”. It was first operated by the father-and-son team of Charles W. Wade and Wade Jr.
The February 11, 1914 killing, which determined to be self-defense, goes as follows: The deceased suspect, an intoxicated negro identified as Percy Foster, stabbed Danville Police officer W.C. Hall dozens of times while resisting from police before the officer bravely pulled out a gun and fatally shot Foster in the chest. Foster struggled lying stretched on the floor but died five minutes later on-scene. Hall was taken to a nearby hospital in life-threatening injuries to the left side of his chest and his left arm being terribly gashed. The shooting happened at 10:00 PM CST that night at the Columbia Theatre’s lobby, and every single moment of it was watched by hundreds of negro moviegoers.
Prior to the incident just minutes before it happened as Hall, the youngest officer of the department at the time, approached to Foster, Officer R.M. Gee asked Hall to take Foster into custody. But that turned around when Foster was remonstrated twice, and as the officer laid his hand upon the lapel of his coat to force the negro to accompany him. Foster was seen by people standing nearby to draw from his side pocket which reveals to be a long open knife and stabbed the officer twice. As Hall reached back for his gun, Foster drove the blade into his left breast with a quick thrust and Hall staggered back against the wall of the lobby. With self-defense, he pulled out his .38 caliber and shot Foster twice point-blank who was 6ft away from him. The first shot appeared to take no affect but the second one piled him up on the box office just outside the theater. Sergeants Edwards and Plainclothesman Prescott ran out of the building being joined by other officers and patrons who heard the reports. The two ran to his assistance, carried Hall, and aided him to the Baroody’s Confectionary Store nearby where Hall was held for a few moments while the first vehicle traveling uptown passed and he was carried onto a street car before being taken into the office of Dr. S.E. Hughes. Meanwhile, the first officers who saw Foster saw readily that he was mortally wounded by a bullet through the heart and one side above the hipbone. He was stretched out upon the floor while calls were sent to physicians to hurry to his aid. Dr. J.L. Jennings arrived first but Foster was already dead, and this was followed by Dr. C.C. Hudson afterward.
Levy later opened his Hippodrome, but also suffered a scene when he committed suicide with a gunshot wound to his head inside the theater in 1930.
Still open in 1986.
It was once known as the Star Cinema, but most likely closed in late-1985 when the Broadcountry Cinema 3 opened in nearby Magee. Newspaper articles say that it was still open in 1985.
Edited from my May 15, 2024 (4:19 PM) comment:
The actual opening date is December 20, 1985, with “Rocky IV” in Screen 1, “Back To The Future” in Screen 2, and “Santa Claus The Movie” in Screen 3.
The shooting actually happened during “Walking Tall Part 2”, not the first one, because the first Walking Tall did ran there for a week during the last week of October 1973.
The Melroy Theatre was once destroyed by a fire on March 26, 1956, caused by a short circuit estimating a loss of $75,000. At the time, Leroy McIntosh was still its operator.
Last operated by Mann Theatres, MN, closed in 1999.
Closed on October 25, 1977 with “A Bridge Too Far”, “Breakheart Pass”, and “Adios Amigo”.
This opened six days after the Stadium Auto Movie. The Oakland Drive-In opened its gates on February 18, 1948 with Esther Williams in “Easy To Wed” along with an unnamed cartoon and a few shorts. United Artists was its last operator, and was still open in 1976 but may’ve closed around that same year. The neighboring Stadium Automovie continued operating until October 25, 1977.
Closed as a first-run house on September 6, 1990 with “Young Guns II” and “Taking Care Of Business”, but continued to operate as a special events theater for a little bit longer. It was demolished on May 10, 1997.
Closed in 1961.
Opened in mid-1937 on site of the former Durrett store.
Opened on May 11, 2000.
Correction: The Shinjuku Piccadilly actually first reopened softly after its refurbishment on July 14, 2008 with the Japanese premiere of the Dreamworks smash “Kung Fu Panda” in one of the auditoriums only. The theater officially reopened to the public on July 19, 2008.
When the Shinjuku Shochiku Kaikan opened on October 28, 1958, three other movie theaters in the area also opened that same day, which were the Shinjuku’s Masterpiece, Star, and Shochiku Cultural Engei Hall. Both the Kaikan and Cultural Engei Hall auditoriums were converted into a twin-screen theater operated by Shochiku before its September 28, 1962 reopening and would remain like that until its closure on May 14, 2006 despite the two additional screens being added on both July 4, 1987 and August 12, 1992.
After a long run of “Beverly Hills Cop” on May 31, 1985, the Pantheon became the home of the first Tokyo International Film Festival.
Opened on April 17, 1964 with Peter Fonda in “Tammy And The Doctor”.
Opened in June 1922 by Charles W. Wade.
The theater was still operating in the late-1980s but was already closed either by or in the 1990s. The screen still stands as of 2025 despite the panels being missing.
The New Wadesonian actually opened its doors on April 15, 1936 with Harold Lloyd in “The Milky Way” along with the short “Byway Highlights” and the Pete Smith Specialty “Audiscopiks”. It was first operated by the father-and-son team of Charles W. Wade and Wade Jr.
Closed on May 21, 1998.
Closed on May 8, 2000.
The February 11, 1914 killing, which determined to be self-defense, goes as follows: The deceased suspect, an intoxicated negro identified as Percy Foster, stabbed Danville Police officer W.C. Hall dozens of times while resisting from police before the officer bravely pulled out a gun and fatally shot Foster in the chest. Foster struggled lying stretched on the floor but died five minutes later on-scene. Hall was taken to a nearby hospital in life-threatening injuries to the left side of his chest and his left arm being terribly gashed. The shooting happened at 10:00 PM CST that night at the Columbia Theatre’s lobby, and every single moment of it was watched by hundreds of negro moviegoers.
Prior to the incident just minutes before it happened as Hall, the youngest officer of the department at the time, approached to Foster, Officer R.M. Gee asked Hall to take Foster into custody. But that turned around when Foster was remonstrated twice, and as the officer laid his hand upon the lapel of his coat to force the negro to accompany him. Foster was seen by people standing nearby to draw from his side pocket which reveals to be a long open knife and stabbed the officer twice. As Hall reached back for his gun, Foster drove the blade into his left breast with a quick thrust and Hall staggered back against the wall of the lobby. With self-defense, he pulled out his .38 caliber and shot Foster twice point-blank who was 6ft away from him. The first shot appeared to take no affect but the second one piled him up on the box office just outside the theater. Sergeants Edwards and Plainclothesman Prescott ran out of the building being joined by other officers and patrons who heard the reports. The two ran to his assistance, carried Hall, and aided him to the Baroody’s Confectionary Store nearby where Hall was held for a few moments while the first vehicle traveling uptown passed and he was carried onto a street car before being taken into the office of Dr. S.E. Hughes. Meanwhile, the first officers who saw Foster saw readily that he was mortally wounded by a bullet through the heart and one side above the hipbone. He was stretched out upon the floor while calls were sent to physicians to hurry to his aid. Dr. J.L. Jennings arrived first but Foster was already dead, and this was followed by Dr. C.C. Hudson afterward.
Levy later opened his Hippodrome, but also suffered a scene when he committed suicide with a gunshot wound to his head inside the theater in 1930.
Damn! That’s very unusual to end a movie theater’s life!
So that’s what the Pacific Theatres snipe looks like back in 2000. Nice shot!
Functions Update: The 21 Drive-In actually runs both first-run and classic films, according to its website.
First operated by Robert L. Lippert Theatres.
Once known as Mullins Cinema, and was still open in the late-1980s. At the time, it was operated by Blackwood Theaters.