The Ada Theatre opened its doors on September 7, 1936 with Miriam Hopkins in “These Three” along with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony “Toby Tortoise Returns” (the sequel to the famous “The Tortoise And The Hare” short from the previous year) and a Universal Newsreel.
The Collegetown Twin Cinemas closed in 1988. However, renovations took place in 1993 that may lead into the theater’s reopening, but unfortunately it never reopened.
General Cinema closed the theater in January 1993, but was reopened a short time later by several independent chains and the theater closed for the final time in either 2000 or 2001. During its last days of operation, it was briefly renamed the “Cinema Buffet At The Echelon Mall”.
Primarily known as Eric Twin Route 38, United Artists was its last operator before closing on April 12, 1992 with “Thunderbird” in Screen 1 and “Wayne’s World” in Screen 2. It was quickly converted into a Chuck E. Cheese’s which opened later that same year.
This opened as the Ellisburg Theatre, but was renamed the Ellisburg Circle Cinema during its final days as a single-screener. It was twinned in December 1978 and closed on April 28, 1984.
Corrected from my September 18, 2024 (1:37 PM) comment:
The Walkertown Drive-In actually opened its gates on April 15, 1949 with Robert Mitchum in “Pursued” along with an unnamed serial and three unnamed cartoons. The theater received a remodel on March 17, 1955.
The Hearne Drive-In opened its gates on November 2, 1950 with Barry Fitzgerald in “Naked City” along with an unnamed Tom And Jerry cartoon, an unnamed Pete Smith Specialty, and an unnamed FitzPatrick Traveltalks. The theater’s original screen tower measures 14ft wide, 62ft long, and 60ft high.
The Chatmas Theatre opened its doors on June 18, 1936 with Charles Collins in “Dancing Pirate” along with the Mickey Mouse cartoon “Mickey’s Polo Team”, an unnamed Popeye cartoon, and a soundie on Little Jack Little and his orchestra, featuring installations of Western Electric Wide-Range sound.
The Sunset Drive-In never opened in 1946. Sumter didn’t get its first drive-in theater until the July 1947 opening of the Sumter Drive-In.
The Sunset Drive-In was the second in Sumter, opening on April 28, 1949 with Jack Carson in “April Showers” along with the Popeye cartoon “House Tricks?”, and closed on September 11, 1963 with “Lisa”.
First opened with three screens as the Mall 3.
Last operated by Regal, closed on January 21, 2007.
The Ada Theatre opened its doors on September 7, 1936 with Miriam Hopkins in “These Three” along with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony “Toby Tortoise Returns” (the sequel to the famous “The Tortoise And The Hare” short from the previous year) and a Universal Newsreel.
The Collegetown Twin Cinemas closed in 1988. However, renovations took place in 1993 that may lead into the theater’s reopening, but unfortunately it never reopened.
General Cinema closed the theater in January 1993, but was reopened a short time later by several independent chains and the theater closed for the final time in either 2000 or 2001. During its last days of operation, it was briefly renamed the “Cinema Buffet At The Echelon Mall”.
The Lumberton Twin Cinema opened its doors in March 1976 and was still open in 1989 and 1997.
Closed in 1978.
Primarily known as Eric Twin Route 38, United Artists was its last operator before closing on April 12, 1992 with “Thunderbird” in Screen 1 and “Wayne’s World” in Screen 2. It was quickly converted into a Chuck E. Cheese’s which opened later that same year.
This opened as the Ellisburg Theatre, but was renamed the Ellisburg Circle Cinema during its final days as a single-screener. It was twinned in December 1978 and closed on April 28, 1984.
Last operated by United Artists, closed on January 10, 1992.
The actual opening date is February 28, 1907, and closed the following year.
Opened on October 15, 1919 with Effie Shannon in “Ashes Of Love” and Fatty Arbuckle in “Back Stage”.
Twinned on May 23, 1980, tripled on September 30, 1984, five screens on June 6, 1987.
Definitely 1991.
I’m so damn confused. I don’t know why.
Opened as the Gaiety Theatre on August 7, 1917.
This was the replacement of another theater in Manning called the Hollywood Theatre.
Corrected from my September 18, 2024 (1:37 PM) comment:
The Walkertown Drive-In actually opened its gates on April 15, 1949 with Robert Mitchum in “Pursued” along with an unnamed serial and three unnamed cartoons. The theater received a remodel on March 17, 1955.
Opened on April 25, 1949 with Abbott & Costello in “Buck Privates” along with three unnamed cartoons.
The Hearne Drive-In opened its gates on November 2, 1950 with Barry Fitzgerald in “Naked City” along with an unnamed Tom And Jerry cartoon, an unnamed Pete Smith Specialty, and an unnamed FitzPatrick Traveltalks. The theater’s original screen tower measures 14ft wide, 62ft long, and 60ft high.
The Chatmas Theatre opened its doors on June 18, 1936 with Charles Collins in “Dancing Pirate” along with the Mickey Mouse cartoon “Mickey’s Polo Team”, an unnamed Popeye cartoon, and a soundie on Little Jack Little and his orchestra, featuring installations of Western Electric Wide-Range sound.
This was originally a silent house, but received talkies in January 1930. It received a remodel on December 11, 1940 and closed in the late-1950s.
It became a drug store shortly after closure.
The Sunset Drive-In never opened in 1946. Sumter didn’t get its first drive-in theater until the July 1947 opening of the Sumter Drive-In.
The Sunset Drive-In was the second in Sumter, opening on April 28, 1949 with Jack Carson in “April Showers” along with the Popeye cartoon “House Tricks?”, and closed on September 11, 1963 with “Lisa”.
Late-August 1985. The actual closing date was September 2 of that year.