I think Mike was just estimating 100…I knew it had to be more than that.
Stan, I just went back and read your post. It was really great to read. You seem to know all of the details about the time before I worked there. I worked at The Phipps off and on from January 1983 til about the end of 1985. It was a great place to work.
How about the furniture in the lobby. It always made me think of the furniture you see in a Barbie dollhouse! Big boxy plastic white couches with big red vinyl cushions! Makes me laugh to remember!
’m sorry, I got a little lazy after I put those on. I’m still thinking about the easiest way to do the ads. Maybe I can work on them during Masters week while you’re out looking for Tiger!
I especially remember one Sunday night before the practice rounds started. For some reason we had all of these people from the media show up to go to a movie. We were packed!
I’ll have to check it out…that just caught my attention cause my father in law lives in Tampa.
The Masters always brought us a lot of business at National Hills. It was awful trying to leave work on the Sunday of the tournament. It seems like it always ended about 6…the same time we changed shifts! Is that the Nick from Tampa on here that came to visit?
I know what you mean about the whole manager operator thing. Most of the time it works out ok…saves the company money. But when things go bad in the booth, it is usually VERY BAD. I remember one time at Mall Corners when they had a movie showing in 2 theatres. They only had one copy of the movie and it ran from one theatre to the other on these rollers on the walls. Just watching it run that way used to scare me…I always thought about what would happen if it somehow came off those rollers! One night the film got wrapped up in the platters and you talk about a mess! Times like that made me appreciate our projectionists. That they were usually right there in the booth to catch things before they got so bad and that they could keep their minds on booth stuff only. They didn’t have to worry about who was popping the popcorn or tearing the tickets while they slipped upstairs for a few minutes to start the movies.
I know Cathy has…she told me last week she was ready to write, but she was busy at work. I was hoping she would write something over the weekend. Now she is not answering my texts!
Well I am very persistent. You know warm weather is coming, and I did promise yall a cookout. I’m bringing out my laptop and they ARE going on CT!!! (At least once) :)
I just texted them AGAIN!!! I have asked, whined, threatened — even told Cathy she could tell whatever stories she wanted to — and she’s got some good ones:) I don’t know what it’s going to take.
Bill started to tell this story when we got together a few weeks ago, but he stopped. I was glad because I still hate that my time at National Hills ended in such a sad way. I guess it was about Nov. of 1983 we found out that Plitt Theatres in Augusta had been sold to Georgia Theatres. A couple of months before our city manager (Mr. A) had been moved to Atlanta…they knew this was coming. After the news broke Mr. A called me from Atlanta and told me that if any of us wanted to, we could move to Atlanta and work for him…of course this would serve his best interests. Some of us talked about how fun it would be, but that was a big decision for us to make. When Georgia officially took over in Dec. (I think) they called an employee meeting. They called each of us in one at a time to talk to us. Thay let me know that they did not have supervisors and that I would be moved back to box office or concession…with a cut in pay. It was clear to me that they did not want Cathy or me around…we would know more about the theatre than whoever they hired to manage it! As luck would have it, just as the new manager was taking over I got the flu. Cathy told me that she had been left in charge of the schedule for a couple of weeks since she knew the employees. She told the manager I was sick and she took me off the schedule for a few days. When I showed up for work when I was back on the schedule I was called up to the office and fired for not calling in sick directly to the manager. I really thought that as long as the schedule was covered everything was ok…apparently not! It was really sad, but I think a part of me had seen it coming. Oh well, everything turned out for the best in the end…it was off to Atlanta!
Sorry if this is too personal or whatever, but a lot of the theatres on this website are gone. There is nothing to save or preserve. About the only things left are the memories of the employees. We would like to share these memories to make you aware of what great places these theatres were.
Haha…yea, I meant while I was there. Sorry, forgot I was talking to King Theatre Dawg! I could easily do Imperial late 1980 til it closed and National Hills late 1981 til December 1983.
I just thought to look for this theatre. We really enjoyed seeing movies here. I didn’t even realize that Bill or Tommy worked here.
At one time my husband and his Dad were looking into doing something with this theatre. Opening it as part theatre / part live music / meetings…whatever. They found out the building was supposedly donated to the BOE. With the financial problems the BOE is having right now, someone should be able to get it CHEAP!!! Ok Mike…what do you think? You in??? LOL
I think Mike was just estimating 100…I knew it had to be more than that.
Stan, I just went back and read your post. It was really great to read. You seem to know all of the details about the time before I worked there. I worked at The Phipps off and on from January 1983 til about the end of 1985. It was a great place to work.
How about the furniture in the lobby. It always made me think of the furniture you see in a Barbie dollhouse! Big boxy plastic white couches with big red vinyl cushions! Makes me laugh to remember!
No, let’s not do that :)
That was a great introduction…best I have seen on here so far!
’m sorry, I got a little lazy after I put those on. I’m still thinking about the easiest way to do the ads. Maybe I can work on them during Masters week while you’re out looking for Tiger!
I especially remember one Sunday night before the practice rounds started. For some reason we had all of these people from the media show up to go to a movie. We were packed!
I’ll have to check it out…that just caught my attention cause my father in law lives in Tampa.
The Masters always brought us a lot of business at National Hills. It was awful trying to leave work on the Sunday of the tournament. It seems like it always ended about 6…the same time we changed shifts! Is that the Nick from Tampa on here that came to visit?
I know what you mean about the whole manager operator thing. Most of the time it works out ok…saves the company money. But when things go bad in the booth, it is usually VERY BAD. I remember one time at Mall Corners when they had a movie showing in 2 theatres. They only had one copy of the movie and it ran from one theatre to the other on these rollers on the walls. Just watching it run that way used to scare me…I always thought about what would happen if it somehow came off those rollers! One night the film got wrapped up in the platters and you talk about a mess! Times like that made me appreciate our projectionists. That they were usually right there in the booth to catch things before they got so bad and that they could keep their minds on booth stuff only. They didn’t have to worry about who was popping the popcorn or tearing the tickets while they slipped upstairs for a few minutes to start the movies.
I know Cathy has…she told me last week she was ready to write, but she was busy at work. I was hoping she would write something over the weekend. Now she is not answering my texts!
Well I am very persistent. You know warm weather is coming, and I did promise yall a cookout. I’m bringing out my laptop and they ARE going on CT!!! (At least once) :)
I just texted them AGAIN!!! I have asked, whined, threatened — even told Cathy she could tell whatever stories she wanted to — and she’s got some good ones:) I don’t know what it’s going to take.
Wow…I really didn’t need to hear that. But just to think, they were so worried about me!!! LOL
Yea…that was him :) Didn’t remember his name.
Bill started to tell this story when we got together a few weeks ago, but he stopped. I was glad because I still hate that my time at National Hills ended in such a sad way. I guess it was about Nov. of 1983 we found out that Plitt Theatres in Augusta had been sold to Georgia Theatres. A couple of months before our city manager (Mr. A) had been moved to Atlanta…they knew this was coming. After the news broke Mr. A called me from Atlanta and told me that if any of us wanted to, we could move to Atlanta and work for him…of course this would serve his best interests. Some of us talked about how fun it would be, but that was a big decision for us to make. When Georgia officially took over in Dec. (I think) they called an employee meeting. They called each of us in one at a time to talk to us. Thay let me know that they did not have supervisors and that I would be moved back to box office or concession…with a cut in pay. It was clear to me that they did not want Cathy or me around…we would know more about the theatre than whoever they hired to manage it! As luck would have it, just as the new manager was taking over I got the flu. Cathy told me that she had been left in charge of the schedule for a couple of weeks since she knew the employees. She told the manager I was sick and she took me off the schedule for a few days. When I showed up for work when I was back on the schedule I was called up to the office and fired for not calling in sick directly to the manager. I really thought that as long as the schedule was covered everything was ok…apparently not! It was really sad, but I think a part of me had seen it coming. Oh well, everything turned out for the best in the end…it was off to Atlanta!
Sorry if this is too personal or whatever, but a lot of the theatres on this website are gone. There is nothing to save or preserve. About the only things left are the memories of the employees. We would like to share these memories to make you aware of what great places these theatres were.
I.m typing it now over at National Hills…
Hahahaha…he was behind it, but he made somebody else do the dirty work. He made the guy they had hired to be the N H manager do it.
That theatre was ok…didn’t really like their lobby / concession area. I think their ac was shot too. Think about it :)
No Mike…it was when they took over National Hills and I didn’t even work one day…I showed up and was FIRED!!! I’ll tell it over there.
Thank you so much…I think I deserve more than one. That was a very traumatic experience for me :)
Wish they could do something about the neighborhood…I would seriously love to do something with this place!!!
Give me my point back….Georgia Theatres fired me before I even worked for them one day!!! LOL
Haha…yea, I meant while I was there. Sorry, forgot I was talking to King Theatre Dawg! I could easily do Imperial late 1980 til it closed and National Hills late 1981 til December 1983.
Ok Mike…is this a challenge? You do Columbia and I’ll have to do the Imperial!
Don’t give up just yet…I’m still working on that…and I may live to regret it! LOL
So, what do you know about the other closed theatres still standing around here?
Mike…look at my post on the regency exchange page…
I just thought to look for this theatre. We really enjoyed seeing movies here. I didn’t even realize that Bill or Tommy worked here.
At one time my husband and his Dad were looking into doing something with this theatre. Opening it as part theatre / part live music / meetings…whatever. They found out the building was supposedly donated to the BOE. With the financial problems the BOE is having right now, someone should be able to get it CHEAP!!! Ok Mike…what do you think? You in??? LOL