Although, to add on to my remark about the 700 seats to 1 screen, I suppose if it had become a 3-screen theater by the ‘80s, whether or not that played a role would be determined by whether 1 or 2 of the 3 screens had 300+ seats, since clearly 700 is not enough for each screen to have had 300+ seats; if it was 299 or fewer per each of the 3 screens already, then that wouldn’t have played a role…
Also, one of the other closed former-Carmike Fayetteville theater pages said that Carmike had closed 3 theaters in Fayetteville, but, so far, having only reached K going alphabetically down the list, this is the 5th — 1. the Valley Twin; 2. Bordeaux; 3. Cardinal Theatres; 4. Eutaw Twin Theatres; and now 5. King Theatres…
Yes, Carmike would have acquired it as part of their acquisition of Consolidated Theaters in 1989. As I commented on another Fayetteville/Carmike theater page, the 700 seats for the 1 screen likely would have played a role in Carmike’s choosing to close it…
Also, an interesting piece of information from Edward Jay Epstein’s book The Hollywood Economist is that in 1990, the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) required any auditorium (ie, seats per screen) to have handicap accessibility for every row if there were more than 299 seats in the auditorium, thus inadvertently encouraging many theaters to close (rather than incur renovation costs) any theaters with auditoriums of 300+ seats…
I am confused how Carmike “acquired [Westwood] in the mid-1980s” from Martin Theatres (which Carmike actually bought from Fuqua Industries via a leveraged buyout in February 1982), the Westwood then reached its “demise” in the mid-1990s, and then was “taken over by Carmike” in 1996-? How did Carmike acquire it in 1982 and take it over in 1996? What does “demise” mean here? Did Carmike close it in the mid-1990s and then reopen it in 1996-? NighHawk1, if you were there for the ‘96 grand opening, I assume you might have some light you can shed on this, esp. if you happened to be there in the just-prior mid-1990s also—? For example, I know in Huntsville, AL, Carmike closed one of its theaters in the '90s only to reopen another theater not far from it just a few years later… Any knowledge/clarification here? Does anyone know how many seats per screen the theater had prior to its initial “demise”? I think that could potentially explain Carmike “letting” it close before reopening it…?
raysson: Thank you for the clarification about it being acquired by Carmike as part of its purchase from Cineplex-Odeon before the closing! That was my suspicion, so, it is good to have confirmation!
Does anyone know what year this theatre closed? Clearly after the “early ‘70s,” but hoping for more specifics… Although knowing that it went to showing B and then adult films is helpful… If I find it in a newspaper archive & remember to come back & post, I will, but, til then, if anyone else knows, I would really appreciate it! (This is not a “comment” I suppose, so I hope it is considered on-topic enough — didn’t say any info re: questions in the guidelines…?)
raysson – do you know what year the Kings Plaza Shopping Center became a flea market? I would be very interested to know…
Although, to add on to my remark about the 700 seats to 1 screen, I suppose if it had become a 3-screen theater by the ‘80s, whether or not that played a role would be determined by whether 1 or 2 of the 3 screens had 300+ seats, since clearly 700 is not enough for each screen to have had 300+ seats; if it was 299 or fewer per each of the 3 screens already, then that wouldn’t have played a role…
Also, one of the other closed former-Carmike Fayetteville theater pages said that Carmike had closed 3 theaters in Fayetteville, but, so far, having only reached K going alphabetically down the list, this is the 5th — 1. the Valley Twin; 2. Bordeaux; 3. Cardinal Theatres; 4. Eutaw Twin Theatres; and now 5. King Theatres…
Yes, Carmike would have acquired it as part of their acquisition of Consolidated Theaters in 1989. As I commented on another Fayetteville/Carmike theater page, the 700 seats for the 1 screen likely would have played a role in Carmike’s choosing to close it…
Also, an interesting piece of information from Edward Jay Epstein’s book The Hollywood Economist is that in 1990, the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) required any auditorium (ie, seats per screen) to have handicap accessibility for every row if there were more than 299 seats in the auditorium, thus inadvertently encouraging many theaters to close (rather than incur renovation costs) any theaters with auditoriums of 300+ seats…
Carmike Cinemas acquired the Consolidated Theaters chain in 1989, so, technically, it would be Carmike that closed the theater in 1991.
I am confused how Carmike “acquired [Westwood] in the mid-1980s” from Martin Theatres (which Carmike actually bought from Fuqua Industries via a leveraged buyout in February 1982), the Westwood then reached its “demise” in the mid-1990s, and then was “taken over by Carmike” in 1996-? How did Carmike acquire it in 1982 and take it over in 1996? What does “demise” mean here? Did Carmike close it in the mid-1990s and then reopen it in 1996-? NighHawk1, if you were there for the ‘96 grand opening, I assume you might have some light you can shed on this, esp. if you happened to be there in the just-prior mid-1990s also—? For example, I know in Huntsville, AL, Carmike closed one of its theaters in the '90s only to reopen another theater not far from it just a few years later… Any knowledge/clarification here? Does anyone know how many seats per screen the theater had prior to its initial “demise”? I think that could potentially explain Carmike “letting” it close before reopening it…?
raysson: Thank you for the clarification about it being acquired by Carmike as part of its purchase from Cineplex-Odeon before the closing! That was my suspicion, so, it is good to have confirmation!
Does anyone know what year this theatre closed? Clearly after the “early ‘70s,” but hoping for more specifics… Although knowing that it went to showing B and then adult films is helpful… If I find it in a newspaper archive & remember to come back & post, I will, but, til then, if anyone else knows, I would really appreciate it! (This is not a “comment” I suppose, so I hope it is considered on-topic enough — didn’t say any info re: questions in the guidelines…?)