Cobb Theatre

23 1/2 Park Square NE,
Marietta, GA 30060

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 13, 2022 at 5:20 am

The January 6, 1940 Boxoffice said: “Marietta— A new theatre, the Cobb, has been built on North Park Square.” It might have opened in late 1939.

acatos
acatos on December 3, 2010 at 9:16 pm

Recently, the Cobb Theatre has been occupied by a succession of restaurants. During it’s existence as the Three Bears, Jack took the picture that he has at his site and I also saw that room as it is depicted there. Since then that restaurant has closed and the theatre is now home to a different restaurant. I’m not sure how that has affected the integrity of the theatre appearance. I saw movies at the Cobb several times in the 1960’s.

Teasie
Teasie on April 7, 2009 at 3:55 pm

In the 1950’s my sisters, Jerry & Shirley Wallace worked at the Cobb & when I was about 5 yrs. old they started taking me with them to see the movies & then Sharky, the bellhop would help me cross the street to play in the park by myself. My sister could see me from the ticket booth. Boy was that a different world! Does anyone remember Sharky or know anything about him?

dugfowlr
dugfowlr on January 20, 2009 at 1:51 pm

I remember going to the Cobb in the 1940’s when there was a break in between reels of the movie. I guess one of the projectors was broken, and they had to load the next reel on the one working. I think the movie was either a western or a Judy Canova movie.

WHITEFIELD
WHITEFIELD on December 4, 2007 at 10:42 pm

Here is a photo of the old Cobb Theatre.
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JackCoursey
JackCoursey on January 1, 2006 at 7:25 pm

Here are a couple of interior and exterior shots of the Cobb made last month. Amazing how much of the original theatre is still intact. The current tenants, the 3 Bear Café, have put a lot of effort into it.

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on September 2, 2005 at 6:27 pm

Here is a 2003 photo of the Cobb: http://www.flickr.com/photos/maincourse/
Unfortunately the digital camera I was using at the time had a very low resolution.

raymondstewart
raymondstewart on June 1, 2005 at 1:26 pm

Was a Cobb Theaters property. I knew a guy who was the manager there at one point known as “Cobby”, who went to work for Martin and stayed on until after Carmike took over. I never knew the Cobb to be open as a theater and have heard that it closed sometime in the mid-60’s.