AMC Classic Salem Valley 8

1700 Apperson Drive,
Salem, VA 24012

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rivest266
rivest266 on February 23, 2023 at 10:52 am

Renamed Salem Valley 8 on May 19th, 1989, and taken over in 1994 by Carmike Cinemas. Reseated and reopened on October 15th 1999. More ads posted.

greenth1ng
greenth1ng on February 16, 2023 at 8:31 am

Seating capacities at this theater:

  • 1 - 174
  • 2 - 276
  • 3 - Not sure; the capacity sign was missing when I visited
  • 4 - 118
  • 5 - 140
  • 6 - 324
  • 7, 8 - 177
Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 15, 2023 at 2:04 pm

Architect Bill Murphy, firm Brookbank, Murphy & Shields.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 15, 2023 at 12:08 pm

and a couple in Nashville as well.

Rstewart
Rstewart on February 14, 2023 at 5:14 pm

Original layout looks identical to the Kingston four in Knoxville.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 14, 2023 at 2:02 pm

Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm

opening article:

Valley cinema opening article Valley cinema opening article 10 Jan 1976, Sat Roanoke Times and World-News (Roanoke, Virginia) Newspapers.com

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 16, 2021 at 7:26 pm

I forgot to put a citation in my previous comment. The information is from the June, 1976 issue of The Virginia Record Magazine.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 16, 2021 at 7:16 pm

The first four-screen theater in the Roanoke area opened on January 30, 1976 as the Valley Cinema. The four auditoria were configured to radiate from the octagonal lobby, so they shared no common walls. The largest auditorium, with 350 seats, had its own projection booth, and the other three, with 300, 250, and 200 seats respectively, shared one booth. The Project architect was Bill Murphy of the Columbus, Georgia firm Brookbank, Murphy & Shields.

ghamilton
ghamilton on June 13, 2005 at 3:05 pm

Sits partly on the site of the LeeHi Drive In