AMC Franklin 3
1033 Franklin Road SE,
Marietta,
GA
30067
1033 Franklin Road SE,
Marietta,
GA
30067
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Previously operated by: AMC Theatres, Modular Cinemas of America, Weis Theatres
Firms: Thompson & Hancock
Previous Names: Minicinema, Cinema 75
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The theatre was constructed as the largest and last of the Minicinemas in 1973. Operated by Modular Cinemas of America the architects were Thompson & Hancock of Atlanta.
Situated in the Franklin Plaza Shopping Center, it became part of the Weis Theatres circuit on May 23, 1975 and was renamed Cinema 75. Not too bad of a venue. Screen size and seating varied among the auditoriums as par with the design of triplexes during the 1970’s, large, medium and small. It became the AMC Franklin 3 on May 9, 1980, it was closed in 1989. It reopened under independent operators in 1992 and finally closed in 1995.
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Jack Coursey, Cone Maddox
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I don’t have anything on that theatre.
This opened on May 23rd, 1975 by Weis theatres as Cinema 75 and became the AMC Franklin 3 on May 9th, 1980 and Cinema ‘n’ Drafthouse on 1987 and closed (or unable to afford newspaper ads) in 1989. Reopened under different owners 1992-1995.
Showing in one advertisement as “Wayne Theaters” in March of 82.
When this theater was part of the Weis chain, it was a sister theater of the Arrowhead theater.
Drove by last week, the entire shopping center has been demolished.
Rstewart can I see the ad for Wayne Theaters from 1972?
I mean 1982?
I saw it in an add posted at another theaters page here on cinema treasures. I don’t recall which one, my guess would be a scan of the AJC from then. Anyone recall what location in the metro opened around March 82?
I live in Northeast Atlanta. This shopping center has recently been demolished. There’s a lot of re-development going on in that area.
I hope they do sonething about those thugs!