Orange Park General Cinema IV
Blanding Boulevard,
Orange Park,
FL
32073
Blanding Boulevard,
Orange Park,
FL
32073
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The Orange Park General Cinema IV opened in the late 1970’s, across Blanding Boulevard from the Orange Park Five Theatres (now a 24 plex at Orange Park Mall). It was a bland box with four screens of equal size.
The popcorn was bought in large bags, pre-popped and dumped in a container that looked like a popcorn popper! The popcorn alone was reason enough NOT to go to this theater. It could not compete with the fresh popcorn at it’s competitor across the street.
It’s life was short lived, having been demolished and replaced with a Toys R Us only a decade or so after it was built.
Contributed by
Chuck Hankinson
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The address for the Toys R Us is
1972 Wells Road
Orange Park, FL 32073
E Well, I can tell yes indeed it was prepopped, but it was still fresh most of the time as we made it upstairs where there was room to make it in mass. I was usher there for about a year. I was always embarrassed bringing down the garbage bags of fresht popcorn because people always thought it was old stuff! Anyway , I was working there in1982 between my stints at the Kingsley twin. The creep manager fired me after I told him I had obtained proof of his embezzlement from the theatre. Later he even threatened me with his .357 until I informed him I had family who worked in the local law enforcement. GC eventually nailed him and he did time. He was also a molester to some of the girls working there which infuriated me. He’s probably dead now. Let’s hope!