Park Theatre
121 S. 20th Street,
Middlesboro,
KY
40965
121 S. 20th Street,
Middlesboro,
KY
40965
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The Park Theatre opened on April 29, 1948 with June Carlson in “Mom and Dad” an exploitation/sex hygene movie. The Theatre was located at the entrance to the new bus terminal building. It operated to at least the early-1980’s. The building still stands.
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Drive-ins.com gave Reda as an aka for the Rosa, I believe. That’s all the information I have.
NOW SHOWING IT IS 1952
PARK THEATRE SEPT 23-24 “HALF ANGEL” and “PEOPLE WILL TALK”
1952 “YELLOW HAIRED KID” plus a second hit “CAT PEOPLE”
MORE MOVIES THAT PLAYED THE PARK.
“HIGH NOON"
"SURRENDER"
MAN IN THE SADDLE”
“HIT THE ICE” Abbott and Costello
“LONE STAR” Clark Gable
They had a Halloween party show at 10:00 and MIDNIGHT
“CONDEMMED TO HANG” and “HOUSE OF DARKNESS” 1952.
Nov.7 1956 sees Edward G.Robinson in"ILLEGAL" and “PARIS FOLLIES OF 1956”. with Forrest Tucker of all people!
April 7 1957 and “JOHNNY CONELLO” is playing.Always a second feature. “VIRGIN QUEEN”.
June 23 1976 and “OUTER SPACE CONNECTION” is Playing.June 1 1976 and the JAYCEE PARK is playing “BREAKHEART PASS” with a note the theatre will close for repairs June 7th thur June12th. Nov 19 1977 and “SIDERWINDER ONE” is playing at the JAYCEE PARK THEATRE.Nov.8 1977 and “OUTLAW JOSEY WALES” opens.April 1 1976 and “BAMBI” is playing.At one time the movie ads had “UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT”.Toward the end it was called the Park Theatre.the JAYCEE was Dropped.June 5 1980 was when the “NEW MANAGEMENT” ad was running.June 5 1980 and “KRAMER vs.KRAMER” is playing.Earlier that year Jan 7 1980 “WHEN A STRANGER CALLS” it is called The Park theatre.
Playing at the PARK Feb 6 1981 is “ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN” June 16 1981 has “FRIDAY 13th Part 2” playing.
Hello, great to find this site.
My late grandfather, Mose Reda, was the “Reda” of the Reda Drive-In, later the Rosa Drive-In. It became the Rosa when he sold the theatre sometime in the 50s, I believe, to a man named Koontz.
— Joe Reda
would be nice if park theater and other theaters could have been able to stay open
ROADBOYIL , facebook has a Middlesboro theatre facebook page, be great if you could add to it..
Showmen’s Trade Review, Jan. 10, 1953: “(C. G.) Roaden disposed of his Park, Middlesboro, Ky., to Price Coomer.”
The Park Theatre opened in the Ball-Shoffner Building most known as the New Bus Terminal Building announced in 1946 and launching in 1948. The Park Theatre launched at the corner spot of the bus terminal with an entry to the terminal and one to the street. It launched April 29, 1948 with the most profitable film percentage wise in Golden Hollywood’s Studio Era with “Mom and Dad.” And it would go on to run a number of other exploitation film becoming the third-tier venue in town.