Colonial Theatre
128 W. Hancock Street,
Milledgeville,
GA
31061
128 W. Hancock Street,
Milledgeville,
GA
31061
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I discovered the Colonial Theatre was located in Milledgeville during the early-1900’s.
In the Milledgeville, GA newspaper archives (Union Recorder Archives) there are many advertisements and references to the Colonial Theatre.
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Ray Hutto
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Hey guys, today, Feb 8th 2010, I was at the very location of the Colonial Theatre. 128 Hancock is right. The tile still reads that name and the space where the Box Office was is easy to see on the tile too. It is accross from the Campus Theatre (recently remodeled etc).
The only error I can comment on it the seat capcity of 350. The space where the pool hall is is only about 30 ft wide and 60+ ft long. The bar tender showed us a picture enlarged from a 1912 Postcard and it showed the front and captioned Colonial Theatre Lobby-The Pride of Milledgeville. Unless walls were put in later to narrow it it was not big enough for the 350 capacity. Even the postcard showed about the same dimensions as they are today at the pool hall. The Lobby went back about 24 ft to a wall. On that wall was the Box Office. Then on both sides were doors that he said went into the Theatre and pointed out the port hole where the Movie was shown from. The projection was done at the rear of the Theatre toward the front. Evidently the screen was on the back of the Lobby wall.
Anyway thanks for all the info you'all posted.
If you want pics of the photos i made just send request to be sure the indicate Colonial Theatre pics.
Take care, Ray
Ray, Glad I found this.I couldn’t remember for the life of me the theatre you spoke about over the phone. I saw the PICKERS on the HISTORY CHANNEL. they really didn’t find too much. I thought what they found would worth more. HEY, Don’t forget SOUTHSIDE CINEMA pictures.
Cool photo of The Colonial theatre/pool hall.
I was in Milledgeville today and saw nothing across the street from the Campus that resembles a pool hall. Of course everything across the street from the Campus is now a restaurant. Can this be the building?
www.flickr.com/photos/jfb57/4806021471/
I’m pretty sure this might have been ironed out already but (JFBrantley), yes the building in your photo is the old Colonial Theater. The entire red brick building housed the theater in its time. The pool hall (Dodo’s) is the part with the little flags. Next to the pool hall is an asian bistro which was also part of the theater lobby at one time. In between is a flight of stairs that takes you up to a now closed bar/nightclub which was probably the original balconey area of the theater.