Parkway Theatre
1183 Silas Creek Parkway,
Winston-Salem,
NC
27127
1183 Silas Creek Parkway,
Winston-Salem,
NC
27127
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Closed by Martin Theatres on September 14th, 1980. (Waiting for further digitization for its reopening as a twin by someone else). closing ad posted.
Whole page ad
Boxoffice of March 8, 1965 said that the new theater in Winston-Salem’s Parkway Shopping Center, promoted by the Schneider-Merl interests, was being designed by the Charlotte, NC architectural firm Charles Morrison Grier & Associates.
This theater was gone by 1990. Carmike’s operating theaters in Winston-Salem in September 1990 were as follows: Marketplace 6, Thruway Twin, Reynolda Triple, University Twin (discount), and Parkview Twin (discount). The Parkway did not appear in the newspaper listings at that time; it was probably closed long before Carmike took over the Cineplex Odeon houses (Marketplace and Thruway).
Ok, I will admit that I MAY not be old enough to remember a theater at Parkway Plaza or not, but I definitely know there wasn’t one there by the mid-80’s! The description of THIS theater however, does describe in detail, the history of the theater at PARKVIEW Shopping Center, especially the part about it being split into two theaters and the discount 2nd run format. Parkway Plaza has definitely not had a theater since 1985, at least.
What’s in the spot of this theatre now in the shopping center? Anna’s Linens?
THEATRE HISTORY:
1965-1976 Schneider-Merl Theatres
1976-1982 Martin Theatres
1982-1994 Carmike Cinemas
As an alternative to the Downtown movie-houses that Winston Salem offered,the PARKWAY THEATRE got a lot of first-run features. “Rosemary’s Baby” played here 1st run,and so did the original “Planet of the Apes” movie,and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. Also played here was the 1973 re-release of “The Sound of Music”. By 1982,Carmike Cinemas acquired this theatre from Martin Theatres and during that time its 750-seat single screener was split down the middle into two sections and it was renamed the Parkway Twin Theatres. By 1987,it was reduced under Carmike to showing second run films at discount prices where it remained until the Parkway’s closing in 1994.
CORRECTION ON THE ADDRESS:
The address for the Parkway Theatre needs to be:
1183 Silas Creek Parkway,Winston-Salem,NC 27127.
NOT: 1130 which needs to be corrected.
COMING ATTRACTIONS FOR THE PARKWAY THEATRE was from the August 31,1965-September 1, 1965 edition of the Winston-Salem Journal,Winston-Salem,North Carolina.
The coming attractions for the PARKWAY THEATRE: From it’s grand opening on September 1, 1965
COMING SOON:
Yul Brenner and Marlon Brando in “MORITURI”
Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard “VON RYAN’S EXPRESS”
Natalie Wood in “INSIDE DAISY CLOVER”
Burt Lancaster in “THE HALLEJULAH TRAIL”
Dick Van Dyke in “THE ART OF LOVE”
Not only ROSEMARY’S BABY played here but also THE FRENCH CONNECTION and ROCKY among many others that played at the Parkway Theatre when it was still a single screen cinema during the 1960’s and 1970’s.
To Ret. AKC(NAC)CC Bob Jensen: I have done extensive research on this theatre and this information on the Parkway has been updated as of 3/20/2012.
The Parkway Theatre upon it’s opening was Winston-Salem’s first ever suburban theatre,and it was a first-run alternative to the Downtown moviehouses when it opened on September 1,1965. I have the original ads for its grand opening. The opening attraction on September 1,1965 was a Rock Hudson flick starring Leslie Caron “A Very Special Favor”. It was owned and operated until Schneider-Merl Theatres.
I remember seeing “Rosemary’s Baby” (among many others) at the Parkway. It was a first-run alternative to the Carolina and the Winston when it opened. A good guess when it opened is 1965. I never saw anything there after it was split.
Open mid-1960’s –~1985? Can anyone verify the exact dates?
Split into 2 cinemas in the early 1980’s.
Owners:
1975-1980 Schneider-Meri
1980-1982 Martin Theaters of Columbus, Georgia, Roy E. Martin Jr., Chairman of the Board, they had 159 theaters all over the country.
1982-1985 Carmike Cinemas
More info and photos are always welcome.