Fact Friday

Fact Friday 300 - The Plaza Theater

Fact Friday 300 - The Plaza Theater

Happy Friday! By the early-1940’s “street car stops” were common in Charlotte. They were found in suburban areas across the city at the end of a line or at a...

Fact Friday 300 - The Plaza Theater

Happy Friday! By the early-1940’s “street car stops” were common in Charlotte. They were found in suburban areas across the city at the end of a line or at a...

Fact Friday 298 - Center Theatre

Fact Friday 298 - Center Theatre

Happy Friday!   Located at 1427, East Morehead Street, the 900-seat Center Theatre was built by H.B. Meiselman Theaters and opened on October 7, 1948 with the film “The Saxon...

Fact Friday 298 - Center Theatre

Happy Friday!   Located at 1427, East Morehead Street, the 900-seat Center Theatre was built by H.B. Meiselman Theaters and opened on October 7, 1948 with the film “The Saxon...

Fact Friday 297 - The Capri Theater

Fact Friday 297 - The Capri Theater

Happy Friday! The Capri Theatre opened on October 16, 1964, with 995 seats. A contest was held where local residents submitted potential names over the summer. The opening film was...

Fact Friday 297 - The Capri Theater

Happy Friday! The Capri Theatre opened on October 16, 1964, with 995 seats. A contest was held where local residents submitted potential names over the summer. The opening film was...

Fact Friday 252 - History of the Gem Theater

Fact Friday 252 - History of the Gem Theater

Happy Friday!   The Gem Theatre, known as the Showplace of Kannapolis, is one of the oldest single-screen movie theaters in continuous operation today.  Magazine article displaying the original projection...

Fact Friday 252 - History of the Gem Theater

Happy Friday!   The Gem Theatre, known as the Showplace of Kannapolis, is one of the oldest single-screen movie theaters in continuous operation today.  Magazine article displaying the original projection...

Fact Friday 232 - Tryon Mall Theater

Fact Friday 232 - Tryon Mall Theater

Happy Friday!  Tryon Mall Theatre was the sister theater to the Queens Park 6. The north Charlotte theater closed three years earlier than its south Charlotte counterpart, and today sits in a...

Fact Friday 232 - Tryon Mall Theater

Happy Friday!  Tryon Mall Theatre was the sister theater to the Queens Park 6. The north Charlotte theater closed three years earlier than its south Charlotte counterpart, and today sits in a...

Fact Friday 198 - Theater Throwbacks

Fact Friday 198 - Theater Throwbacks

Happy Friday! Last weekend, the Mary Slocumb Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recognized 704 Shop with an award in the Media category at...

Fact Friday 198 - Theater Throwbacks

Happy Friday! Last weekend, the Mary Slocumb Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recognized 704 Shop with an award in the Media category at...