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Originally Posted by Carolina Knight
It would be doing great today if it did not close.
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Originally Posted by saberclaw
It closed in '04, right?
That area wasn't as nearly as developed as it is now.
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2001 if I recall. Opened in 1995-ish. Somewhere we have a topic where we nailed the dates down.
The sign remained far, far longer than the theater.
I don't know for a fact if the theater, as it was, would be doing great.. First, it was installed with traditional film projectors. Again, a product of unfortunate timing. had it been built a few years later, it would have been built with digital projectors and the decision on whether to upgrade or not wouldn't have been an issue.
It also was built with offset, but not stadium seating. Sightlines were fine, but by the early 2000's, stadium seating was all the rage.
It was, however, a very cool looking theater. Lots of chrome and neon that was used very well to give it a 50's feel.
I think of those two things as being the killers of the theater. If it had those.. I believe it would have withstood the opening of Cherrydale and Hollywood 20.
Nothing was going to save either Wade Hampton or Haywood Rd (Not the one across from the mall).. Movies by the Mall.. That's tougher. It was pretty nasty and rundown.. But a movie for a buck.. I doubt they could have gotten the digital projectors, so.. Odds are it was doomed as well.
Camelot, honestly, I'm surprised at.. It has a great owner which is why it's made it. That's a bad location overall, but it's one of my favorite theaters to go to. Such a beautiful classic 60's to 70's style theater that's been updated just enough to modernize it while keeping the classic touches.
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