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'''Cobb's Cinema City 8''' was a cinema multiplex opened | '''Cobb's Cinema City 8''' was a cinema multiplex opened on [[June 16]], [[1978]] by [[Cobb Theatres]] at the [[Roebuck Marketplace|Roebuck Shopping City]] on [[Parkway East]]. The theater, created from a former [[W. T. Grant & Co.]] store, was billed at the time as the "largest eight-plex facility in the nation." The films screened on opening night included "Corvette Summer", "If I Ever See You Again", "Saturday Night Fever", "The Greek Tycoon", "The Last Waltz", "Grease" (two screens), and "The Goodbye Girl". | ||
In the | Below the theater, the owners created a "Super Cellar" with boutique shops appealing to young customers. Later, billiard tables, and a disco dance floor were installed, followed by video arcade games. | ||
In the mid-1980's, the success of the new [[Center Point 6]] and the Consolidated/Carmike [[Bama 6]] drew much of the business away from Cinema City 8. As a result, Cobb changed Cinema City to a second-run theatre that charged a discounted admission price. The cellar was used as storage for [[Prime-Time Video]] until the theater closed in [[1992]]. The space was later occupied by a [[Winn-Dixie]] grocery store. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:17, 21 February 2015
Cobb's Cinema City 8 was a cinema multiplex opened on June 16, 1978 by Cobb Theatres at the Roebuck Shopping City on Parkway East. The theater, created from a former W. T. Grant & Co. store, was billed at the time as the "largest eight-plex facility in the nation." The films screened on opening night included "Corvette Summer", "If I Ever See You Again", "Saturday Night Fever", "The Greek Tycoon", "The Last Waltz", "Grease" (two screens), and "The Goodbye Girl".
Below the theater, the owners created a "Super Cellar" with boutique shops appealing to young customers. Later, billiard tables, and a disco dance floor were installed, followed by video arcade games.
In the mid-1980's, the success of the new Center Point 6 and the Consolidated/Carmike Bama 6 drew much of the business away from Cinema City 8. As a result, Cobb changed Cinema City to a second-run theatre that charged a discounted admission price. The cellar was used as storage for Prime-Time Video until the theater closed in 1992. The space was later occupied by a Winn-Dixie grocery store.