Dynamic Duo Coming to a Town Near You
South Carolina is never short on providing its citizens with a bounty of wonderful places that inspire. Better yet, our state is full of people who recognize our good fortune and take the time to share their discoveries with the rest of us. That’s a big part of the reason SCIway.net exists. We take pride in sharing SC websites created by such folks.
Enter a website devoted to SC’s movie stars of the past. No, we’re not talking about the people on the screen, but the screens themselves. We’re talking about SC’s rich history of single-screen movie theaters. It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when little to no televisions were to be found and a computer was the kid down the street who could do long division in his head. The only way to watch movies and news reels was to march down to your local theater dressed in your best and take in the cinema.
The music was live and uniformed ushers were there to greet you and seat you as you were immersed in the splendor of Hollywood. And just like a movie, each SC theater had its own personality, its own story to tell.
Those stories have now found a home. SCMovieTheatres.com, starring John Coles and Mark Tiedje, is the place to re-live, or perhaps discover, the glory of old Palmetto State movie theaters and the silver-screened memories they inspired. John and Mark have been traveling throughout our state researching theaters and documenting movie memories, and they are also writing a book – South Carolina Movie Theatre Memories.
Recently, we caught up with these gumshoes at the wonderful Majestic Grill in Charleston to talk to them about their adventures. Click here to find out what they had to say.
Tags: cinema, historical, movie, single-screen, small town, theatre
