This is the theater I saw Gone With the Wind at in 1974 at its 35th Anniversary Showing. The Terrace Theatre, once located near I-85, in Salisbury, NC became Central Piedmont’s only Ultra Vision theater that became a new magnificence in movie magic. Years ahead in concept and design, the Terrace was a single screen theater seating 750. It was complete with the latest ultra modern designs when it opened, becoming the first suburban theater that was an alternative to the downtown indoor movies houses at that time. The Terrace was Salisbury’s gem and the first ultra-modern cinema in all of Rowan County that featured luxurious seating, a 6-channel stereophonic surround sound, beautiful decor and the latest furnishings, along with a huge widescreen that was capable of showing films in 70mm and 35mm formats. The screen was CURVED, almost like an Imax, but not quite, and looked impressive. The opening attraction at the Terrace Theatre was the Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood movie “Where Eagles Dare” on May 29, 1969. A lot of great movies played at the Terrace, where it was the place to go to see a good movie. That would change in the mid-1980’s when its main auditorium was split into two screens, creating smaller screens and shoe-box auditoriums. This destroyed the aspect ratio of the screen. Last operated under Cineplex Odeon, it remained that way until it closed on February 14, 1991. Other theaters of this design were twinned either around the same time or earlier and were owned by the same parent company.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:53:08 +0000
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