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Tuesday, 04 December 2007 |
 A pedestrian walks by the recently closed Carmike Appalachian Twin. Photo by Derek DeSha
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by NICK IANNIELLO
News Reporter
After being the Town of Boone’s local theatre for nearly 70 years, the Appalachian Twin shut its doors for good Thursday night.
Joshua
Snead, 23, a lifelong Boone resident and former assistant manager for
the theatre reminisced about the Appalachian Twin while relaxing in the
lobby Thursday.
“It’s a crying shame to see this place go,” Snead said. “I’m pretty sure I’ve been coming here since I was sperm, actually.”
Carmike Cinemas, the owner of the Appalachian Twin, announced the
closing on Nov. 29, citing the theatre’s poor fiscal performance.
“It was a very sudden closing, but things happen,” Snead said.
Snead plans to find a job at another Carmike Theatre, but most of the
Appalachian Twin’s employees are moving on to other things.
“We primarily employ Appalachian students,” Snead said. “We had a little family here.”
Snead said the Twin was a unique theatre because of its staff and how they ran the theatre.
“We’ve always really tried to be personable here,” Snead said. “The reason people come here is because it’s a relaxed place.”
The Appalachian Twin had been operating in Boone for 69 years, even surviving a fire caused by overheated popcorn oil.
Jason W. Buel, a senior psychology and English major with a
concentration in film studies, said the Appalachian Twin was one of his
favorite places to go see a movie in Boone.
“The Regal is just so expensive and a lot of the time they don’t even get the movies in that I want to see,” said Buel.
Buel was one of 62 viewers at the 7 p.m. showing of “3:10 to Yuma” Thursday.
The theatre was only able to do two showings Thursday evening because one of the projectors was down.
“Especially with it being the last night, everything about it is almost
awkward,” Buel said. “It’s hard to see it in a different context,
watching the movie, knowing that it’s going to be one of the last
screenings ever at this theatre and it’s been here for over half a
century. It’s a real special experience.”
So far, Carmike has not announced any plans for the Appalachian Twin Theatre.
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