{"id":22682,"date":"2023-12-19T22:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T03:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=22682"},"modified":"2024-01-24T22:57:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T03:57:33","slug":"spotlight-cinemas-st-andrews-527-saint-andrews-road-early-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=22682","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight Cinemas St. Andrews, 527 Saint Andrews Road: Early December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My memory is that when this theater opened, it was a Dollar Cinema with every ticket for every show priced at $1.00. In the beginning, I think there were also a large number of video games and pinball machines associated with the operation. I don't seem to have done a closing on it, but at some point that operation went under, and the place came under the Spotlight Banner, still operating as a second-run theater, but with higher (though still very reasonable) prices. The Lexington Chronicle<\/a> suggests that the transition was about eight and a half years ago, so around 2015.<\/p>\n

I do remember going here several times while it was Spotlight<\/i>, but cannot now recall exactly what titles I saw. At any rate, it was fine, and a much cheaper way to get the full theater experience if you didn't have to see a movie when it was on its first legs.<\/p>\n

Movie theaters have certainly had it hard the past several years and we have lost a good number of them in the Midlands. This closure leaves only full price first run houses in the area (not counting Nickelodeon<\/i>, I suppose).<\/p>\n

Here's a bit more from The State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)<\/p>\n

UPDATE 24 January 2024<\/b> -- To be Elevation Church<\/i>:<\/p>\n

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