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The last physical evidence of movie theatres George O Palmer, Brooks Fabrics in Clinton is the Redland Architect Verne Brooks Fabrics marquee, but at one time Dr. McLain Rogers Safeway Store there were several theatres R B Ogle, Dentist 618 in town. People remember Ohio Oil Co. Goju Kempo Karate the Redland which was A F Sebert, Dentist Elks Club #1819 formerly the Rialto, the Ritz Perryman, Atty. which was in the 400 block L J Bryant, Dentist 620 of Frisco, and the Del Rio Drs. Paulson, Vieregg, Marclif Drug Store was at 5th and Choctaw. Clinton Loan 622 Sharon Roberts Lert Tooker Insurance Memory Lane Antiques Meacham also mentioned Milton Kern, Atty. Maurices Mens and the drive-in, I never did it 614 Womens Clothing myself of course, but I hear Blunck Studios Jackalope Belt Shop that people would jump in A-1 Service & Supply the trunk of a car just to get 614A Western Auto Store in free out there. Art Tatum Insurance B F Goodrich Co. From generation to R F Rhodes, Dentist H L Rose Western Auto generation, the coke shows T F Stone Realty Central State Power and claim the top spot when it 616 Light comes to movie memories. Blunck Studios Kathy Allison remem624 Clinton Sporting Goods bered them this way, We Memory Lane Antiques Janzen Sporting Goods went to coke shows on Maurices Mens and Medbery Furniture Friday mornings in the sumWomens Clothing mer. You could get in for 618 Duncan Drug two empty coke bottles. Blunck Studios Richardsons Drug Store At intermission they Clinton Music Center Miller Drug would draw tickets for Marcliff Drug prizes, and one time I won a six-pack of coke. After the show we would go up to Richardsons and call for a ride from there. I saw Love Story at the Redland with Mary Ann BrookIf we had any money man and Barbara Hughes. Carla Smith Moore left, we sometimes would I saw Smokey and the Bandit there 13 times. order a mix which was half Steve Burkitt, Facebook coke and half Dr. Pepper. Scott Moore rememI saw Ole Yeller there and bawled my eyes out! Never bered the excitement of acagain will I watch that show! Marsha Strong Wechsler tually getting to the theatre with coke bottles intact. He I watched White Christmas for the first time in that thesaid, One time I broke one ater. Sadly, the memory is bittersweet. Now I am the only one left of the people I watched it with. Ruth Ramsey of my bottles on the way, and I was really worried The last movie I saw at the Redland was Ghost Busters. because I didnt think Id Julie Burden Menge get to go. But I did. Not long ago on I got to see Grease and Star Wars there. Facebook, Joanne PacioTony Lettkeman, Facebook rek Wright recounted her

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journey to the coke shows, I remember since Mom wouldnt buy pop, we would go into the Aneshansleys garage and take an empty bottle. Then wed walk to the show. Their garage seemed to be open all the time . . . or maybe that sweet woman, Francis, would leave it open so we could get a bottle and go to the show. However, Harold Hyman ran the Conoco station close to the movie theatre, and he saw the use of coke bottles as movie tickets from a different perspective, Well, we had that coke machine there in the station, one of those old flat ones where you slide that bottle around. If you didnt watch em, the kids would get in there and help themselves to the empty bottles. Annie Browns post on Facebook read like this, We only lived a few blocks from the Redland, and our mother would let us walk to the theatre almost every Saturday, especially for a Disney movie or sometimes even Elvis! Oh, and the Coke shows . . . what fun. I never won a single thing though! Carla Smith Moore recalled, We went to the movies every Saturday. Our moms would drop us out at the show, and afterwards wed walk across the street to Penneys to use the phone. Kenny Stringer said, When we were in junior high, wed go to the Redland every Saturday afternoon to meet our girlfriends.And wed order pickle juice!

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Donna Sorrels Carraway realized how much theatres have changed. I just remembered the smokers lounge on the right side of the lobby when you walked in. You dont see those any more! And the balcony? I bet lots of kisses happened up there!! John Spencer worked at the Redland when Frank Love was the manager. He said, We changed the marquee with a very old rickety wooden ladder. Cant tell you how many times I nearly fell. Randy Meachm remembered, When we were in high school, Bill Robinson ran the Redland Theatre. If we won on Friday night, all the football players got free admission to the show on Sunday afternoon. Funny thing, though, we had skull practice every Sunday at 4 p.m., so every time, we had to leave before the movie was over. We never saw the end of the show.