CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 15 We hope you enjoy this new recurring feature by history buff Weeks Parker, who owns an impressive collection of local memorabilia and photos that he has agreed to share with CityView readers. A former Presbyterian Junior College Band Director, Parker is the author of 12 books on a variety of subjects including "Fayetteville, North Carolina: A Pictorial History." Sponsored by Sandhills Oral Surgery & Implant Dentistry Dr. William Temple Board Certified Oral Surgeon Dr. Gary Jones Board Certified Oral Surgeon Dr. James Turonis Board Certified Periodontist Dr. Josh Berridge Board Certified Periodontist Dr. Mac Worley Board Certified Oral Surgeon YOU ALREADY KNOW DR. JONES…NOW MEET THE REST OF THE SANDHILLS TEAM YOUR DENTAL SURGICAL SPECIALISTS 910.483.9216 1295 Oliver Street, Fayetteville NC www.sandhillsoralsurgery.com f l The Gilbert Theater is now on the second floor of the former City Hall on Green Street. This building is now called Fascinate-U Children's Museum. on Rowan Street. He had a lovely voice, and he liked to make audiotapes in my studio. Here is a listing of some of the drive-in theaters you may recall that were in the Fayetteville area: e Boulevard Drive-in at 3308 Bragg Boulevard opened in 1955 and closed in the early 1980s. Other drive-ins were e Midway at 3506 Bragg Boulevard. e Fort Drive-In at 4216 Bragg Boulevard and e Fox Drive-in at 4701 Bragg Boulevard. Eventually, all of those drive-ins phased out, possibly because DVD movies could easily be rented from vending machines found in many stores. In 1994, Lynn Pryer founded the Gilbert eatrer in the basement of his home. e theater was later located above the Arts Council building on Hay Street and then moved to its present location on the corner of Bow and Green streets in the former city hall building. e Gilbert eater was named in honor of Gen. Marquis de LaFayette for which Fayetteville was named. Gen. LaFayette's full name is Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Mortier de La Fayette, Marquis de la Fayette. "My friend, the late Monte Hale, who was a Hollywood actor and vocalist, enjoyed being interviewed in my little radio station on Rowan Street. He had a lovely voice and liked to make audiotapes in my studio."