Discover Our State LUMBERTON LIGHTS, CAMERA, By Venita Jenkins L
UMBERTON – Sarah Britt remembers going to the Carolina Theatre as a child. Back then, movies were a dime, and parents didn’t worry about their children
as they finished the Saturday morning shopping. “It was great,” she said. “They showed
silent pictures while someone played the organ. Then talking pictures came along. The theater stayed the same up through the years until it was forced to close briefly because some of the merchants surrounding it protested the R-rated
Top | Catch a classic movie on the big screen at the Carolina Civic Center in downtown Lumberton.
Above | The renovated theater also offers live shows, music and theater.
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