The Roxy Theatre opened its doors sometime in the early 1950s and played host to movies and shows for nearly a decade. At that time, the theater was just one of many thriving businesses in the part of town known as the Tybee community. Students in the Fall 2015 Civic & Community class were able to track down some former Roxy patrons about what it was like to see a show there. These stories were originally published here.
Patricia Harris grew up on the south side of Macon and was a teen at the time that the Roxy opened.
“I remember just going on Saturday after we had to do our cleaning at home — that one room you had to clean up — and I would be cleaning like I don’t know what to go to the Roxy on Saturday, because my grandma wouldn’t let you leave home til’ you got through cleaning up and wash,” she said. The place was booming with excitement. Everyone who loved entertainment and was around went to the theatre, including Harris.
She recalled a company that made flour put small coins in the bags and you could use those for free admission on Saturdays.
“I guess they had a deal with the flour company,” she said.
