THE ROXY THEATRE
Betty Freeman knows the Roxy well. Freeman is 71 and has seen
the once bustling Roxy nearly every day of her life from her house
across the street. She was born, raised and still lives there in Macon's
Greenwood Bottoms neighborhood, part of the Tybee Community.
e first 10 years of Freeman's life coincide with the 10 years the
Roxy operated from the late-1940s to late-1950s.
e Quonset-hut style Roxy brings Freeman memories from
THE SEQUEL
A glimpse into history of Roxy and Bibb theaters may be a clue to their future
BY MICHAEL W. PANNELL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTOPHER SMITH
W
hile two historic Macon theaters carry on much as they have
and two have been re-created to entertain in new ways, two
others sit empty and in disrepair.
Still in use are the Grand Opera House, the Douglass eatre,
Hargray Capitol eatre and eatre Macon.
Sitting empty, worn and waiting for new life are the Bibb eatre
on ird Street in downtown and the Roxy eatre on Hazel Street at
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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