Reflections by Sammy Way: Sumter becomes home to luxurious movie theater in 1967

By SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian
Posted 6/22/24

Reflections revisits the arrival of Wesmark Cinema in Sumter. The beautiful structure, owned by Carmike Theaters, was in the Wesmark Shopping Center; Sumter's second such facility opened shortly after a cinema began operation in Palmetto Plaza. The …

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