History of the Williamston Theatre special to local residents

Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston police visit with town workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer as they prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Hack Hammonds of Pelzer looks through the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston, preparing for demolition in November.

Town of Williamston workers Jake Dorsey, left, and Jordan Smith look in the projector room inside the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Hack Hammonds, right, of Pelzer and Reid Stone, left, look through the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston using the flashlight on their iPhone as they prepare for demolition in November.

Town of Williamston workers David Rogers, left, and Jordan Smith look in the projector room inside the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November. Rogers said when he was 14 years old, he worked in the projector room changing reels of film for movies.

Town of Williamston workers Jake Dorsey looks in the projector room inside the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston workers Jake Dorsey looks in the projector room inside the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

A movie pass for Williamston Theatre. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

The upstairs balcony and seats in the Williamston Theatre. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

A movie pass for Williamston Theatre. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston workers Jordan Smith looks in the projector room at the film leader of a reel left on a shelf, inside the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Some of the rows of chairs, enough to seat 250 at the Williamston Theatre, in the balcony. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Rows of chairs, enough to seat 250 at the Williamston Theatre. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Hack Hammonds of Pelzer prepares for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Torn up movie screen in the Williamston Theatre. Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Jack Ellenburg of Williamston, who attended many showings of movies at the Williamston Theatre, gets a photo of an old film splicer in November, before the Town of Williamston workers, Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer demolish of the theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Torn up movie screen in the Williamston Theatre. Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Machinery for sound in the Williamston Theatre. Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Jack Ellenburg of Williamston, who attended many showings of movies in the middle of the third row, at the Williamston Theatre, gets a photo of the screen in November, before the Town of Williamston workers, Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer demolish of the theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Movie ads for Jailhouse Rock featuring Elvis Presley (1957), and The Gazebo (1959), played at the Williamston Theatre. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston police visit with town workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer as they prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Machinery for sound in the Williamston Theatre. Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

A movie ad for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, played at the Williamston Theatre in the 1980s. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Movie reel holding box in the projector room of the Williamston Theatre in November. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Machinery for sound in the Williamston Theatre. Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Town of Williamston police visit with town workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer as they prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Machinery for sound in the Williamston Theatre. Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.

Movie ads for Operation Petticoat (1959), played at the Williamston Theatre. The Town of Williamston workers and Hack Hammonds Grading of Pelzer prepare for the demolition of the Williamston Theatre on Main Street in Williamston in November.