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Author Topic: Martin / Carmike History Question Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-18-2005 01:17 AM                     quote: Jon Miller Here you go, Michael... + IMAGE That's it! That's the logo that appears in the 1984 ads I mentioned. So now what? If Carmike was formed in '82, why was the Martin logo still being used in '84?  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 10-18-2005 02:30 AM                     I think perhaps the Patricks bought Martin in 82 and re-organized it into Carmike in 84. Or perhaps they did form Carmike in 84 but whatever reason ran Martin as a seperate corporation until 84? I'm not sure how much luck you'll have but you could try calling/emailing Carmike's Public Relations person, Judy Russel. Her contact info should be on the website.  |  IP: Logged John McConnel Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Okmulgee, OK USA Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-18-2005 02:39 PM                        Carmike wasn't formed in '82. But 1982 is when Carl and Mike Patrick bought Martin theatres from Fuqua Industries. Rather than re-organizing into Carmike in 1984, it's possible that the Patricks just re-named the existing corporation. However, they may have formed a new umbrella corporation. The technicalities of how the business was put together would be an interesting study. As they acquired theatres around the country, in some cases Martin/Carmike bought the shares of stock in existing corporations that owned the theatres, which of course gave them control, and they then billed them as Martin Theatres, or later, Carmike Cinemas. But if you checked at the courthouse, the ownership of the property would still be in the name of the corporation that Martin or Carmike bought the stock in. Regardless of how title was held at the courthouse, or at the Secretary of State, the theatres were considered as Martin, or Carmike, theatres. Martin, and Carmike, did have some situations where they had partners. But those are about all gone.  |  IP: Logged

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