The Movie Theater for Everyone: The Pix
The building for the Pix has been on and off since the 30s. It was originally a horse stable at first for a long time and then it was a flower shop in the 2000s. The Pix is a movie theater in downtown Albany. It is owned by Rod and Denise Bigner. They bought it in 2013 from Jeff and Robin Mexico. Rod was a pastor but that wasn't making a lot of money and they had been wanting to buy a movie theater for a while as they both really loved movies and the Oscars. They were originally looking for movie theaters in Oklahoma but then they saw that Jeff and Robin had put it up for sale in 2013 so they sold their house and bought the business. Parker Johnson has been working at the Pix for 3 years. He loves the community aspect of his job so much. He's been working there since before the pandemic started and has stuck around as his job means a lot to him. Parker loves seeing people come around to the theater and seeing families enjoy their time. At work, Parker and his coworker...