Idlewild Theatre

This theater is on the South side of Madison Avenue just West of McLean. When I arrived in Memphis in 1963 it was operating as a live venue known as Front Street Theater, even though it was a long way from Front Street. The bar/lounge upstairs under the balcony was a local talking point. By the early 1970s it had gone to porn--and not even very high-class porn, at that--and was limping along. I lost track of it in the late 70s, but believe it was closed for a while. Glad to hear the building was saved, at least.

Here are a couple of photos from January 2006 of the Idlewild.

1983 photo of the Idlewild Theatre.
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