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Fair Theatre

Somerville, TN

112 E. Market Street

, Somerville, TN 38068 United States

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Status:	Open
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Movies, Performing Arts
Seats:	400
Chain:	Independent

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

The Fair Theatre was built around 1935 and might have been part of the Martin chain (it looks like a Martin). The theatre closed in the 1990's and became a gym for the YMCA. It was converted into a performing arts centre in 2005.

Contributed by Jack Coursey

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showing movies/other again. Played It's a wonderful life over Christmas

posted by jay shires on Dec 30, 2005 at 4:24am

Here is a 2006 photo of the Fair theater in Somerville. The text with the photo claims that this is still a theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 8, 2006 at 4:14am

The marquee looks great now.
Night shot of the Fair Theatre in Somerville, Tennessee.

posted by Gail S on Oct 21, 2006 at 9:16pm

The Fair theatre has been transformed into a performing arts theatre. It has a new manager and many renovations have been done. Although the theatre is now mainly for plays, it will be showing movies from time to time. They played one not too long ago. The theatre has a lot of plays now. They also have sings. The theatre is really growing. The new manager has done a fine job with it.

posted by Chelseawelsie on Dec 30, 2006 at 1:35pm

The function should be changed from gym to live performance.

posted by ken mc on Dec 30, 2006 at 1:54pm

This is another photo of the Fair Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 5, 2007 at 5:27pm

Here is some information about the performing arts center:
http://tinyurl.com/5ugcwd

posted by ken mc on Jun 18, 2008 at 6:57pm

Another photo is here.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 10, 2009 at 4:06pm

1986 photo of the Fair Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c42%2c3%2c-1&catpagesize=25&ProductID=29537

posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 19, 2009 at 6:44pm

1983 photo of the Fair Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c42%2c3%2c-1&catpageindex=9&catpagesize=25&ProductID=33760

posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 20, 2009 at 12:34pm

The Fair Theatre was struggling along when we passed through in the summer of 1996:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34152329@N06/3475622842/in/set-72157617054310351/

posted by Kevin Dennis on Apr 25, 2009 at 11:39pm

This is a photo of the Fair Theater from 2000.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 1, 2009 at 1:36pm

The Fair Theatre was an independently operated house named for its owner, Norman Fair. It is mentioned dozens of times in issues of Boxoffice going back as far as 1938. I've found Norman Fair mentioned as operator of the Fair Theatre in issues of Boxoffice as late as 1977.

The July 4, 1953, issue of Boxoffice reported that the Fair Theatre had suffered a major fire. The rebuilding was protracted. The March 20, 1954, issue of Boxoffice said that rebuilding was continuing and Norman Fair expected to have the theater open late that month or in the first half of April, but the reopening was not announced in Boxoffice until their July 31 issue, so there might have been even more delays.

posted by Joe Vogel on Aug 1, 2009 at 3:51pm

Here is a June 2009 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 26, 2009 at 7:25pm

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