Not a member yet? Register now.

Search

Theaters News Links

Advanced search
 

Theater Guide

Now listing 26,616 theaters & 1,598 photos… more
Browse by...
• Architect
• Chain
• Firm
• Function
• Location
• Newest
• Photo
• Screens
• Seats
• Status
• Style
• Updated
• VR
 

Add Your Cinema Treasure!

Add Theater
Add Photo (offline)
Add Theater News
 

Newest Theaters

Nov 20 Mid City 3…
Nov 20 SouthGlenn Stadium
Nov 19 Hoyts Cinema…
Nov 19 Fox Theatre
Nov 18 Kossa Plaza
Nov 18 Post Cinema
Nov 18 Columbia Theatre
Nov 18 Capitol Theatre
Nov 18 Mystic Independent
Nov 18 Hartford Theater
more new theaters
 

Recent Comments

Nov 20 Phoenix Theatre (3)
Nov 20 Crystal Cinemas 8 (4)
Nov 20 Malco Mall Twin (3)
Nov 20 Movies 1 & 2 (4)
Nov 20 Moore Theater (1)
Nov 20 Thunderbird Twin… (5)
Nov 20 Arcadia Theatre (2)
Nov 20 Okla Theatre (25)
Nov 20 Busby Theater (25)
Nov 20 Wharf Cinemas (3)
 

Updated Theaters

Nov 20 Paradis Cinema
Nov 20 Bemidji Theatre
Nov 20 Miners' Theatre
Nov 20 Public Hall Cinema
Nov 20 Miners Welfare…
Nov 20 Pontardawe Arts…
Nov 20 Lyric Cinema
Nov 20 Shawnee Movies 6
Nov 20 Wharf Cinemas
Nov 20 Hollywood Malibu…
more updated theaters
 
 
   Discover. Preserve. Protect.
Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » District of Columbia » Washington » Congress Theatre

Congress Theatre

Washington, DC
2931 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE
, Washington, DC 20032 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Retail
Seats: 594
Chain: Unknown
Architect: John J. Zink
Firm: Unknown
Add a photo for this theater!
This long-shuttered Congress Heights neighborhood movie house, opened on December 30, 1939 with Bob Hope in "Double or Nothing". It was designed by noted theater architect John J. Zink in Moderne style, is located on Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave SE (formerly Nichols Avenue) near Mellon Street.

The Congress has been listed for several years on the "Most Endangered Places" list of the DC Preservation League.

It is currently in use as a liquor store.
Contributed by Bryan

YOUR COMMENTS

 
This theater was converted into a liquor store! My mother took me and my siblings to the movie house during the late 60s and early 70s when it was called "Congress Heights" theater. "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" and Disney's "Bedknobs & Broomsticks" are two films I recall seeing there.
posted by MediaQueen on Mar 22, 2005 at 8:16pm
Here and here are photos from January 2008 of the former Congress Theatre.
posted by JackCoursey on Feb 2, 2008 at 7:32am
1984 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 28, 2009 at 5:07pm
Comment
*

Notify me when someone replies to my comment?
Note: Please read our comment policy before posting. Comments which are off-topic, obscene, spam, or personal attacks will be removed. Help us keep the discussion productive!