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Also known as Durham Auditorium

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Carolina Theatre

Durham, NC

309 West Morgan Street

, Durham, NC 27701 United States

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919.560.3040

Status:	Open
Screens:	Triplex
Style:	Beaux-Arts

Function:	Performing Arts
Seats:	1016
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Milburn & Heister

The Carolina Theatre's main auditorium, Fletcher Hall (1,016 seats), a vintage 1926 performance hall, is a rich part of Durham's history and is the last remaining of 13 original theaters in Durham.

Fully restored by architect Daniel P. Coffey and reopened in 1994, it is the only historic performance space of its beauty and intimacy in the Triangle. The complex, which is owned by the City of Durham and managed and operated by the Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc., also includes two new state-of-the-art cinemas of 276 and 76 seats.

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Original Architect for the Carolina Theatre of Durham was Milburn and Heister Company. Originally called the Durham Auditorium

posted by Val on Apr 2, 2003 at 8:33pm

The Durham Auditorium became a full time movie theatre from 1929 when it was re-named Carolina Theatre. Operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary H.F. Kincey in the 1940's it was listed with a seating capacity of 1,596.

posted by KenRoe on May 6, 2005 at 2:43pm

Here is a photo of the Carolina Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 24, 2006 at 1:39pm

This website has some vintage photos of the Carolina Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 15, 2007 at 7:33pm

A recent interior view can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 20, 2008 at 8:00pm

This is a night view of the Carolina Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 19, 2008 at 9:07am

http://www.rlorelli.com/ProjectList/Carolina-Theater.htm Dan Coffey did restoration.

posted by BWChicago on Aug 22, 2008 at 12:04pm

http://www.dpcaltd.com/projects/individual/carolina_durham.html

posted by BWChicago on Sep 28, 2008 at 5:07pm

Between 1962 through 1974,a LOT of the James Bond 007 movies played here at the Carolina Theatre: Most of these Bond films were shown as double features.
THE BOND FILMS THAT PLAYED AT THE CAROLINA THEATRE-DURHAM:
"Doctor No"
"From Russia With Love"
"Goldfinger"
"Thunderball"
"You Only Live Twice"
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
"Diamonds Are Forever"
"Live and Let Die"
"The Man With The Golden Gun"

posted by raysson on Apr 8, 2009 at 4:16pm

Here is a 2009 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 8, 2009 at 7:03pm

1981 photo of the Carolina Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c33%2c3%2c-1&ProductID=31298

posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 9, 2009 at 8:30pm

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