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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Indiana » Indianapolis » Murphy Art Centre
Also known as Granada Theatre

Murphy Art Centre

Indianapolis, IN
1043 Virginia Avenue
, Indianapolis, IN 46203 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Atmospheric, Neo-Classical, Spanish Colonial
Function: Art Gallery, Retail
Seats: 1417
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Donald Graham
Firm: Unknown
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Opened on April 8, 1928, the Granada Theatre, in the heart of Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. It was built for the Universal Pictures chain.

It featured a facade of reddish-orange brick trimmed in cream-colored terra cotta in austere Neo-Classical style, with a trio of arched windows above the main entrance.

It was the first theater in Indianapolis to screen a foreign sound film, "Tierra Madre", in 1932.

The Granada Theatre was closed as a movie house on March 11, 1951, and was taken over by the G.C. Murphy Company soon afterwards.

After the Murphy Company closed, the building sat vacant for a while before being acquired by a group of artisans in the 1990's, who were seeking a place to set up their galleries after moving from the south side of the city.

Since then, the Murphy Art Centre, as the one-time theater is now called, has become a home for both art galleries and retail stores, a thriving example of urban reuse in a once dying area of Indianapolis.
Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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The Architect for the Granada Theatre was Donald Graham. The theatre also had a Wurlitzer Organ. Mr. R. Lederman was the construction engineer who worked for the Universal Chain Theatrical Enterprises, Inc.
posted by Chuck1231 on Jan 12, 2006 at 7:51pm
A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 1837 style "E" was installed in the Granada Theater on 3/11/1928. Status: sold.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 29, 2007 at 4:09pm
Check out http://www.fountainsquareindy.com/

This building is in the center of a historic area near downtown Indianapolis.
posted by Sandra Jarvis on Jul 14, 2009 at 3:22pm
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