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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » District of Columbia » Washington » Anacostia Theatre

Anacostia Theatre

Washington, DC
1415 Good Hope Road SE
, Washington, DC 20020 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Unknown
Seats: 896
Chain: Unknown
Architect: John Eberson
Firm: Unknown
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This late John Eberson movie house opened in 1947 in the Anacostia area of Washington. It replaced an earlier theater of the same name. This Streamline Moderne theater had a fairly brief life, closing in 1967.
Contributed by Bryan

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One Sunday recently I searched for the Anacostia. The report the theatre was raized is false. There is a smashed-up pile of rubble, still with 4 walls and a roof, that used to be where folks went to enjoy a show at this once-comfortable neighborhood theatre. The infamous high crime of Anacostia (murder, armed robbery, etc) were hourly occurrances and are not compatable with operating a movie theatre. Washington elected and re-elected the cocaine sniffing and crime-supportive Mayor Marion Barry (D), and until he was removed there was no possibility of peaceful human existance in Anacostia.
posted by rlvjr on Dec 31, 2006 at 7:32pm
The Anacostia Theatre opened on March 1 1947 with Ginger Rogers & David Niven in "Magnificent Doll". It closed in April 1967.
posted by KenRoe on Jan 1, 2007 at 2:00am
Does anyone remember the theater located on Pennsylvania ave. S.E. between 27th st. S.E. and 30th st. S.E. ? It was on the right side of the road as you leaving town. By the way rlvjr, you are right on about the mayor.
posted by ROGROG on May 17, 2009 at 4:23pm
I found the building that use to be the theater i.m looking for. Its at Pennsylvania ave. and 27th st. SE The front of the building still has the marquee with a sign saying its a child development center. Does anyone remember the name of the theater.
posted by ROGROG on May 28, 2009 at 4:42pm
I know the name of the theater now. It was the Highland.
posted by ROGROG on May 28, 2009 at 8:52pm
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