Fox Theater
229 N. Main Street,
Greenville,
SC
29601
229 N. Main Street,
Greenville,
SC
29601
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One of several former downtown theaters.
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richard reagan
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And what is in that space or former storefront now? Please don’t tell me a…parking lot!
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Don: What does that symbol mean?
The Fox Theater may be gone, but the theater in which it operated has NOT been demolished. The entire block is intact as it was in 1957 when I first moved to Greenville.
The architectural elements above where the marquee was were covered up at some point in the crazy 1970s…you can see there are some fiberglass elements installed over the original brick in Don’s photos (and that symbol, Patsy, that Don used means “copyrighted”). I bought a wonderful book at The General Mast two years ago that features many photos of Greenville and its downtown through the decades. Several photos are in it of the Fox (and Carolina) and you can clearly see the brick facade with architectural details that remain, today, on the building where the Fox was.
The Fox, or another theater, could most assuredly be restored if someone wanted to buy the building and fund it. I’m imagining that the space, if gutted, might reveal the theater’s former floor plan to some extent, although complete new interiors would have to be done.
By “theater” in my first sentence above, I meant to type “building.”
1984 photo of the Fox Theatre.
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Thank GOODNESS Augusta ,Georgia has managed to save three of the six downtown theatres in our city.Didn’t these folks up there have any sense to try and save a downtown theatre,If Augusta could do it i know theBIG CITY of Greenville should have.
Another vintage photo of the Rivoli Theatre.
http://www.scmovietheatres.com/grenv_rivoli.html
The Roxy theater was down the street on corner of South Main & (Washington St. ?) across from Ivey’s. It was no longer a theater by 1966 when we moved to Greenville & probably was converted to a retail store. I’ve seen a pic on Ebay from 1951 when it still was in business. Someone should make an entry for it. I’m sure someone can give a history of it. I have a pic from 1950s showing its marque & the Fox & Paris made from Otteray Hotel.
The Greenville Paris theater on N. Main St. also needs a separate entry. It was a regular movie house into the 1950s when Joanne Woodward came to the premier there in 1955 for her first starring role film “Count Three and Pray” with Van Heflin. It became a porn theater by 1960s. She was a Greenville High graduate.