Oldham Theater
West Liberty Square,
Sparta,
TN
38583
West Liberty Square,
Sparta,
TN
38583
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Have been unable to get much information on this boarded up site. It appears to have been constructed around the late 1930s.
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jack coursey
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Jack, the 1945 Film Daily Yearbook lists this theater as open and seating 625. It also calls it “Oldham’s Theatre”.
Here is a 1999 link describing one family’s efforts to restore the theater:
http://www.sparta-chamber.net/libertysq.htm
This website has some photos of the Oldham Theater.
~I’m sad to hear this will not be restored as a movie theater. I just moved here and was immediately drawn to the building and was hoping beyond hope to take my 3yr old to a great old Deco theater (and myself for that matter). I think a true restoration (expensive, I know) would have drawn a great crowd. Alas this seems the fate of many great and historic structures. The restoration is bittersweet.~
Here is a recent photo of the Oldham.
I used to go to the movies at Oldham’s Theater as a child in the 1070’s .The whole front section of seats were missing .They had it roped off so no one could go toward the screen and they also roped off the balcony .It was never used .So I doubt if there were over 600 seats by the 1070’s .I had asked about the missing seats and was told due to a previous fire .I don’t know that for sure .
sorry for the typo 1970’s
This is another photo of the Oldham Theater.
2009 evening photo of the Oldham Theatre courtesy Liberty Images.
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Okay It was a Cumberland Amusement Company theatre.Located in McMinnville,Tenn. The owner/President was Cowan Oldham.Wonder if that is how the theatre got its name?