Capitol Theatre
835 2nd Avenue South,
Nashville,
TN
37210
835 2nd Avenue South,
Nashville,
TN
37210
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The Capitol Theatre was initially at 531 Church Street then moved to 835 2nd Avenue South in 1930. If you have any additional information about the Capitol, please update.
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Jack Coursey
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Jack I saw somewhere that the Capitol closed in 1955, but nothing when it was demolished. Have you come across any further info on this theatre.
This is where my grandpa met my grandma. He worked there. They were married for many, many years. They went to this theatre all the time. My grandma told me that they would give you a vanilla ice cream bar covered in chocolate when you told them that it was your birthday. She said that, when they would ask whose birthday it was, everyone would raise their hand. :D
Nice story BKH this Nashville Theatre was before my time.
This theatre was located about 1 half block North behind the Tennessean Newspaper building.
tisloews: I don’t understand your comment about the location of this theater. If you’re talking about the place where the Tennessean is published/printed, it is a long way from this site.
Also I question the statement above about the Capitol “moving.” The Capitol on Churh Street opened in 1926 and burned in 1929. Sound equipment had been ordered for this house but was then sent to the Fifth Avenue which then went from a vaudeville policy to a talking picture policy.
The Capitol on 2nd Ave South didn’t open until I believe 1937 and was built on the site of one of the four Elite Theaters that Nashville had at one time.
You are probaly right Dave,that is just some info I read somewhere it could be wrong or there were 2 Captitol theatres.
“My grandma told me that they would give you a vanilla ice cream bar covered in chocolate when you told them that it was your birthday. She said that, when they would ask whose birthday it was, everyone would raise their hand. :D”
CORRECTION: My grandma recently told me that this didn’t happen at the Capitol, it happened at a theater located in what was downtown Nashville at the time. She couldn’t remember the name.
My only response is that the Paramount used to have kiddie clubs on Saturday mornings- apparently under more than one name- and maybe this happened there. This is the sort of thing that Ed Jordan later did at the Bellemeade.