Star Theatre
314 Cedar Drive,
Nashville,
TN
37211
314 Cedar Drive,
Nashville,
TN
37211
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The Star existed sometime between 1920 and 1930,but little else is available on this theatre.
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This was a theater for African Americans and dates back to the 1910s. The Moving Picture World July 1915:
“Whether or not serial pictures will appeal to colored patrons of moving picture houses will shortly be known by the management of the Star Theater, of Nashville, a theater on Cedar Street which operates a theater for colored people. The fifteen episodes of the "Black Box” will be shown at the theater, one of which will appear every Monday. The Star is the oldest of a number of moving picture houses for colored people in Nashville, and it enjoys a large dally patronage".
Thanks Lost.
Come on Tlsloews,Nick and me expect more than that.It is your city.
I know Mike today was the first I heard of it, as you noticed these are mostly Nashville theatres I am 52 years old did not even know of these theatres before today,they were before my time,I did a location search to find them, I do not know why I did not do this before many of these address' are near me and it will be easy to check them out,most are long gone I am sure.I only live 5 minutes from downtown Nashville.
I guess I am getting spoiled by Nick’s great articles.I don’t see how he has the time.But i enjoy reading them.He made a book on the RITZ theatre that you wouldn’t believe.Tampa theatre.
Thanks Mike, And I would like too see it too.
I think that 314 address is wrong. I think the Star was at 412, being between 4th and 5th or right around the corner from the Bijou.
There was a tiny Excell next door at 416 and then a few doors up the Lincoln at 424 and then the very small Majestic at 426. All for African-American audiences and all short-lived.