Georgia Theatre
663 Mississippi Boulevard,
Memphis,
TN
38126
663 Mississippi Boulevard,
Memphis,
TN
38126
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Jack Coursey
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Jack, I believe that the Georgia Theatre was another one of Memphis' “Negro Theatres”.
1983 photo of the Georgia Theatre.
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The Georgia Theatre must be the project mentioned in the August 17, 1940, issue of Boxoffice. Headed “625-Seat Negro Theatre Planned in Memphis,” the item gave the location as the corner of Georgia and Mississippi avenues. Designed by architect Raymond B. Spencer, the new house was slated to cost $35,000.
My dad and his brother owned and operated this theater from the time it opened until it closed, probably in the wake of the MLK assassination. It plus the Ace and the Harlem were all part of the orginal group which they owned and all were in black neighborhoods that could be pretty rough on weekends.