Booth Theatre
1836 W. Cumberland Avenue,
Knoxville,
TN
36916
1836 W. Cumberland Avenue,
Knoxville,
TN
36916
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The Booth was among the first theatres in the Knoxville area built specifically for motion picture presentation. The theatre closed sometime during the 1960s and was converted into a restaurant. Today, the former theatre houses a neighborhood bar. If you have any additional information on the Booth, please update.
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The Booth is still standing, currently a university-neighborhood bar. The space has been divided vertically: a 2nd floor has been inserted into the auditorium space. Reports are that the ornate proscenium is intact and visible in an upper level store-room. The marquee is gone, the original facade is covered with E.I.F.S. The exterior side and back walls are visible and unremarkable. The architectural firm that designed the Booth was Bowman and Bowman. The architect’s son is an active local historian and philanthropist.
Opened by 1930 with seating at that time listed at 745. Operated from 1940 by Wilby Kincey through closing in 1964.
The Booth opened in September 1928, just two weeks before the opening of the Tennessee Theatre.
Exterior picture taken in October of 1928:
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Nice vintage photo tntim.
It was a Wilby-Kincey Theatre in 1956.Along with the Bijou,Park, and Tennessee Theatres.
Booth Theastre under construction.
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Another photo from 1928 with construction not quite completed.
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