Lenox Theatre
4716 North Broadway Street,
Knoxville,
TN
37918
4716 North Broadway Street,
Knoxville,
TN
37918
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The Tower Theatre was built in 1947 by Walter Morris, who also operated the Pike Theatre and the Lee Theatre.
In 1963, C.H. Simpson who operated the Riviera Theatre downtown, leased the Pike Theatre and Tower Theater. The Pike Theatre was renamed Capri Cinema, and the Tower Theatre was renamed Lenox Theatre.
The Lenox Theatre was torn down in the late-1960’s to make way for the I-640/Broadway interchange.
Contributed by
Jack Coursey, tntim
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I remember being in this theatre once, probably it the mid to late 60’s. About the only thing I remember is it’s size, it was pretty large but with no balcony that I remember, and the ceiling of the auditorium was draped is what looked like nylon parachute material. I remember watching the movie and thinking what a fire hazzard.
I saw Santa Claus Conquers the Martians there,whatever year that was. I remember the parachute stuff and I’m glad someone else did too. I was beginning to think I had imagined it. I seem to remember it had another name though.
I read on a University of Tennessee site about local theatres that the Tower Theatre was once named the Lenox Theatre. Is that the name you were thinking of John?
I spent many Saturday mornings in this theater while growing up in the late 50s' and early 60s'. Cas Walker grocery store used to have coupons in the paper which let kids in on Saturday morning for 15 cents. They showed a serial like Batman and cartoons as well as the double feature. They showed a lot of three stooges shorts also. It was close to Tazewell Pike and Broadway. I believe there used to be a roller rink nearby on the other side of the street.
Header should read Closed/Demolished.
No wonder I couldn’t find this theatre it is called LENNOX THEATRE and not LENOX THEATRE, Well, Guys on OCT.20 1964 it was called LENOX THEATRE. Don’t know why or when the other “N” was added. Anyways from an old KNOXVILLE paper,the LENOX was playing “WRONG ARM OF THE LAW” with Peter Sellers and a sex comedy 1964 style called “THE ARMOROUS GENERAL”.A double feature at the LENOX.Maybe a Knoxville Theatre dawg can solve the mystery on when the and why the extra “N” was Added. Thanks Chuck1231 for getting me here.
It may be a typo (maybe on my part) because everything that I have found has the spelling Lenox.
Thanks Tntim,yes,the Knoxville paper has LENOX.