Riviera Theatre
510 S. Gay Street,
Knoxville,
TN
37902
510 S. Gay Street,
Knoxville,
TN
37902
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The Riviera Theatre was opened in 1920. It was operated by Paramount pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Wilby-Kincey. It was closed in 1976, and demolished in 1988.
The new Regal Riviera Stadium 8 was built on the site, opening in August 2007, and has its own seperate page on Cinema Treasures.
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Randall,
You should have received an email from me.
I have pictures of the Moller 1357 at Central UMC and it had the traditional horseshoe console.
Sorry, I meant the Wurlitzer console 1357 at Central UMC.
There are 32 different Riviera theaters listed on Cinema Treasures. Why was RIVIERA such a popular name for motion picture theaters bult in the 1920s?
Here is a story about the first Riviera Theater. “Designed by local architectural firm Monday and Young”.
Photo from the Jack Coursey collection.
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Sept 24 1967 now showing Sharon Tate in “EYE OF THE DEVIL” with an added treat which doesn’t make alot of sense with a film like this but the New Riviera added “CHILLY-WILLY AND WOODY WOODPECKER” cartoon.
Nice old photo of the marquee from Chuck1231.
Oct 19 1964 Now showing ,LAST NIGHT, “BEHOLD A PALE HORSE” coming Oct,20 1964 is James Darren in"THE LIVELY SET".
A picture of the exterior taken in July 1921 can be found here:
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