Carolina Theater
443 Hay Street,
Fayetteville,
NC
28301
443 Hay Street,
Fayetteville,
NC
28301
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Carolina Theater (added 1983 – Building – #83001847)
443 Hay St., Fayetteville
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style: Exotic Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
The Carolina Theatre is gone. The Fayetteville Police Department building occupies the site.
This was nice house, but not too large, built around 1927. They dinked up the facade with an ill-advised renovation around 1960. During that retrofit they also installed a curved Panavision/Cinemascope screen and enlarged the lobby, while reducing the auditorium’s size. The place had become a storefront church by 1978 and then burned. All of downtown Fayetteville’s theaters were neglected and abandoned. None of the old ones exist today.
Opened in 1925 – Closed 1975 Operated by Wilby-Kincey followed by Stewart & Everett Theatres.
Header should be changed to Closed/Demolished. Part of the City Hall sits where the theatre used to stand.
Exclusive Engagement Showings that played at this theatre First-Run at the Carolina Theater: “WEST SIDE STORY”-August 22,1962
“LAWRENCE OF ARABIA”-September 1, 1963
“CLEOPATRA”-April 22,1964
“DOCTOR ZHIVAGO”-June,1966
“THE GODFATHER”-March 29,1972
ALL of the Sean Connery 007-Bond films played here: From “Doctor No” to “Diamonds Are Forever”. Not to mention “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”.
Since the Carolina was basically getting most of the United Artists product in the greater Fayetteville area during that time. “West Side Story” played here in 1962. ALL The BEATLES films that played here at the Carolina were HUGE hits ranging from “A Hard Day’s Night”, to “HELP!”, “Yellow Submarine”, and “Let It Be”.