Ansonia Theatre
112 S. Rutherford Street,
Wadesboro,
NC
28170
112 S. Rutherford Street,
Wadesboro,
NC
28170
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Wadesboro is mounting a campaign to renovate the long closed Ansonia Theatre to create a performing arts center for the city. The triangular marquee has a great stylized “A” wrappping around the sides.
Planned reopening as a community theatre in 2010.
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Here is another photo of the Ansonia Theater.
This is a 1967 ad courtesy of PatriciaNC.
Soon to be reopened as the Anson/Wadesboro Community Theatre,formerly the Ansonia Theatre.
Couple more pre-restoration photos of the Ansonia Theatre courtesy chathamshooter.
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From what I found the Ansonia operned in 1935. For many years it was operated by Stewart & Everett Theatres.
Here is a photo taken during restoration:
http://tinyurl.com/yhy2gcq
Goodluck,Ansonia Theatre.
In the early seventies it was called the NEW ANSONIA THEATRE.
“HALLOWEEN 2” played there Rated R.According to management No one under 18.
A lot of blaxploitation movies played at the ANSONIA too during the early to mid-1970’s. I fondly remember seeing “DOLEMITE” on the same triple bill as “COOLEY HIGH”,and “CORNBREAD,EARL AND ME”. The following week in July of 1975,the ANSONIA played another double bill with “THREE THE HARD WAY” and “TRUCK TURNER”.