Paramount Theatre

121 E. Wayne Street,
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

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sculpturesearch
sculpturesearch on October 7, 2009 at 4:10 pm

My great-grandfather, Paul F. Nachtigall, was the sculptor who created and carved the molds for the bas-releif plasterwork inside the Emboyd (Embassy Theatre) and the Paramount in Fort Wayne. I have an article about him that mentions that the Fort Wayne News Sentinel published a special section about the Paramount when it opened on October 3, 1930. If they have an archive, you may be able to find additional information about the Paramount there.

minniethemoocher
minniethemoocher on January 19, 2008 at 6:14 pm

Here’s some more info, and photos.
I remember going to this Pizza and Pipes once when I was really little. I loved it, but it burned down only a few months after I went there.

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lostmemory
lostmemory on July 12, 2007 at 7:40 pm

An interior photo from 1951.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 12, 2007 at 5:39 pm

I wonder how accurate the information is on that website concerning the Wurlitzer organ. The theater organ list that I normally use shows a Wurlitzer Opus 2128 being installed in the Paramount Theater in Fort Wayne on August 26, 1930.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 12, 2007 at 5:27 pm

Here is a 1950 photo of the Paramount Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 12, 2007 at 5:19 pm

This website has a photo of a Wurlitzer that was installed in the Paramount in 1927.