Acadia Theatre

217 N. Parkerson Avenue,
Crowley, LA 70526

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Previously operated by: Southern Amusements

Functions: Dance Studio, Retail

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Acadia Theatre

The Acadia Theatre was opened on December 20, 1919 with Lon Chaney in “The Miracle Man” & Rosco ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle in “A Reckless Romeo”. It was equipped with a pipe organ to accompany the silent pictures. In 1936 it was taken over by the Southern Amusement Co. and was remodeled. They also took over the Rice Theatre. The Acadia Theatre was closed in 1955. A dance studio is now located at this address.

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 8, 2008 at 4:50 pm

There is also a clothing store at this address. The dance studio is 217 ½ N. Parkerson, which may be upstairs or a different part of the building. Retail should be added as a function.
http://www.divinefashions.biz/

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on June 4, 2015 at 12:25 am

An article about Crowley’s theaters in the June 16, 2013, issue of The Crowley Post-Signal (PDF here) says that the Acadia Theatre was in operation from 1919 to 1955.

A couple of issues of The Film Daily in 1936 said that the Southern Amusement Co. had reopened the Acadia after remodeling it, but both items got the theater’s name wrong, one calling it the Arcade and the other the Arcadia.

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