Joy Theatre
11315 Liberty Street,
Clinton,
LA
70722
11315 Liberty Street,
Clinton,
LA
70722
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The Joy Theatre operated since at least 1941. It closed in the early 1960’s after the owner, Mr. Hodges, was murdered in it during a robbery.
It was idle until the early 1980’s, when it was converted to doctor’s offices, which it remains today.
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My mother Geneva (Kitty) Perkins Logan and her brother Mayhan Perkins use to work at the theater. My grandmother owned the Perkins Grocery Store in Clinton. Jane Johnson
My Mother (Marsha Peterson Boyd) also worked at the Joy Clinton.
Her mother owned/operated “Peterson Grocery” on Hwy 10 East.
Clinton was used as a location for the 1958 movie “The Long Hot Summer” and the Joy Theater can be seen in the background in one of the early scenes around the town square.
Thanks David for that info.