Colonial Theater
North Main Street,
Kannapolis,
NC
28081
North Main Street,
Kannapolis,
NC
28081
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The 500 seat Colonial Theater was damaged in a 1940 fire. The Colonial Theatre was rebuilt, with an increased seating capacity of 805, and operated at least into the 1950’s.
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Joe, the reason I asked about Boxoffice, when I was in High School I was in the Deca Program, went to school a half day and worked at the Loew’s State downtown a half day. Mr. Bovin (Regional Manager for Loew’s) would call in figures or other info to Boxoffice it was rather exaggerated. I remember wwhen they redid the seating in the State he over stated by 400. There were a couple other times like Box Office figures that were way out of line. So I wondered if other managers did the same. Just curious. I hear so many CT members refer to something they found in Boxoffice and wonder to its accuracy.
I have noticed that the seating capacities Boxoffice gives are sometimes way off. They are probably the least reliable figures the magazine published. Sometimes a photo of an auditorium published with an article about a theater will show that there are obviously many fewer seats than the article itself claims there are. The magazine is very useful for such things as opening and closing dates, though, and a lot of other information.
The Colonial Theater was on N. Main st. What you see on google maps is the area where Cannaon mills plant 1 was North Kannapolis is an area about 2 miles to the north the cordanates for google maps is
35°30'33.71"N 80°36'59.03"W it is just a parking lot now. The picture of the site is here
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Finally found a picture of the Colonel to post you can see it here.
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I am so impressed with the quality of research and the details presented. Where was the Palace located?
Ken Walter: Belated thanks for posting the photo links. I didn’t get a notification for the page update back in April.
Thomas2: The Palace was located at 540 E. C Street. There are links to a couple of photos of it (thanks again to Ken Walter) on its Cinema Treasures page.
Joe, Thank you. I would like to read anything that you care to post
Hi Everyone, I would like to share a Google map with you. It indicates the theaters. Corrections or any other information is appreciated.
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That is a great map Thomas. You can enlarge it to get the street names. My only suggestion is to list the theatre address. Fantastic endeavor though.
Chuck, very good idea about the addresses. All suggestions appreciated.