Capitol Theatre
104 S. Main Street,
Greeneville,
TN
17743
104 S. Main Street,
Greeneville,
TN
17743
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Built for Crescent Amusement Co. of Nashville, TN., the architects were Thomas Mar and Joseph Harmon. The Art Deco style theatre opened in 1934 and was managed by Harry Beekner.
The Capitol Theatre was the center for entertainment until Mr. Beekner passed away in 1974. At that time Mr. & Mrs. Claude Day and Buddy Rose reopened the theatre in 1974. The Days continued operating the theatre until Mr. Days death in 1990.
Rumors were that the owner of the building, Margaret Parks, wanted to sell the building to the city. It would be demolished and made into a parking lot.
Main Street Greeneville bought the theatre and it was deeded to the Little Theatre of Greeneville. They needed to raise funds to completely renovate the theatre as part of the deed agreement. Renovations ran 2.2 million and nine months later the theatre was complete.
The new Capitol Theatre re-opened on May 15, 2002. The Little Theatre Co. of Greeneville presents live performances at the newly renovated theatre. Seating is listed at 132 on the main floor and 230 in the balcony for a total seating capacity of 352.
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Chuck
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This is a 2008 photo of the Capitol.
LM, the photo you posted shows a great job done on the restoration of the marquee but it seems like they would have done a better job on the painting of the upper facade of the theatre. It would be great to see some photos of the restored interior. I must have goofed on typing in the web site.
1983 photo of the Capitol Thatre.
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I know what you mean Chuck. I hope they got a discount on the paint job. :)
The Capitol is also listdd here:
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This one should be kept since it has a better intro.
I can’t find any other references on the Internet to architects named Thomas Mar or Joseph Harmon, but there are plenty of references to Nashville architects Thomas Marr and Joseph Holman. I think maybe a typo gremlin has been at work here. The Capitol must have been designed by Marr & Holman.