Lee Theatre
3819 W. 13th Street,
Little Rock,
AR
72204
3819 W. 13th Street,
Little Rock,
AR
72204
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The Highland was not at the same exact location as the Lee Theatre, the address for the Highland was at 3811 W. 13th St. It was demolished along with three other buildings so that the larger Lee Thatre could be built. The actual entrance of the new Lee Theatre at 3819 W. 13th St. is where the Cohen Taylor & Alterations Shop was located.
There were two theaters at this location. The first, called the Highland Theatre, was a 300-seat, single-floor house that was demolished to make way for the much larger Lee Theatre. An article about the Lee appeared in Boxoffice, March 30, 1940.
The Lee Theatre was designed by Jack Corgan, of Corgan & Moore. The Boxoffice article claimed that the Lee had 950 seats, with 750 on the main floor and 200 in the segregated balcony. The art moderne style of the interior was achieved largely through paint effects in this budget project costing $25,000.
The Lee must have been expanded or replaced at some point. The Lee is listed in 1940 and 1945 with 300 seats. By 1950 it is listed with 902 seats.
Information for this theatre obtained from the Arkansas Historical magazine.