Loew's Majestic Theatre
15 SE Fifth Street,
Evansville,
IN
47708
15 SE Fifth Street,
Evansville,
IN
47708
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Operating prior to 1941, the Majestic Theatre was one of two Loew’s Theatres located in downtown Evansville.
The Majestic Theatre was located just off Main Street on SE Fifth Street a block from the larger Victory Theatre. I know that it was not in operation in the mid-1960’s. It has since been demolished.
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Chuck
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Any photos or info?
The Victory was once a Loews house, I believe it still operates under a different name.
This link shows a photo of the Majesstic Theatre.
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Thanks Chuck.
The web site Historic Evansville says that the New Majestic Theater was built in 1909 to replace an earlier Majestic Theater on the same site. The New Majestic opened in Christmas Day, 1909, and was demolished in 1974.
An item in the July 31, 1915, issue of The Moving Picture World said that the Switlow Amusement Company of Louisville, Kentucky, had bought the New Majestic Theater in Evansville. The theater had apparently been operating as a legitimate house, as Switlow intended to convert the Majestic to a movie and vaudeville combination house. The architectural firm of Joseph & Joseph had been hired to design a $20,000 remodeling.