Martin Theatre
104 Oxford Street,
Martin,
TN
38237
104 Oxford Street,
Martin,
TN
38237
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The Varsity Theatre opened in the mid-1930’s.
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Bryan Krefft
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A picture of this theater may be found with an accompanying article from 1951 here:
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Here is a photo of the Varsity when it was a church.
This is a recent photo of the Varsity Theater building on Oxford Street. Above the marquee are the words “The Sideline”. There is a Fitness Center located at 104 Oxford Street called The Sideline. Could that be the address of this theater?
If you look at the waymarking page for the theater, it states that the Varsity is now a fitness center and that renovations are ongoing to restore some of the former exterior features. 104 Oxford would be the correct address.
Great observation, I overlooked that. This is the website for The Sideline.
This was the Varsity in 1999.
1983 photo of the Varsity Theatre.
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1983 View link of the side auditorium of the Varsity Theatre.
1983 photo looking at the stage of the Varsity Theatre.
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This theatre has just been added to the National Register of Historic Places.The Architerical Firm of Speight and Hibbs designed the theatre.Its seated 1000 people when opened.It also opened with air-conditioning.It now houses a Fitness center as posted above and a Physical Therapy Clinic.
A great movie is on the marquee"THE VERDICT"one our Christmas movies i really enjoyed seeing an old pro like Newman back.Should have WON THE OSCAR!!!!!!!
They aren’t just a gym – more of a combination fitness center and physical therapy center. From a photo on their website (linked above) it looks like they’ve preserved the aut=ditorium fairly well – original architectural features as well as the proscenium are still there. Looks like a well maintained business.