Martin Theatre

104 Oxford Street,
Martin, TN 38237

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Varsity Theatre

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The Varsity Theatre opened in the mid-1930’s.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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ThePhotoplayer
ThePhotoplayer on June 30, 2007 at 12:50 am

A picture of this theater may be found with an accompanying article from 1951 here:
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lostmemory
lostmemory on November 12, 2007 at 8:57 am

Here is a photo of the Varsity when it was a church.

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 29, 2007 at 4:57 pm

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?

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 29, 2007 at 5:20 pm

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.

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 29, 2007 at 5:29 pm

Great observation, I overlooked that. This is the website for The Sideline.

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 22, 2008 at 7:52 am

This was the Varsity in 1999.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 20, 2009 at 9:31 am

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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TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on August 26, 2010 at 1:22 pm

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.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on August 26, 2010 at 2:18 pm

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!!!!!!!

spectrum
spectrum on May 10, 2011 at 3:17 pm

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.

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