Pitt Theatre
509 South Evans Street,
Greenville,
NC
27834
509 South Evans Street,
Greenville,
NC
27834
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A Colonial-style building, the Pitt Theatre opened in January 1935, operated by North Carolina Theatres. In later years the Pitt Theatre was operated by ABC Southeastern Theatres and finally by Plitt Southern Theatres.
This theater was destroyed by fire in August 1979. A parking lot now occupies the site.
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The red bricks attached to the Hooker & Buchanan Insurance building to the right of the parking lot were part of the Pitt Theatre.
The very last movie to play at the Pitt was “The Amityville Horror”. The theatre caught fire during the end credits of the film on the second evening show.I believe the date of the fire was August 13, 1979.
Auditorium pictured in this 1954 trade article: boxoffice
Tinseltoes: Thanks for the interior photo. About a year after that photo was taken the Pitt Theatre was converted to CinemaScope. By 1970 the Pitt’s interior was modernized and the balcony concealed following desegregation.
The seat count given above was for the Pitt Theatre prior to its modernization circa 1970, when the balcony was closed and concealed.