Lincoln Theatre
417 Nash Street E.,
Wilson,
NC
27893
417 Nash Street E.,
Wilson,
NC
27893
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The January 17, 1928 issue of Film Daily published this item: “Wilson, N. C.— A colored theatre is announced for Wilson, N. C, open Feb. 15. It will be known the Lincoln. This is the second colored house in Wilson, the first being operated by Sam Vicks.”
I believe this theater’s name was changed to The Ritz in it’s later years.
Being in the South and named Lincoln, this was most likely an African-American theater. Back in the Jim Crow days no self-respecting white Southern theater operator would have named a theater for the white audience “Lincoln”.