Lafayette Theater
600 Main Street,
Lafayette,
IN
47901
600 Main Street,
Lafayette,
IN
47901
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The Lafayette Theater opened in 1938 and operated until 1990. It then became a downtown empty eyesore.
A complete historical renovation went ahead in 2003-2006 and a restaurant/bar, classic movie theater re-opened from what could have well become a parking lot.
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Here is another website with photos and history of the Lafayette Theater.
The Lafayette Theater has completed it’s renovations. It is not “Jake and Roxies”. It is the “Lafayette Theater”. Renovations were completed by group of investors known as New York LLC. Visit there web site for more information about the theater.
http://www.lafayettetheater.com
Here is a photo of the Lafayette Theater.
Recent photos of this theatre are HERE
This is the Lafayette Theater at night.
1976 Photo
1985 Photo
Here is the 11/21/05 government link:
http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/3809.htm
That’s just an updated link.
2010 photos of the Lafayette Theatre courtesy Alan C.
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Marquee and entrance pictured in 1939 at bottom of the following page. WB’s “Four’s a Crowd,” with Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland, was apparently the inaugural attraction: Boxoffice