Davis Theatre
251 Montgomery Street,
Montgomery,
AL
36104
251 Montgomery Street,
Montgomery,
AL
36104
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Built in 1929 and opened on January 25, 1930 as the 1,525-seat Paramount Theatre. During the 1940’s, the Paramount Theatre was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Wilby-Kincey.
“The Robe” was the first Cinemascope film to be screened here, as were many 3D films in the 1950’s. It closed as a movie theatre in 1976, with a revival of “Gone With the Wind”.
The theatre was restored and reopened in the 1983 as the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts, which now showcases live theater performances.
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Hoempage – access theater history at the bottom:
http://www.tsum.edu/davis/default.cfm
recent photo:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/34501306bYIfIo
The Paramount Theatre opened in 1929.
Here is a vintage photo of the Davis Theatre AKA Paramount.
View link
This is an updated link for the Davis Theater website. Seating is given as, “The balcony (an extended floor – not an overhang) seats 616 while the main floor seats 584 for a total capacity of 1200”.
Here is an ultra nice 2008 photo.
Here’s an auditorium view: View link
The year given for this photo is 1988.
A 2009 photo can be seen here.
This is a 2009 night photo.