Paramount Theater
115 E. Capitol Street,
Jackson,
MS
39201
115 E. Capitol Street,
Jackson,
MS
39201
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How could a city like Jackson tear down such a beautiful movie House.So many towns large and small were doing it.Thank goodness in my hometown of Augusta,Ga. Civic and Art lovers saved Three Downtown Theatres! Jackson should have done it too.
When the Paramount Theatre closed in 1976 it was being operated by ABC Interstate Theatres.
In 1968 the paramount was completly renovated with a new concession stand, turnstiles replaced ticket takers and the vertical sign along with the v-shaped marquee were removed and replaced with a flat reader board. The new was not better.
The final film that played at the Paramount was ADIOS AMIGO! Kind of fitting and sad.
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Yes, unfortunately, the Paramount was demolished in the seventies I believe in order to build an office building and semi-complex. Many wished that Jackson’s leaders had had the foresight to preserve the theater and refurbish it for special vintage movies, plays, and concerts as other cities have done.
Photographs of the Paramount’s interior and exterior can be seen here and here.