Belle Meade Theatre
4301 Harding Pike,
Nashville,
TN
37205
4301 Harding Pike,
Nashville,
TN
37205
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The Belle Meade opened in May 1, 1940 seating over 1,100. It was operated by Crescent Amusement Co. Seating was later reduced to 800. Martin took over operations of the theatre in 1961 followed by Carmike in 1985. The Belle Meade closed in February of 1991. The building was later gutted and converted to a book store.
In 2006-7, the auditorium portion of the former theater was razed. The lobby, facade and marquee will be reused in the development replacing the theater, a mixed-use retail/residential complex called the Belle Meade Town Center.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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My wife drove by this theatre the other night and even though it has been closed since 1991 the lights were on on the marquee and tower although several of the letters where not working.They must be trying to bring attention to the new development.
Drove by the whats left of this theatre again last night.The marquee lights were on again although many of the bulbs do not work. A Harris-Tetter store has been build in the footprint of the auditoruim.And it looks like most of the new development has been built.The was a sign on the marquee,which said “Marquee at Belle Meade Apartments” and a phone number which I did not write down at the time.
Be glad you still a theatre from your past.The Imperial is all I have left.
Thanks Mike, I just happened to drive by last night and checked it out again.I know that movies will never be seen there again but it is good to see that they are still using the face of the building and the lobby area and back of the balcony, the outside walls are still standing.Hopefully when they start renting out the apartments they will have enough money to relight the “Belle Meade"Tower neon and bulbs.
2001 A Space Oddesey opened its exclusive Nashville showing on June,27,1968.
Thanks.Great movie in a great theatre and maybe it will reopen one day.
I stopped by on May 14th and looked into the lobby. It’s still beautiful in there. On the way out, the canopy Neon and lights came on as the daylight was fading.
Thanks for the info Mike97,I was wondering what was left of the lobby.
That is wonderful news a lobby still “beautiful”.
Longtime manager Ed Jordan had a Wall of Fame in the lobby for years. There were two huge white marble slabs and visiting celebrites would sign in black ink. There were probably 100 signatures on those marble tablets … Walt Disney, Doris Day, Bob Hope, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan, Fess Parker, Bela Lugosi, and many more. It was thrilling to see these “in-person” autographs which were displayed behind glass in the lobby. They became property of Bookstar Bookstores when they occupied the space for several years. The wherabouts to these priceless autographed marble slabs remain unknown, as far as I know. Does anyone have any info? I worry they’re lost and would feel better if they still exist, even if privately owned.