As Mr. Dunklin so eloquently stated in his posting on December 27, 2006 and as confirmed from reviewing articles on efforts to save the Tennessee, it would have been an extremely expensive and arduous task to convert the theatre to a live performance venue. Even if this conversion could have been made, I doubt that it would have ever been able to recoup the cost. Nashville, population size, is much smaller than most other state capitols and its surrounding area is largely rural. That said, it doesn’t draw many major touring companies or acts and when such events come to the state, they usually perform in Memphis. Although I was not a resident of the Nashville area during the twentieth century, from what I have gathered a lot of effort had been made to try to save both the Paramount and the Tennessee. Despite its lack of movie palaces, Nashville is a great city in a very, very beautiful state.
You might also want to take a peak at the Cinemas Georgia Group on Flickr. It has current photos along with links to archive shots of theatres in the metro Atlanta area and beyond.
Here and here are a couple of photos of the former Cheri from January 2007. The building is quite small and narrow making me wonder if this wasn’t initially a single screen theatre.
Here are night photos from January 2007 of the Premiere Theatre: 1, 2, 3. The theatre appears to be huge. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get any interior shots and these night shots don’t really show much.
Here are photos of the former theatre from January 2007: 1, 2, 3. The current owner of the property states that the theatre opened in 1910 and that the frame building on the side of the theatre building was the grill.
According to Mr. Criswell there was a Gordon Theatre in town which kinda fits the description of the Legion. Does anyone know if these theatres were the same? Does anyone know the date the Legion opened? The county library was closed the day in was in town to photo the theatre and I couldn’t find anyone with any knowledge of either theatre’s histories.
Here is a photo from January 2007 of the former Temple Theatre. I discovered that the building once housed a chapter of Freemasons, hence the name “Templeâ€.
Based on the street address, the Fifth Avenue was where Walgreen’s is now. I think I’ve got a photo of it somewhere around here, ah yes, here we go. Here is a photo of the theatre, circa 1955 and here is a photo from 2005 and another circa 1920 of the area where the theatre was located.
Restoration on the Strand appears to be stalled and there is some discussion that the theatre might be demolished. Does anybody have any word as to the fate of the Strand?
As Mr. Dunklin so eloquently stated in his posting on December 27, 2006 and as confirmed from reviewing articles on efforts to save the Tennessee, it would have been an extremely expensive and arduous task to convert the theatre to a live performance venue. Even if this conversion could have been made, I doubt that it would have ever been able to recoup the cost. Nashville, population size, is much smaller than most other state capitols and its surrounding area is largely rural. That said, it doesn’t draw many major touring companies or acts and when such events come to the state, they usually perform in Memphis. Although I was not a resident of the Nashville area during the twentieth century, from what I have gathered a lot of effort had been made to try to save both the Paramount and the Tennessee. Despite its lack of movie palaces, Nashville is a great city in a very, very beautiful state.
Here is an archive photo of the theatre.
You might also want to take a peak at the Cinemas Georgia Group on Flickr. It has current photos along with links to archive shots of theatres in the metro Atlanta area and beyond.
Is this the same theatre as the Martin?
Here and here are a couple of photos of the former Cheri from January 2007. The building is quite small and narrow making me wonder if this wasn’t initially a single screen theatre.
Here are night photos from January 2007 of the Premiere Theatre: 1, 2, 3. The theatre appears to be huge. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get any interior shots and these night shots don’t really show much.
Here are photos of the former theatre from January 2007: 1, 2, 3. The current owner of the property states that the theatre opened in 1910 and that the frame building on the side of the theatre building was the grill.
Here is a photo of the former Memorial Square Cinema.
Here is a photo of the former Hairston Village Cinema.
Here are photos from 2005 of the Bellevue: 1, 2, 3
According to Mr. Criswell there was a Gordon Theatre in town which kinda fits the description of the Legion. Does anyone know if these theatres were the same? Does anyone know the date the Legion opened? The county library was closed the day in was in town to photo the theatre and I couldn’t find anyone with any knowledge of either theatre’s histories.
Here is a photo from January 2007 of the former Temple Theatre. I discovered that the building once housed a chapter of Freemasons, hence the name “Templeâ€.
Right On! Thanks Ken! Will check it out this weekend.
Based on the street address, the Fifth Avenue was where Walgreen’s is now. I think I’ve got a photo of it somewhere around here, ah yes, here we go. Here is a photo of the theatre, circa 1955 and here is a photo from 2005 and another circa 1920 of the area where the theatre was located.
Here is a photo of the Cherokee.
Here are additional photos of the 12 Oaks:
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Here is a resent photo of the former Rivoli.
Here is a resent photo of the DeSoto.
Here are photos from the Franklin’s last day of operation: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8
Here are photos from 2005 of what remained of the cinema: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Lost Memory: Excellent article! Thank you for sharing it.
Restoration on the Strand appears to be stalled and there is some discussion that the theatre might be demolished. Does anybody have any word as to the fate of the Strand?
I do not know.
Here are two recent photos of the Legion: 1, 2
Last I heard was that the marquee was being disassembled and that no tenant had taken over the lease.