In the two pictures I posted, there are the main doors to the left of the box office. In those days, the 50s and 60s, white patrons used those doors to enter the theater and were seated on the ground floor. Black patrons, because of segregation, were forced to use the doors to the right of the box office, and to sit in the balcony.
George, I grew up in Paris, and in fact believe I worked for your father at the Hwy. Dept. Was he Tillman Wiseman? If so, great guy. Spent many hours at the Capitol Theater growing up in the late 50s/early 60s. Sad that it’s no longer there.
In the two pictures I posted, there are the main doors to the left of the box office. In those days, the 50s and 60s, white patrons used those doors to enter the theater and were seated on the ground floor. Black patrons, because of segregation, were forced to use the doors to the right of the box office, and to sit in the balcony.
George, I grew up in Paris, and in fact believe I worked for your father at the Hwy. Dept. Was he Tillman Wiseman? If so, great guy. Spent many hours at the Capitol Theater growing up in the late 50s/early 60s. Sad that it’s no longer there.