Dunbar Theatre
467 W. Broad Street,
Savannah,
GA
31401
467 W. Broad Street,
Savannah,
GA
31401
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Previously operated by: Bailey Theaters, Bijou Amusement Company
Previous Names: New Dunbar Theatre
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The Dunbar Theatre was owned by Bailey Theaters and exhibited African-American films.
Contributed by
Ken McIntyre
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Opened in 1921 with as screening of the Oscar Micheaux film “Symbol of the Unconquered”. It opened as the New Dunbar Theatre by the Savannah Motion Picture Company.
West Broad is now Martin Luther King Boulevard. The theater would be across the street from the Ralph Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, approximately. Everything on the odd side of the street has been leveled to make way for an adjacent freeway. Status should be closed/demolished.
If anyone is interested where I found the image of the Dunbar Theatre the pdf link is below.
https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/laborde_emily_a_201208_mhp.pdf
Stood on the right side of the 1-16 exit ramp across from where W Gaston St and MLK Jr. meets. A grassy space today.