Roxy Theatre
413-417 Union Avenue,
Knoxville,
TN
37902
413-417 Union Avenue,
Knoxville,
TN
37902
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The Roxy’s last day was Monday April 13, 1959. The bill was a double feature; “Houseboat” starring Sophia Loren and Cary Grant, Paramount Pictures, 1958 and “Jinx Money” starring the Bowery Boys, Monogram Pictures, 1948.
Crisper, wider version of the circa 1941 Overview photo added courtesy Library Of Congress Public Domain. 1933 pre-code film “Damaged Lives” being shown as Adults Only.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaged_Lives#/media/File:Roxy-theater-knoxville-1941-tn1.jpg
This opened on December 26th, 1932. Grand opening ad posted.
According to this article in Billboard, daily stage shows were dropped in January 1948. The theater itself closed in 1959. Link
I live in the building that sits where the old Roxy used to be. I would love to blow those pictures up and hang them in our lobby. Would you mind to send me full size images, if you have them?
Thanks, Chris
This story, towards the end, talks about the Roxy; apparently parts of it got recycled at another location: View link
What a great article! When I lived in Knoxville in the 70’s, I could tell Market Square was just a ghost of what it had once been, and always wondered what it had been like earlier. I would love to see a photo of the Roxy!