Isis Music Hall
743 Haywood Road,
Asheville,
NC
28806
743 Haywood Road,
Asheville,
NC
28806
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Previously operated by: Paramount Pictures Inc.
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: Isis Theatre
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This small neighborhood theatre in West Asheville has an Art Deco style facade. It opened January 2, 1938 with Milton Berle in “New Faces of 1937”. In the early-1940’s, it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Carl Bamford. The Isis Theatre was closed in 1957.
It has been remodeled for a variety of retail uses, followed by a restaurant and since late-2012, concerts are featured in the Isis Music Hall which closed in 2022.
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The Isis was opened in January 1938 by Publix Theaters.
Boxoffice said, in its January 8, 1938, issue: “Asheville’s new $50,000 theatre, the Isis, held its formal opening December 27. The theatre was built by the Publix-Bamford Theatres and has a seating capacity of 555.”
The Isis is being reopened as a concert restaurant venue. They have installed a beautiful marquee and a duplicate of the original sign that reads Isis. Will upload a photo as soon as I can.
Please see the photo I added. It is from a newspaper article. I will add more photo’s as i can when they open.
An article about the conversion to a restaurant/music hall can be read here.
January 2nd, 1938 grand opening ad in photo section.
The theater is empty again as of September 2026; Isis Music Hall closed in 2022. It might still be for sale; here’s a 2024 article about its closing. https://avlwatchdog.org/answer-man-whats-going-on-with-the-former-isis-music-hall-in-west-asheville-what-are-the-requirements-for-renting-harrahs-cherokee-center-asheville/