Center Theatre
122 W. Main Street,
Sanford,
NC
27332
122 W. Main Street,
Sanford,
NC
27332
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Located in the Jonesboro Heights district of Sanford, NC. The Center Theatre was designed and opened by John W. Freeman. It opened on September 12, 1946 with John Payne “Sentimental Journey”. Later operated by the Stewart & Everett chain in the 1960’s. It was closed on November 22, 1971 with “Potpourri”. It found use for sporadic live theatre events until finally closing with film use on June 14, 1977.
It became a beauty salon, then a cosmetology school and by 2021 it was a cafe, which had closed by February 2024 and the building was ‘For Lease’.
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Ken McIntyre
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John W. Freeman used G.I. Bill stimulus funds to design and then open the Center Theatre launching on September 12, 1946 with “Sentimental Journey.” It closed at the end of a 25-year leasing agreement under Stewart and Everett with Potpourri on November 22, 1971. It was used until 1977 for sporadic live theaters offerings.
Grand opening ad:
Center theatre opening 09 Sep 1946, Mon The Sanford Herald (Sanford, North Carolina) Newspapers.com
Also the building remains as of February 2024, the last time the Googlemobile passed it by, therefore it should be not listed as demolished.
Final day of performances as a cinema is June 14th, 1977.