Galax Theater
1919 Second Avenue N,
Birmingham,
AL
35203
1919 Second Avenue N,
Birmingham,
AL
35203
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The 800-seat Galax Theater opened on December 11, 1920 with Claire Windsor in “To Please One Woman”. It was destroyed by fire on February 16, 1945.
It was rebuilt and reopened with 450-seats on November 16, 1945 with Edmund Lowe in “Dillinger”. It was closed on July 7, 1951 with Roy Rogers in “Trail of Robin Hood” & John Wayne in “The Fighting Kentuckian”.
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The Galax theatre opened on December 11th, 1920, and reopened on November 16th, 1945, and closed in 1951. Grand opening ads posted.
Galax theatre reopening 15 Nov 1945, Thu The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama) Newspapers.com
The Galax Theatre Was Destroyed By A Fire On February 16, 1945, Which Led To Remodeling And Rebuilding The Theater Until Reopening That November.
The Galax was closed by John Douglas - also of the Acme - as a second-run neighborhood house on July 7, 1951 following a midnight show of Roy Rogers in “Trail of Robin Hood” and John Wayne in “The Fighting Kentuckian.”