Avenue Theatre
821 East Terrell Avenue,
Fort Worth,
TX
76104
821 East Terrell Avenue,
Fort Worth,
TX
76104
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Opened as the Embry Theatre, a live theatre catering for African-Americans. In 1933 it was renamed Avenue Theatre was only open for about five years to 1938. It was still listed as (Closed) in the 1943 edition of Film Daily Yearbook.
As of 2009 the building remains standing, has been used as a funeral home for several years and has retained its distinct theatre shape and design.
Contributed by
Billy Smith / Billy Holcomb / Don Lewis
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A Couple of photos from Nov. of 2006 ..
Randy A Carlisle – Historical Photographer
From 2009 in Fort Worth a photo of the Avenue Theater Building.
This opened as the Embry Theatre – a movie theater with live events exclusively for African American patrons. It appears to have changed names to the Avenue in 1933.