Paramount Theatre
E. Washington Street,
Greenwood,
MS
38930
E. Washington Street,
Greenwood,
MS
38930
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Previously operated by: Paramount Pictures Inc., Publix
Previous Names: Greenwood Theatre
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Originally opened January 16, 1913 as the Greenwood Theatre with the play “The Love Affair”. It eventually presented live acts as well as movies. On July 21, 1930 the theatre was renamed the Paramount Theatre when it was taken over by Paramount Pictures Inc. and operated via their subsidiary E.V. Richards. It reopened with Lon Chaney in “The Unholy Three”. The ‘Singing Organist’ Juliett Hatchette played the organ. The Paramount Theatre was closed in summer of 1974 with Jim Brown in “Three the Hard Way” & Lincoln Tate in “Battle of the Amazons”.
It was converted into the Paramount Disco, which was destroyed by fire on November 11, 1980.
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This reopened as Paramount on July 21st, 1930 article and ad
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The Greenwood Theatre launched with a live play, “The Love Affair” on January 16, 1913. It became the Paramount on July 21, 1930 with “The Unholy Three.” The theatre was segregated up to and during the Civil Rights Movement. At the end, however, the theatre was home to Blaxploitation films. Its final film was “Three the Hard Way” with Fred Williamson and Jim Brown with “Battle of Amazons.
The Paramount was converted to a disco called the Paramount Disco which burned down on November 11, 1980.
With the launch of the Paramount, this was Publix’s 1,500th theater to be opened.