Grand Theatre
333 Beatties Ford Road,
Charlotte,
NC
28216
333 Beatties Ford Road,
Charlotte,
NC
28216
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During the days of segregation the theaters in Charlotte went to the extreme. The downtown theaters here didn’t have side entrances or upper balconies for blacks they just had completely separate theaters. The segregated theaters got a mix of race films and mainstream Hollywood movies but usually long after the film prints had played the ‘whites only’ theaters. One interesting programming note for the Grand was in 1955. The local premier for the Hollywood movie ‘Carmen Jones’ (which had an all black cast) took place on the same day in February at two theaters – an all white audience at the Carolina as well as an all black audience at the Grand.
As is the case, the marquee is gone and the front exterior has been changed over the many years as seen after comparing CT photos!
Hello,
Does anyone have more information on this building? From the photo provided by LOST MEMBORY, it looks like it is just “there”. I don’t see other buildings or a parking lot near it. Is is for sale? What more…it looks like this is a reverse theatre, can someone confirm this?
Thank You,
JG
“The theater was designated an Historic Landmark by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission on May 19, 2003.” Glad to read this.
The Grand Theatre seated 300 people.