Royal Theatre
13-15 W. Mountain Street,
Fayetteville,
AR
72701
13-15 W. Mountain Street,
Fayetteville,
AR
72701
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The original Royal Theatre, Fayetteville was located at different location in town, and was closed July 17, 1921.
This ‘new’ Royal Theatre was opened August 19, 1921 with 900 seats. It was built and operated by E.A. Budd. In 1940 it was decimated by a fire, which also destroyed Budd’s mercantile store.
The Royal Theatre was rebuilt in the same spot, and utilized the original marquee. It had seating provided for 375. The Royal Theatre was closed in the mid-1950’s In 1956 the building became part of the neighboring J.C. Penny’s department store expansion. Though the Penny’s store still stands today, used by different retail operations, the Royal Theatre section is now a pizza restaurant.
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Ken Roe
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The information about the site is wrong. The sad little park is next door to the theater. It’s hard to tell under the ugly dryvit remodel, but the front of the theater building is likely still there. It’s a pizza place.