Cort Theatre
136 N. 2nd Street,
Decatur,
IN
46733
136 N. 2nd Street,
Decatur,
IN
46733
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Previously operated by: Affiliated Theaters Inc. (Indianapolis)
Previous Names: New Theatre
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The New Theatre was opened on July 29, 1922, with Hoot Gibson in “Trimmed” & Ernest Truex in “Little, But Oh My!”. It was renamed Cort Theatre on August 8, 1922. By 1950 it was operated by Affiliated Theaters Inc. of Indianapolis, IN. It was still open in 1956, but had closed by 1957. It became a decor store.
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Address is 136 N. 2nd Street. Last known tenant was The Homeplace, a home decor store and Sacred Images photography studio. The owners of The Homeplace purchased the building in 2006, and closed February 13, 2020. Sacred Images moved to another location. Originally opened by Jess LeBrun in 1920, sold 12/19/38 to I.A. Kalver & Roy Kalver, who also owned the Madison and Adams Theatres. Newspaper clipping added.
The Cort Theatre first opened its doors as the New Theatre for only its first ten days of operation because of the theater not having a name yet. It first opened on July 29, 1922 with Hoot Gibson in “Trimmed” and Ernest Truex in “Little, But Oh My!”, and was renamed the Cort Theatre after a theater-naming contest on August 8, 1922.