Paramount Theatre Centre and Ballroom
1124 Meridian Plaza,
Anderson,
IN
46016
1124 Meridian Plaza,
Anderson,
IN
46016
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Alliance Theater Corp., Publix
Architects: John Adolph Emil Eberson, Alvin M. Strauss
Functions: Ballroom, Movies, Performing Arts
Styles: Atmospheric, Spanish Baroque
Previous Names: Paramount Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
800.523.4658
Manager:
765.642.1234
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Opened by Publix on August 20, 1929, the John Eberson/Alvin M. Strauss-designed Paramount Theatre was equipped with a Page 3 manual 7 ranks organ. It was the home of film and stage shows for 55 years, until the Paramount Theatre closed on January 5, 1985 with Kyle MacLachlan in “Dune”. In 1989, the theatre was saved from destruction by a concerned group of citizens and renovated.
The Paramount Theatre has now been restored to its original opulence. Every part of the theatre, including its Page organ, has been returned to its 1929 state or otherwise improved to modern standards. A classic of Atmospheric style design, the Paramount Theatre is a testament to Eberson’s influential style.
The Paramount Theatre was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
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Recent photos of this theatre are HERE
A 1996 view of the Paramount Theater in Anderson here and here.
Glad to see they’ve added back the vertical “Paramount” sign.
Here is a July 1955 ad from the Anderson Daily Bulletin:
http://tinyurl.com/y8hbz9l
From 1957 a view of the Paramount and Times Theatres in Anderson.
Nice photo Don L.
In case you didn’t know, the vertical Paramount sign that was recently placed back on the building is the original sign! It sat in a barn disassembled for decades and nobody knew until the man in possession of it(whom I believe was in his 90’s) told someone that he had it! It was restored and placed back in its original spot. So cool!
Night photo of marquee 8/19/79, 50th Anniversary Show, Dr. John Landon at the Page organ, The Marx Brothers in Coconuts on screen.
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Closed as a first-run movie house on January 5, 1985 with “Dune”.