Melba Theater
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The Melba Theater was a former cinema operating at 2022 2nd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham. It was part of the Acme Theaters chain, which also operated the Lyric Theatre, Empire Theater, Galax Theater and Royal Theater.
The Melba hosted the April 3, 1964 premiere of the feature film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird," with child stars Mary Badham and Phillip Alford of Birmingham in attendance. Coincidentally, the event was held on the same day as the start of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights' "Birmingham Campaign" of public demonstrations.
| To left: 2020 (Shoe Center) |
2nd Avenue North 2022 |
To right: 2024 (Melba Shop) |