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The '''East Lake | [[File:East Lake Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The East Lake Theatre]] | ||
The '''East Lake Theatre''' was 700-seat single-screen movie theater located at 7611 [[1st Avenue North]] in East Lake, in a business district frequented by students of nearby [[Howard College]]. | |||
The | The first East Lake Theatre was constructed in the late 1920s or early 1930s. In the 1940s the cinema was operated as as part of [[Frank Merritt]]'s [[Community Theaters]] circuit. Its business dropped off when the [[Waters Theatre Company]] opened the new, larger [[College Theatre]] across the street in [[1947]]. | ||
Waters merged his chain with Community Theaters in [[1950]]. Merritt retained ownership of the building, but operation of the cinema was turned over to Waters. Not long afterward, he closed the East Lake Theatre. | |||
By the 1960s the former cinema was converted into a skating rink. In [[1974]] [[Fashion Dinettes]] furniture store began operating in the building and later became the home of [[Estate Liquidators]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/Waters(8-50).jpg Waters announces theaters' merger]." (August 1950) ''Birmingham News'' - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | * "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/Waters(8-50).jpg Waters announces theaters' merger]." (August 1950) ''Birmingham News'' - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/26704 East Lake Theater] at cinematreasures.org | |||
[[Category:Former cinemas]] | [[Category:Former cinemas]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1920s buildings]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1920s establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1950s disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:1st Avenue North]] | [[Category:1st Avenue North]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:49, 5 March 2017
The East Lake Theatre was 700-seat single-screen movie theater located at 7611 1st Avenue North in East Lake, in a business district frequented by students of nearby Howard College.
The first East Lake Theatre was constructed in the late 1920s or early 1930s. In the 1940s the cinema was operated as as part of Frank Merritt's Community Theaters circuit. Its business dropped off when the Waters Theatre Company opened the new, larger College Theatre across the street in 1947.
Waters merged his chain with Community Theaters in 1950. Merritt retained ownership of the building, but operation of the cinema was turned over to Waters. Not long afterward, he closed the East Lake Theatre.
By the 1960s the former cinema was converted into a skating rink. In 1974 Fashion Dinettes furniture store began operating in the building and later became the home of Estate Liquidators.
References
- "Waters announces theaters' merger." (August 1950) Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
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External links
- East Lake Theater at cinematreasures.org