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[[Image:Five Points Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|425px|The Five Points Theatre]] | |||
The '''Five Points Theatre''' was an early cinema, located at 1912 [[11th Avenue South]]. It operated between [[1921]] and 1958. | The '''Five Points Theatre''' was an early cinema, located at 1912 [[11th Avenue South]]. It operated between [[1921]] and 1958. | ||
Novelist [[Walker Percy]] (''The Moviegoer'') recalled that the first film he watched was a "Krazy Kat" cartoon at the Five Points | Novelist [[Walker Percy]] (''The Moviegoer'') recalled that the first film he watched was a "Krazy Kat" cartoon at the Five Points Theatre. | ||
The green and white glass facade is still visible above the expanded dining area of [[Surin West]] restaurant. Other occupants of the space have included [[Taco Mac]] and [[Melons Restaurant]]. | The green and white glass facade is still visible above the expanded dining area of [[Surin West]] restaurant. Other occupants of the space have included [[Taco Mac]] and [[Melons Restaurant]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* McCaffery, Martin. [http://martinmc.home.mindspring.com/Altheatres/birmingham.html Theatres of Birmingham] on the Dead Theatre Pages. | * McCaffery, Martin. [http://martinmc.home.mindspring.com/Altheatres/birmingham.html Theatres of Birmingham] on the Dead Theatre Pages. | ||
* Samway, Patrick H. (1997) ''Walker Percy: A Life''. New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux | * Samway, Patrick H. (1997) ''Walker Percy: A Life''. New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 18 August 2014
The Five Points Theatre was an early cinema, located at 1912 11th Avenue South. It operated between 1921 and 1958.
Novelist Walker Percy (The Moviegoer) recalled that the first film he watched was a "Krazy Kat" cartoon at the Five Points Theatre.
The green and white glass facade is still visible above the expanded dining area of Surin West restaurant. Other occupants of the space have included Taco Mac and Melons Restaurant.
References
- McCaffery, Martin. Theatres of Birmingham on the Dead Theatre Pages.
- Samway, Patrick H. (1997) Walker Percy: A Life. New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux
External links
- Photo of a photo of the theater on Flickr.com