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In July [[2012]] attorneys [[Jake Bivona]], [[Bret Gray]] and [[Ken Gray]] incorporated a non-profit organization, the '''Lincoln Phoenix Project''' to pursue restoration of the former theater as part of a performing arts center for downtown Bessemer.  Board member [[Kevin Wayne]] produced and directed a short documentary film about the theater's history and potential reuse.
In July [[2012]] attorneys [[Jake Bivona]], [[Bret Gray]] and [[Ken Gray]] incorporated a non-profit organization, the '''Lincoln Phoenix Project''' to pursue restoration of the former theater as part of a performing arts center for downtown Bessemer.  Board member [[Kevin Wayne]] produced and directed a short documentary film about the theater's history and potential reuse.


Actor [[André Holland]] purchased the building in [[2017]], hoping to restore it as a community asset. The non-profit [[Holland Project]] was incorporated under the name of his mother, [[Mary Holland]]. The group was awarded a $21,000 grant from the [[Alabama State Council on the Arts]] in [[2019]].
Actor [[André Holland]] purchased the building in [[2017]], hoping to restore it as a community asset. The non-profit [[Holland Project]] was incorporated under the name of his mother, [[Mary Holland]]. The group was awarded a $21,000 grant from the [[Alabama State Council on the Arts]] in [[2019]] to support the project's design phase.


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Revision as of 15:16, 1 July 2019

The Lincoln Theater was a movie theater which was operated by Sam Raine at 1926 1st Avenue North in Bessemer from 1948 to the 1970s. The 5,000 square foot building, built in 1910, was re-faced in teal and white glazed tile.

Before integration, the theater solely accommodated black audiences. After it closed, the building was used by other businesses. Most recently John Boyd used the auditorium as storage space for his adjoining Economy Clothing & Furniture business.

In July 2012 attorneys Jake Bivona, Bret Gray and Ken Gray incorporated a non-profit organization, the Lincoln Phoenix Project to pursue restoration of the former theater as part of a performing arts center for downtown Bessemer. Board member Kevin Wayne produced and directed a short documentary film about the theater's history and potential reuse.

Actor André Holland purchased the building in 2017, hoping to restore it as a community asset. The non-profit Holland Project was incorporated under the name of his mother, Mary Holland. The group was awarded a $21,000 grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts in 2019 to support the project's design phase.

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