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==Birmingham== | ==Birmingham== | ||
* [[Alamo]] | * [[Alamo]] ([[1908]]) | ||
* [[Alcazar Theatre]] (renamed [[Capitol Theater]]), 1900 block of [[2nd Avenue North]] | * [[Alcazar Theatre]] (renamed [[Capitol Theater]]), 1900 block of [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Amuse-U Theater]] | * [[Amuse-U Theater]] | ||
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* [[Bay Theatre]], 1811 [[3rd Avenue North]] | * [[Bay Theatre]], 1811 [[3rd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Birmingham Theatre]] | * [[Birmingham Theatre]] | ||
* [[Bonita Theatre]] | * [[Bonita Theatre]] (?–[[1915]]), 1923 [[3rd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Capitol Theater]] | * [[Capitol Theater]] | ||
* [[Center Point 6]] | * [[Center Point 6]] ([[1983]]–[[July 31]], [[1997]]), [[23rd Avenue Northwest]] and [[Carson Road]] | ||
* [[Central Park Family Theater]] | * [[Central Park Family Theater]] (built [[1925]]), 3207 [[Bessemer Road]] | ||
* [[Champion Theatre]] | * [[Champion Theatre]] | ||
* [[Cinema City 8]] | * [[Cinema City 8]] ([[1971]]–[[1992]]), [[Parkway East]] | ||
* [[Cinema West]] ([[1968]] | * [[Cinema West]] ([[1968]]–mid 1980s) | ||
* [[College Art]] (1960s) 7604 [[1st Avenue North]] ([[East Lake]]) | * [[College Art]] (1960s) 7604 [[1st Avenue North]] ([[East Lake]]) | ||
* [[Colonnade 10]], [[Colonnade]] | * [[Colonnade 10]], [[Colonnade]] | ||
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* [[Dunbar Theatre]] | * [[Dunbar Theatre]] | ||
* [[Eamond Theatre]], [[4th Avenue North]] | * [[Eamond Theatre]], [[4th Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Eastwood Mall Theater]] | * [[Eastwood Mall Theater]] ([[1964]]–[[1990]]), [[Eastwood Mall]] | ||
* [[Edisonia]] ([[1908]]) | * [[Edisonia]] ([[1908]]) | ||
* [[Eighth Avenue Theater]], [[8th Avenue North]] | * [[Eighth Avenue Theater]], [[8th Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Electric]] ([[1908]]) | * [[Electric]] ([[1908]]) | ||
* [[Elite]] ([[1908]]) | * [[Elite]] ([[1908]]) | ||
* [[Empire Theatre]] | * [[Empire Theatre]] ([[1926]]–), 2012 [[3rd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Famous Theatre]], [[4th Avenue North]] | * [[Famous Theatre]], [[4th Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Festival 18]] | * [[Festival 18]] ([[1989]]–[[2006]]), [[Eastwood Festival Centre]] | ||
* [[Festival Cinema]] | * [[Festival Cinema]] ([[1969]]–?), [[7th Avenue South]] and [[25th Street South|25th Street]] | ||
* [[Five Points Theatre]] | * [[Five Points Theatre]] ([[1921]]–[[1958]]), 1912 [[11th Avenue South]] | ||
* [[Franklin Theater]], [[Avenue E Ensley]] | * [[Franklin Theater]], [[Avenue E Ensley]] | ||
* [[Galax]] | * [[Galax]] ([[1920]]–1960s), 1919 [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Grand Bijou Theatre]], 2304 [[10th Terrace]] | * [[Grand Bijou Theatre]], 2304 [[10th Terrace]] | ||
* [[Jefferson Theatre]] ([[1900]]–1930s) renamed Erlanger Theatre, 1700 block of [[2nd Avenue North]] | |||
* [[Jefferson Theatre]] ([[1900]] | |||
* [[Jupiter Theatre]] | * [[Jupiter Theatre]] | ||
* [[Lyric Theatre]] | * [[Lyric Theatre]] ([[1932]]–[[1958]]; known as the Grand Bijou in the 1970s), 1800 [[3rd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Marvel]] | * [[Marvel]] (1908) | ||
* [[Melba Theater]], 2022 [[2nd Avenue North]] | * [[Melba Theater]], 2022 [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Musetorium]] | * [[Musetorium]] (1908) | ||
* [[Newmar Theatre]] | * [[Newmar Theatre]] ([[1948]]–), 1900 block [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Newsome]] | * [[Newsome]] (1908) | ||
* [[North Birmingham Theater]], [[North Birmingham]] | * [[North Birmingham Theater]], [[North Birmingham]] | ||
* [[Odeon Theatre]] | * [[Odeon Theatre]] | ||
* [[Palace Theatre]], [[Ensley]] | * [[Palace Theatre]], [[Ensley]] | ||
* [[Pantages Theatre]] | * [[Pantages Theatre]], 1700 [[3rd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Princess]] | * [[Princess]] ([[1910]]), 200 block [[20th Street North]] | ||
* [[Rialto Theatre]] | * [[Rialto Theatre]] ([[1915]]–1930s), 1923 [[3rd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Ritz Theatre]], [[ | * [[Ritz Theatre]], 1721 [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Royal Theatre | * [[Royal Theatre]] | ||
* [[Screening Room]] | * [[Screening Room]] ([[1982]]–[[2007]]), 2130 [[2nd Avenue South]] | ||
* [[St Nicholas]] | * [[St Nicholas]] ([[1908]]) | ||
* [[Strand Theater]] | * [[Strand Theater]], 1913 [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Temple Theatre]] | * [[Temple Theatre]] | ||
* [[Theatorium]] | * [[Theatorium]] ([[1908]]) | ||
* [[Trianon Theatre]] | * [[Trianon Theatre]] ([[1913]]), [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Vaudette]] | * [[Vaudette]] ([[1908]]), [[2nd Avenue North]] at [[19th Street North|19th Street]] | ||
* [[Village East Theatre]] | * [[Village East Theatre]] | ||
* [[West End Theater]], 1301 [[Tuscaloosa Avenue Southwest]] | * [[West End Theater]], 1301 [[Tuscaloosa Avenue Southwest]] | ||
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==Outside Birmingham== | ==Outside Birmingham== | ||
* [[Avondale Mills Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | * [[Avondale Mills Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | ||
* [[Bama 6 (Center Point)|Bama 6]] | * [[Bama 6 (Center Point)|Bama 6]] (1983–1998), [[1st Street Northeast]], [[Center Point]] | ||
* [[Bama 6 (Tuscaloosa)|Bama 6]] | * [[Bama 6 (Tuscaloosa)|Bama 6]] (1982–May 2007), [[McFarland Plaza]], [[Tuscaloosa]] | ||
* [[Bama Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | * [[Bama Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | ||
* [[Bessemer Twin]] (mid | * [[Bessemer Twin]] (mid 1970s–early 1980s) | ||
* [[Brookwood Twin]] | * [[Brookwood Twin]] (early 1970s–early 1980s), [[Brookwood Mall]] | ||
* [[Brook Highland 10]] | * [[Brook Highland 10]] (1992–2007), [[Brook Highland Shopping Center]] | ||
* [[Cobb Capri]] ( | * [[Cobb Capri]] (1965–mid 1970s), 2300 block of [[Center Point Parkway]] ([[Center Point]]) | ||
* [[Cobb Vestavia]] (early | * [[Cobb Vestavia]] (early 1970s–early 1980s), [[Park South Plaza]] | ||
* [[Diamond Theater]], [[Tuscaloosa]] | * [[Diamond Theater]], [[Tuscaloosa]] | ||
* [[Fairfield Theater]], 5000 [[Gary Avenue]], [[Fairfield]] | * [[Fairfield Theater]], 5000 [[Gary Avenue]], [[Fairfield]] | ||
* [[Fox 12]] (early | * [[Fox 12]] (early 1970s–September 2004), [[McFarland Mall]], [[Tuscaloosa]] | ||
* [[Frolic Theatre]], [[Bessemer]] | * [[Frolic Theatre]], [[Bessemer]] | ||
* [[Galleria 10]] | * [[Galleria 10]] (1988–2005), [[Riverchase Galleria]] | ||
* [[Gary Theater]], [[Fairfield]] | * [[Gary Theater]], [[Fairfield]] | ||
* [[Grand Theater]], [[Bessemer]] | * [[Grand Theater]], [[Bessemer]] | ||
* [[Green Springs 6]] | * [[Green Springs 6]] (1971–1992), [[Homewood]] | ||
* [[Homewood Theatre]] | * [[Homewood Theatre]] (1930s–1958), [[Homewood]] | ||
* [[Hoover Square 6]] | * [[Hoover Square 6]] (1983–1998), [[Hoover]] | ||
* [[Hoover Twin]] | * [[Hoover Twin Cinema]] ([[1977]]–early 1980s), 3142 [[Lorna Road]]. | ||
* [[Imperial Theatre (Bessemer)]] | * [[Imperial Theatre (Bessemer)]] | ||
* [[Imperial Theatre (Tarrant City)]] | * [[Imperial Theatre (Tarrant City)]] | ||
* [[Jackson Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | * [[Jackson Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | ||
* [[Lincoln Theater]], [[Bessemer]] | * [[Lincoln Theater]] (closed 1983), [[Bessemer]] | ||
* [[Midfield Theater]] | * [[Midfield Theater]] (1967–1996) | ||
* [[Midway Theater]], [[Bessemer]] | * [[Midway Theater]], [[Bessemer]] | ||
* [[Neely Theatre]], [[Oneonta]] | * [[Neely Theatre]], [[Oneonta]] | ||
* [[Peoples Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | * [[Peoples Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | ||
* [[Pitcher Show]] | * [[Pitcher Show]] (1980–1990), [[Vestavia Hills]] | ||
* [[Playhouse Cinemas]], [[Alexander City]] | * [[Playhouse Cinemas]], [[Alexander City]] | ||
* [[Rex Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | * [[Rex Theatre]], [[Alexander City]] | ||
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* [[Tarrant Theater]], [[Tarrant]] | * [[Tarrant Theater]], [[Tarrant]] | ||
* [[Warrior Theater]], [[Warrior]] | * [[Warrior Theater]], [[Warrior]] | ||
* [[Wildwood 14]] | * [[Wildwood 14]] (1991–2005?), [[Wildwood Centre]], [[Homewood]] | ||
* [[Wylam Theater]], [[Wylam]] | * [[Wylam Theater]], [[Wylam]] | ||
==Former Drive-Ins== | ==Former Drive-Ins== | ||
* [[Auto Movies 1]] | * [[Auto Movies 1]] (1939–), [[18th Avenue North Bessemer|18th Avenue North]] & [[Valley Creek Drive]] [[Bessemer]] | ||
* [[Carver Outdoor Theatre]], [[28th Street Bessemer|28th Street]] and [[18th Avenue Bessemer|18th Avenue]], [[Bessemer]] | * [[Carver Outdoor Theatre]], [[28th Street Bessemer|28th Street]] and [[18th Avenue Bessemer|18th Avenue]], [[Bessemer]] | ||
* Unknown, [[Old Tuscaloosa Highway]] near [[Durham Airport]], [[Bessemer]] (1950s) | * Unknown, [[Old Tuscaloosa Highway]] near [[Durham Airport]], [[Bessemer]] (1950s) | ||
* [[Fair Park Drive-In]] | * [[Fair Park Drive-In]] (1948–1986), 2801 [[Lomb Avenue]] | ||
* [[Mustang Drive-In]] | * [[Mustang Drive-In]] (1964–1986), 1701 [[Center Point Parkway]] | ||
* [[Pines Drive-In]], [[Alexander City]] | * [[Pines Drive-In]], [[Alexander City]] | ||
* [[Rebel Drive-In]], [[Alabaster]] | * [[Rebel Drive-In]], [[Alabaster]] | ||
* [[Robinwood Drive-In]] ( | * [[Robinwood Drive-In]] (1954–1980) | ||
* [[Roebuck Drive-In]], [[Roebuck]] | * [[Roebuck Drive-In]], [[Roebuck]] | ||
* [[Shades Mountain Drive-In]], [[Highway 31]] | * [[Shades Mountain Drive-In]], [[Highway 31]] | ||
* [[Skyvue Drive-In]], [[Oneonta]] | * [[Skyvue Drive-In]], [[Oneonta]] | ||
* [[Starlite Drive-In]], [[Montevallo Road]] | * [[Starlite Drive-In]], [[Montevallo Road]] | ||
* [[THC Drive In]] | * [[THC Drive In]] (1950–1980), [[Adamsville]] | ||
* [[Thunderbird Drive-In]] ( | * [[Thunderbird Drive-In]] (1968–1978) | ||
* [[Trussville Drive-In]], [[Trussville]] | * [[Trussville Drive-In]], [[Trussville]] | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 9 March 2012
This is a List of former cinemas:
Birmingham
- Alamo (1908)
- Alcazar Theatre (renamed Capitol Theater), 1900 block of 2nd Avenue North
- Amuse-U Theater
- Avon Theater, 29th Street and 7th Avenue South (Lakeview)
- Avondale Theater, 200 block of 41st Street South (Avondale)
- Bay Theatre, 1811 3rd Avenue North
- Birmingham Theatre
- Bonita Theatre (?–1915), 1923 3rd Avenue North
- Capitol Theater
- Center Point 6 (1983–July 31, 1997), 23rd Avenue Northwest and Carson Road
- Central Park Family Theater (built 1925), 3207 Bessemer Road
- Champion Theatre
- Cinema City 8 (1971–1992), Parkway East
- Cinema West (1968–mid 1980s)
- College Art (1960s) 7604 1st Avenue North (East Lake)
- Colonnade 10, Colonnade
- Dixie Theatre
- Dunbar Theatre
- Eamond Theatre, 4th Avenue North
- Eastwood Mall Theater (1964–1990), Eastwood Mall
- Edisonia (1908)
- Eighth Avenue Theater, 8th Avenue North
- Electric (1908)
- Elite (1908)
- Empire Theatre (1926–), 2012 3rd Avenue North
- Famous Theatre, 4th Avenue North
- Festival 18 (1989–2006), Eastwood Festival Centre
- Festival Cinema (1969–?), 7th Avenue South and 25th Street
- Five Points Theatre (1921–1958), 1912 11th Avenue South
- Franklin Theater, Avenue E Ensley
- Galax (1920–1960s), 1919 2nd Avenue North
- Grand Bijou Theatre, 2304 10th Terrace
- Jefferson Theatre (1900–1930s) renamed Erlanger Theatre, 1700 block of 2nd Avenue North
- Jupiter Theatre
- Lyric Theatre (1932–1958; known as the Grand Bijou in the 1970s), 1800 3rd Avenue North
- Marvel (1908)
- Melba Theater, 2022 2nd Avenue North
- Musetorium (1908)
- Newmar Theatre (1948–), 1900 block 2nd Avenue North
- Newsome (1908)
- North Birmingham Theater, North Birmingham
- Odeon Theatre
- Palace Theatre, Ensley
- Pantages Theatre, 1700 3rd Avenue North
- Princess (1910), 200 block 20th Street North
- Rialto Theatre (1915–1930s), 1923 3rd Avenue North
- Ritz Theatre, 1721 2nd Avenue North
- Royal Theatre
- Screening Room (1982–2007), 2130 2nd Avenue South
- St Nicholas (1908)
- Strand Theater, 1913 2nd Avenue North
- Temple Theatre
- Theatorium (1908)
- Trianon Theatre (1913), 2nd Avenue North
- Vaudette (1908), 2nd Avenue North at 19th Street
- Village East Theatre
- West End Theater, 1301 Tuscaloosa Avenue Southwest
- Woodlawn Theater, Woodlawn
Outside Birmingham
- Avondale Mills Theatre, Alexander City
- Bama 6 (1983–1998), 1st Street Northeast, Center Point
- Bama 6 (1982–May 2007), McFarland Plaza, Tuscaloosa
- Bama Theatre, Alexander City
- Bessemer Twin (mid 1970s–early 1980s)
- Brookwood Twin (early 1970s–early 1980s), Brookwood Mall
- Brook Highland 10 (1992–2007), Brook Highland Shopping Center
- Cobb Capri (1965–mid 1970s), 2300 block of Center Point Parkway (Center Point)
- Cobb Vestavia (early 1970s–early 1980s), Park South Plaza
- Diamond Theater, Tuscaloosa
- Fairfield Theater, 5000 Gary Avenue, Fairfield
- Fox 12 (early 1970s–September 2004), McFarland Mall, Tuscaloosa
- Frolic Theatre, Bessemer
- Galleria 10 (1988–2005), Riverchase Galleria
- Gary Theater, Fairfield
- Grand Theater, Bessemer
- Green Springs 6 (1971–1992), Homewood
- Homewood Theatre (1930s–1958), Homewood
- Hoover Square 6 (1983–1998), Hoover
- Hoover Twin Cinema (1977–early 1980s), 3142 Lorna Road.
- Imperial Theatre (Bessemer)
- Imperial Theatre (Tarrant City)
- Jackson Theatre, Alexander City
- Lincoln Theater (closed 1983), Bessemer
- Midfield Theater (1967–1996)
- Midway Theater, Bessemer
- Neely Theatre, Oneonta
- Peoples Theatre, Alexander City
- Pitcher Show (1980–1990), Vestavia Hills
- Playhouse Cinemas, Alexander City
- Rex Theatre, Alexander City
- Star Theater, Bessemer
- State Theater, Bessemer
- Strand Theatre, Alexander City
- Strand Theatre, Montevallo
- Strand Theater, West Blocton
- Tarrant Theater, Tarrant
- Warrior Theater, Warrior
- Wildwood 14 (1991–2005?), Wildwood Centre, Homewood
- Wylam Theater, Wylam
Former Drive-Ins
- Auto Movies 1 (1939–), 18th Avenue North & Valley Creek Drive Bessemer
- Carver Outdoor Theatre, 28th Street and 18th Avenue, Bessemer
- Unknown, Old Tuscaloosa Highway near Durham Airport, Bessemer (1950s)
- Fair Park Drive-In (1948–1986), 2801 Lomb Avenue
- Mustang Drive-In (1964–1986), 1701 Center Point Parkway
- Pines Drive-In, Alexander City
- Rebel Drive-In, Alabaster
- Robinwood Drive-In (1954–1980)
- Roebuck Drive-In, Roebuck
- Shades Mountain Drive-In, Highway 31
- Skyvue Drive-In, Oneonta
- Starlite Drive-In, Montevallo Road
- THC Drive In (1950–1980), Adamsville
- Thunderbird Drive-In (1968–1978)
- Trussville Drive-In, Trussville
References
- Alabama listings at cinematour.com
- Evans Criswell. Historical Information:Alabama:Birmingham at Movie Theatre Information.
- Wells, Russell "Showplaces of the South: Part 3". Birmingham Rewound. - accessed January 16, 2007
- Gordon, Robert K. (February 21, 1996) "The Last Picture Show: Midfield cinema closing leaves western area without theater." Birmingham News.