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'''Loew's Temple Theater''' was a vaudeville and motion picture theater located inside the [[Downtown Masonic Temple]]. | '''Loew's Temple Theater''' was a vaudeville and motion picture theater located inside the [[Downtown Masonic Temple]] on the Southeast corner of [[19th Street North|19th Street]] and [[6th Avenue North]] with its entrance at 517 19th Street North. | ||
The theater, operated by the Loew's chain, opened on [[April 27]], [[1925]] and featured vaudeville as well as large meetings, "legitimate" theater, and concerts. Motion pictures were screened there beginning in [[1928]]. | |||
The building was demolished in [[1970]] by the [[First National Bank of Birmingham]] and used for parking until the construction of the [[AmSouth-Harbert Plaza]]. The lobby chandelier was reinstalled at the [[Leslie S. Wright Performing Arts Center]] at [[Samford University]]. | |||
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==References== | |||
* {{White-1977}} | |||
[[Category:Former cinemas]] | [[Category:Former cinemas]] | ||
[[Category:Theaters]] | [[Category:Theaters]] | ||
[[Category:1925 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Demolished buildings]] | |||
[[Category:6th Avenue North]] | |||
[[Category:19th Street North]] | |||
Revision as of 20:14, 10 August 2010
Loew's Temple Theater was a vaudeville and motion picture theater located inside the Downtown Masonic Temple on the Southeast corner of 19th Street and 6th Avenue North with its entrance at 517 19th Street North.
The theater, operated by the Loew's chain, opened on April 27, 1925 and featured vaudeville as well as large meetings, "legitimate" theater, and concerts. Motion pictures were screened there beginning in 1928.
The building was demolished in 1970 by the First National Bank of Birmingham and used for parking until the construction of the AmSouth-Harbert Plaza. The lobby chandelier was reinstalled at the Leslie S. Wright Performing Arts Center at Samford University.
References
- White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.