Please correct the caption underneath this 1929 theatre. This theatre, still in use as a band hall, was not built in the 1970’s, nor destroyed. SPOK has a very nice story about a theatre built into the strip mall that housed a newer Army theatre, but this is not it.
The Army built this nice brick theatre in 1929 and a cheaper strip mall theatre in the 1980’s. Both served to provide cheap entertainment for soldiers and their families. As a child, I saw the Longest Day, the Bedford Incident, and other stories of geo-political conflict. I don’t think they ever offered Bambi or Lady and the Tramp.
Not demolished, just the wrong Fort Harrison theatre. The Army built a strip mall for the new commissary and PX and included a small new movie theatre in it. However, the original theatre built in 1929 continues to stand because it was reused as the home of the 74th Army Band and later, the 38th Infantry Division Band. Still occupied, still in use, never demolished. No movies, however.
Please correct the caption underneath this 1929 theatre. This theatre, still in use as a band hall, was not built in the 1970’s, nor destroyed. SPOK has a very nice story about a theatre built into the strip mall that housed a newer Army theatre, but this is not it.
The Army built this nice brick theatre in 1929 and a cheaper strip mall theatre in the 1980’s. Both served to provide cheap entertainment for soldiers and their families. As a child, I saw the Longest Day, the Bedford Incident, and other stories of geo-political conflict. I don’t think they ever offered Bambi or Lady and the Tramp.
Not demolished, just the wrong Fort Harrison theatre. The Army built a strip mall for the new commissary and PX and included a small new movie theatre in it. However, the original theatre built in 1929 continues to stand because it was reused as the home of the 74th Army Band and later, the 38th Infantry Division Band. Still occupied, still in use, never demolished. No movies, however.