Luez Theatre
219 N. Main Street,
Bolivar,
TN
38003
219 N. Main Street,
Bolivar,
TN
38003
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Official Facebook page for the Luez Theatre.
https://www.facebook.com/LuezTheater
The theater just reopened after a major renovation. Follow them on Facebook for more information. https://www.facebook.com/LuezTheater/
Responding to teecee’s post, the town renamed itself after Simon Bolivar, the Liberator of Latin America, in 1825. It’s a rural town and county in West Tennessee.
Both the first and second Luez theaters were originally owned and operated by Louise Mask. A January 18, 1941, Boxoffice item gives the origin of the theater’s unusual name. Ms. Mask wanted a name with only four letters, and when building the first theater held a naming contest for it. The name Luez, a phonic contraction the name Louise, was the winning submission. I’ve found Louise Mask mentioned in Boxoffice as operator of the Luez as late as 1967.
The Luez has not altered much over the years…here it is in 1996:
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Here is a January 2006 article that discusses the theater in the 1950s:
http://tinyurl.com/53puu8
The website is http://www.timelesstribute.net/pages/6/ (you’ll need to scroll down to the bottom of the page for information on the theatre. To the best of my knowledge the theatre primarly shows english films without subtitles.
Jack – did you submit the website link? I can’t find it online.
Is this a spanish language theater? I find it referenced as Theatre Luez in a lot of Spanish yellow pages. Also, the town name suggests that it is located in a latino community or has some connection with South America.