Ansonia Theatre
112 S. Rutherford Street,
Wadesboro,
NC
28170
112 S. Rutherford Street,
Wadesboro,
NC
28170
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Ansonia Theatre (Official)
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Previously operated by: Stewart and Everett
Functions: Community Arts Center
Previous Names: New Ansonia Theatre, Anson/Wadesboro Community Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
704.694.4950
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The Ansonia Theatre was opened on August 3, 1925 with Reginald Denny in “I’ll Show You the Town”. It was closed on December 23, 1979 when the operators moved out. It reopened July 310, 1980 It was still open in the 1980’s, but had closed by the 1990’s.
In 2006 Wadesboro mounted a campaign to renovate the long-closed Ansonia Theatre to create a performing arts center for the city. The triangular marquee has a great stylized “A” wrappping around the sides.
It reopened as a community theatre in 2011.
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At one time during its heyday….The Ansonia Theatre was the only moviehouse operating in town.
Here is link to picture from about 1963 at my flickr site:
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Soon to be reopened as the Anson/Wadesboro Community Theatre,formerly the Ansonia Theatre.
Here is a photo taken during restoration:
http://tinyurl.com/yhy2gcq
Goodluck,Ansonia Theatre.
In the early seventies it was called the NEW ANSONIA THEATRE.
“HALLOWEEN 2” played there Rated R.According to management No one under 18.
A lot of blaxploitation movies played at the ANSONIA too during the early to mid-1970’s. I fondly remember seeing “DOLEMITE” on the same triple bill as “COOLEY HIGH”,and “CORNBREAD,EARL AND ME”. The following week in July of 1975,the ANSONIA played another double bill with “THREE THE HARD WAY” and “TRUCK TURNER”.
Just learned of this theatre while at the Center Theatre 75th birthday party in Monroe NC…David Nelms and Nathan Hopper are restoring it.
The Ansonia Theatre opened its doors on August 3, 1925 with Reginald Denny in “I’ll Show You The Town” alongside an orchestra performance. It was once closed on December 23, 1979 because of the departure of their operators, but reopened on July 31, 1980. The Ansonia continued operating as a movie house into the mid-1980s, but was already closed in the 1990s.