Palace Theater
1810 Avenue D,
Ensley,
AL
35218
1810 Avenue D,
Ensley,
AL
35218
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The Palace Theater opened in August 1926. It operated as a vaudeville and movie theater for the African American community and was a TOBA theatre. In 1928 it was purchased by its manager Milton Starr. Bessie Smith is known to have appeared here. It was still open in 1950.
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Ken McIntyre
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Here is an item concerning a sales proposal in 1927:
http://tinyurl.com/59jcwh
This was the letter I was trying to post, although the one above is equally applicable:
http://tinyurl.com/5ew6hk
An African American theater - reportedly the only one that was Black Owned in Alabama at that time.