Paramount Theatre
212 S. Washington Street,
Marion,
IN
46952
212 S. Washington Street,
Marion,
IN
46952
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The Paramount Theatre opened its doors by Paramount-Publix on July 30, 1929 with the Marx Brothers in their smash “The Cocoanuts” along with the comedy short “Highlowbrow”, the musical novelty “Shubert’s Songs”, and Paramount News, featuring installations of both Western Electric and Da-Tone sound systems. It was also the first theater in Indiana to have installations of the Snyder self-adjusting lens which sizes the screen, and the theater was built with an estimate $500,000 in construction. The original marquee of the Paramount features more than 2,400 lights.
The Paramount closed on January 3, 1965 with Sean Connery in “Goldfinger” along with the Bugs Bunny Looney Tune “Dumb Patrol”.
Other 8/13/57 photos added to gallery.
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The Paramount was built in 1929, and was a huge theater. It took up most of the quarter block it was on, and was 2-3 stories tall. It’s shown on the maps as ‘fireproof construction’, with the auditorium being brick. The balcony was large, with a concave front. There was a large stage, and scenery is noted even on the 1952 map. It’s now a parking lot for the ugly bank on the corner.
My brother sung Blue Velvet on stage with the untouchables I think 1963
According to the Balaban & Katz Foundation website, this was, at least at one time, a B & K operated theater.