Centenary Theater
2620 Centenary Boulevard,
Shreveport,
LA
71104
2620 Centenary Boulevard,
Shreveport,
LA
71104
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Boxoffice, Nov. 10, 1956: “A weekend fire gutted the newly redecorated Centenary Theatre here Sunday (4), just 12 hours before the 700-seat house was scheduled to reopen as an art film showplace. The theatre, operated by the McElroy chain, was demolished from stage to lobby before firemen reached the scene … According to Tom Dunn of McElroy Theatres, there are no immediate plans for reopening of the gutted theatre.”
I saw “The Wizard of Oz” here for the first time, I guess just before it closed in 1955. I was five. It’s always been a neat-looking building. During the mid-70s, I was in the building on business, and it brought back memories.
This opened on June 27th, 1935. Grand opening ad and picture in the photo section.
From 2010 an image of the Centenary Theater building in Shreveport.
2620 Centenary Boulevard is the correct address. And the link through Google Maps shows a current picture of the building.
The Centenary was a part of the Don George group of theaters in Shreveport. Others in the group were the Don (flagship of the group located downtown) the Rex, and the Broadmoor. In Monroe, the group included the Jim.
The current occupant at 2620 Centenary Boulevard is the Centenary Business Center, an office building.