Grand Theatre
212 Dexter Avenue,
Montgomery,
AL
36104
212 Dexter Avenue,
Montgomery,
AL
36104
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Paramount Pictures Inc., Wilby-Kincey
Architects: Edward Okel
Firms: Okel & Cooper
Previous Names: Grand Opera House
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The Grand Opera House opened in 1908. By 1914 it was operating as a movie theatre. In the 1940’s the Grand Theatre was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Wilby-Kincey.
The Grand Theatre was closed in the late-1940’s, and was demolished on February 5, 1956.
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Ken Roe
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The Grand Theater was located at 212 Dexter Ave (not Bibb St). In 1945 when I was a 13 year old student at Starke University School a schoolmate and I entered the vacant Theater building through an open second story window.It was was all in the fun of exploring a spooky old abandoned building. After a short time we left with a few brass plate seat numbers as keep sakes. The Montgomery City directory of 1937 listed an open Theater but the 1939 Directory listed 212 Dextwer Ave as a vacant building. Seems it closed in 1938.
Please correct the spelling of my grandfather – Wilby (not Wilbey) In early days, he and Kincey formed the Strand Amusement Co. before becoming Wilby-Kincey in Atlanta. Thanks.
The Grand Theatre was listed in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory.