Rex Theatre
116 N. Main Street,
Swainsboro,
GA
30401
116 N. Main Street,
Swainsboro,
GA
30401
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Previously operated by: Dixie Amusement Co.
Previous Names: Grand Theatre, City Theatre, New Rex Theatre
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The Grand Theatre was opened by 1926. By 1929 it had been renamed City Theatre. In 1934 it was renamed Rex Theatre. It was briefly renamed New Rex Theatre and closed in 1937.
It was located on N. Main Street just north of East & West Main Street. The Rex Theatre was part of the Dixie Amusement Co. The site is now a parking lot
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The 1926 FDY lists only a Grand Theatre with 250 seats at Swainsboro. In 1929 and 1931 it lists only a 250-seat house called the City Theatre. In 1934 a 250-seat Rex appears. In 1937, the 600-seat Dixie is listed for the first time, and the 250-seat New Rex is listed as closed. It’s listed as closed again in 1938. I don’t have a 1939 year book, but the Rex is gone from the FDY in 1940.I suspect that the Grand, City, Rex, and New Rex were all the same house.