Century Theatre
520 E. Capitol Street,
Jackson,
MS
39201
520 E. Capitol Street,
Jackson,
MS
39201
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Paramount-Gulf States, Paramount-Publix, Paramount-Richards Theatres Inc.
Functions: Office Space
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The Century Theatre opened in 1901. Seating was listed at 1,475. Various operators over the life span include, Paramount-Publix, Paramount-Richards and Paramount-Gulf States. The Century Theatre was in operation until the early-1950’s when the seating capacity had been reduced to 900. The front of the building is still standing, but the auditorium was demolished in 1963 and the site now occupied by law offices.
Any additional information on the Century Theatre would be appreciated.
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Chuck
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The actual seating was 1,475 and not 900 as listed above. The building was razed in 1963, and NOT still standing.
mecooper77 is correct that the Century Theatre building has been entirely demolished. The Century Theatre was in the five-story building with the shed-like entrance canopy seen in this early postcard. The three-story building on the corner of President Street is still standing, but the next two buildings in the photo have been replaced by a parking lot.
Also, Jerry Dallas’s paper Movie Theaters in Twentieth-Century Jackson, Mississippi (PDF here) gives the address of the Century as 510 E. Capitol Street.
My previous comments are irrelevant. This theater was already listed at Cinema Treasures under its later name, the Royal Music Hall.
Ken Roe: mecooper77 has uploaded a nice collection of photos for this theater. Is it possible to move them to the Royal page before this page is removed, or at least notify mecooper that they will have to be re-uploaded there?
(Or you could break from precedent and just eliminate the Royal page and rename this one- though we would then lose CSWalczak’s photo link on that page.)
Usually, when a duplicate shows up the older page gets to stay, but I think that’s because whoever submitted the first one might be miffed if theirs was the one eliminated. As Chuck submitted both of these pages that won’t be a problem here.
This opened on October 10th, 1901. Grand opening ad posted.