Salem Theatre
302 E. Main Street,
Salem,
VA
24153
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Commonwealth Theaters Corp.
Architects: Henry B. Boynton, Louis Phillippe Smithey
Firms: Smithey & Boynton
Functions: Office Space
Styles: Colonial Revival
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The Salem Theatre was opened on March 24, 1930 with the Four Marx Brothers in “The Cocoanuts”. Seating was provided for 400 in the orchestra and 300-seats in the balcony. It was operated by the Commonwealth Theatre Corporation. It was closed on April 11, 1973.
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Opened March 24th, 1930
Grand opening ad:
Salem Theatre opening 23 Mar 1930, Sun The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Virginia) Newspapers.com
The Salem theatre was converted into an adult cinema in 1968 until it closed in March 1973. It was reopened by EPI Theatres as the Towne Theatre on October 23rd, 1974, and closed in August 1975. Another ad posted. It was never with Commonwealth theatres.
or not of Commonwealth theatres out West.
article:
Salem theatre closed 11 Apr 1973, Wed Roanoke Times and World-News (Roanoke, Virginia) Newspapers.com