Majestic Theatre
204 N. Court Street,
Florence,
AL
35630
204 N. Court Street,
Florence,
AL
35630
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The Majestic Theatre opened on Saturday, August 30, 1919. It was located at 204 North Court Street next to the new First National Bank building. From the advertisements, it was not clear what was shown on opening day, but the primary advertisements announced a “Paramount Artcraft Special”, a motion picture style show with living models and moving pictures called “That Well Dressed Look” for September 1 and 2. The theatre seated 400 people.
The last night of operation for the Majectic Theatre was June 9, 1951.
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Charles Van Bibber
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If you look at the street today, the Uniform Shop at 203 N. Court and the Salvation Army at 205 N. would be directly across the street from the Majestic. Both the theater and the old National Bank building on the corner have been replaced by a newer structure. It looks like the theater was demolished some time ago.
The Majestic closed in 1951 but the building survived until May 1958 when it was razed to make room for the large bank building that now stands on the site.
I just added a circa 2000-2010 photo of the buildings, which appears to have part of an older structure still standing at the rear of the former Majestic Theatre’s lot. Possibly the auditorium that was re-purposed. Description is with the photo.
The Majestic was one of the first theatres built and operated by Morris Aaron Lightman who later changed the name of his company to MALCO.
Original June 1942 full size and Imbued with Hues colorized versions added.
Just to clarify, there is no remnant of the older building. What can be seen in the picture of the bank is a little penthouse on the roof, probably a mechanical room.
In addition, someone has posted a newspaper photo showing that the theater building was razed completely. The back wall of the bank may have been reused, since the alley windows look pretty old-fashioned.
I wonder if this theater was remodeled or reconstructed at some point? As shown on the 1921 map, it’s a wooden building with stucco coating. Only the small commercial space off to the side is brick.