Joy Theatre
1507 Walnut Street,
Vicksburg,
MS
39183
1507 Walnut Street,
Vicksburg,
MS
39183
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The Joy Theatre was opened on June 16, 1949 with William Holden in “Streets of Larado”. It was operated by Joy’s Theaters Inc. through their subsidiary Prewitt & Houck. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was closed on October 1, 1980 with “Revenge of the Bushido Blade” & “Dolemite”. The reason for closure was to make renovations, but that never happened, and it never reopened. It was demolished in 1988. The site became a parking lot.
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The Joy was erected around 1946 and was one of 40 operated by Joy’s Theatres, Inc. in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Georgia. It was an impressive brick building with a balcony which was entered by a side entrance for persons of color. Despite being listed in the National Registry of Historic places it was demolished in 1988 to become a parking lot. One source estimates that ½ of Vicksburg’s historic buildings have been demolished over time.
I could not find a date of closure but I did find a reference to a 1969 showing of McKenna’s Gold.
Closed 1980.
Opened June 16th, 1949.
Joy Theatre opening 15 Jun 1949, Wed The Vicksburg Post (Vicksburg, Mississippi) Newspapers.com
The Joy Theatre closed for the final time on October 1, 1980 with “Revenge Of The Bushido Blade” and “Dolemite”. It originally closed due to repairs, but later confirmed as its final closing.