Comments about Davis Theatre in Montgomery, AL

50sSNIPES on November 15, 2025 at 6:30 am

ABC Southeastern Theatres last operated the Paramount until its April 25, 1976 closure as a movie house with John Daniels in “Black Shampoo” and Fred Williamson in “Boss N*****” (I think its best to censor the second title).

rivest266 on May 21, 2018 at 8:00 am

January 25th opening ad Paramount theatre opening · Sat, Jan 25, 1930 – 9 · The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · Montgomery Advertiser

Trolleyguy on June 30, 2016 at 6:38 am

Updated website link: http://www.troy.edu/davistheatre/

Joe Vogel on September 18, 2014 at 10:33 pm

The July 6, 1929, issue of Motion Picture News had this item about the new Publix house under construction in Montgomery:

“Publix Building 1500 Seat Theatre in Montgomery

“ACCORDING to plans prepared by McDonald & Company, architects and engineers, of Atlanta, the de luxe theatre which Publix Theatres Corporation is to build at Montgomery, Ala., will be one of the handsomest and most completely equipped houses of its kind in the South. The house will seat 1,500 and will be of stadium type. Steel, concrete and brick will be used in the construction, the exterior trim being in limestone. Light buff will be the color of the brick.

“Work already has started, the old buildings on the lot having been removed and excavating is now in progress. It is planned to have the theatre ready for opening about the first of the year. It will be located at the corner of Montgomery and Molton Streets and will represent an investment said to be approximately $275,000.”

Ken Roe on May 5, 2005 at 3:20 pm

The Paramount Theatre opened in 1929.

teecee on March 1, 2005 at 6:17 am

recent photo:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/34501306bYIfIo

teecee on February 15, 2005 at 10:56 am

Hoempage – access theater history at the bottom:
http://www.tsum.edu/davis/default.cfm

Davis Theatre

251 Montgomery Street, Montgomery, AL 36104

251 Montgomery Street,
Montgomery, AL 36104