Alamo Theatre
333 N. Farish Street,
Jackson,
MS
39207
333 N. Farish Street,
Jackson,
MS
39207
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The well-researched paper Movie Theaters in Twentieth-Century Jackson, Mississippi, by Jerry Dallas (PDF here), says that the third Alamo Theatre opened on February 26, 1949. Arthur Lehman’s new, 750-seat Alamo had been designed to present live performances as well as movies, and for many years brought big-name African American entertainers to Jackson audiences.
The Alamo actually outlived all of downtown Jackson’s white theaters, lasting into the early 1980s, but it had closed by 1983.
Oh, you can also reach me thru email….
Well, Hello all! My name is Shawn Smith and I am the manager @ the historical Alamo Theatre. For information, tours or booking please call the theatre at 601.352.3365! I look forward to all of your calls. BTW, if you are on FaceBook, you can find us at the The Alamo Theatre. I post all upcoming shows there.
Here is a marquee photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y96nwu4
Well, five minutes after my question, I came across another history description of the Alamo Theatre on another web site.
http://www.visitjackson.com/view.php?eid=616
It States,,,
The first structure was located on Farish Street in the 100 block across from where McCoy Federal Building now stands. The second Alamo was located on West Amite Street at Roach Street. This newly renovated structure (the third) was built in the early 1940’s in this Farish Street Historic District.
Jerry Stevens
Doing Family history research, I came across a cousin, Webb Stevens, WW I Draft Registration, dated June 5, 1917.
His occuption description on his draft card stated,
Motion Picture Operator,
Alamo Theatre, [no street address]
Jackson, Mississippi,
Employer: R A Bell.
The 1917 date on the draft card predates, by 25 years, the 1942 opening date described in the above history of the theatre.
It seems obvious there was another Alamo Theatre located in Jackson
prior to the Farish Street Alamo.
If so,
Does anyone know where it was located in Jackson?
Jerry Stevens
Jackson, Ms
Can anyone tell us the condition of this theatre in Jackson MS after Hurricane Katrina?
Chuck: I figured it probably had been closed for some time yet it was sad to see it gone. It would be nice to see it included on CT though.
Would love to see an interior photo of this art deco cinema in MS.
Charles: Great photo of the Alamo. I’ve been looking at the LA and MS CT theatres and wonder which ones, if any, survived? I don’t know the name of the theatre pictured on AOL news that ‘was’ in Bay St. Louis MS, but sadly the brick structure was leveled.
Charles: I couldn’t bring up the above site. Also I noticed on an AOL window a photo of an old theatre that was demolished during Hurricane Katrina. It is in Bay St. Louis MS, but that theatre is not listed on CT.