Landers Theatre
332 E. Main Street,
Batesville,
AR
72501
332 E. Main Street,
Batesville,
AR
72501
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It is still Fellowship Bible Church today. Marquee appears restored since the 2010 photo.
The Gem Opera House launched in 1906 and turned Gem Theatre in 1911. It changed names again at the end of 1930 as the sound era tran anniversarysition was happening. The Gem Theatre became the Landers Theatre named after the Landers family who operated the location. It converted to CinemaScope on March 8, 1954. It received its last major interior update in 1984. The Landers closed its continuous movie operation at its 90th Anniversary with “First Wives Club” on November 21, 1996. The theatre continued with sporadic live events thereafter.
New interior photo of concessions added.
1955 postcard added via Jan Burrow Qualls.
I saw the Empire Strikes back there back in 1980. I remember it was a pretty good theater, but my family preferred the one down the street.
Here is another photo. The church was on its way.
http://tinyurl.com/ygy29tt
Restoration news:
http://tinyurl.com/38qwnt