Roxy Theater - Clarksville TN
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N 36° 31.635 W 087° 21.608
16S E 467759 N 4042491
Originally named the Lillian, the theater was renamed to the Roxy Theater in 1945.
Waymark Code: WMTZQQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Since the early 1900s, the corner of Franklin and First has been the cornerstone of local entertainment. The Lillian, built in 1913, was the first movie theatre in Clarksville. Following a fire in 1914, the Lillian was rebuilt in 1915 and saw thousands of patrons enjoying silent pictures. The theatre went “dark” during the Great Depression, but with the advent of Fort Campbell, the Lillian was renamed the Roxy. Following a second fire in 1945, the Roxy was completely rebuilt and became the new Roxy Theatre. A sleek exterior, featuring a new lighting called neon, beaconed movie-goers from miles around. Opening in 1947, The Roxy entertained Clarksvillians with first-run movies until 1980.

Today the theater has been converted to a live stage theater. The Roxy sat vacant for three years until Tom Thayer and John McDonald came on the scene. Opening on November 3, 1983, the Roxy Regional Theatre was reborn into a live theatre and quickly became “…the cornerstone of downtown re-development.”

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Theater Name: Roxy Theater

Country: USA

Address:
100 Franklin Street
Clarksville, TN


Web Site: [Web Link]

Venue: Private Theater

Type of Productions:
Roxy Regional Theatre whose productions have included the American premiere of “A Tale of Two Cities”, the Steinbeck classics “Of Mice and Men” and “The Grapes of Wrath”, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”,


Restored Building: yes

Date of Construction: 1913

Architect/Designer: Speight & Hibbs

Seating Capacity: 200

Stage Type: Not listed

Special Productions/Events/Festivals: Not listed

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