Belmont Theatre
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The Belmont Theatre was a movie theater located at 115 East Belmont Street, in the Long Hollow neighborhood. Opening circa 1916 during segregation, the theater was owned by whites (including at one point Clinton Vucovich) but initially catered to an all-black audience. It was a part of the Southern Consolidated Circuit until 1920, and then became an important house in the Managers' and Performers' Circuit in 1922.[1] The theater "opened [its] doors to white patrons" on August 1 of that year, but in a reversal of normal segregation conventions, they were required to sit in the balcony while black patrons occupied the first floor.[1]
The building was damaged by fire circa 1945.[2] It closed in (date needed).
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The African American Theatre Directory, 1816-1960
- ↑ Boxoffice, July 21, 1945.
