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:''This article is about the cinema on 2nd Avenue North downtown. For the cinema on 18th Street South in Homewood, see [[Homewood Theatre (cinema)]].'' | :''This article is about the cinema on 2nd Avenue North downtown. For the cinema on 18th Street South in Homewood, see [[Homewood Theatre (cinema)]].'' | ||
[[File:Royal Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Royal Theatre in the late 1940s or early 1950s]] | [[File:Royal Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Royal Theatre in the late 1940s or early 1950s]] | ||
The '''Royal Theatre''' was a small [[List of former cinemas|cinema]] located at 2014-2016 [[2nd Avenue North]] from the | The '''Royal Theatre''' was a small [[List of former cinemas|cinema]] located at 2014-2016 [[2nd Avenue North]] from the 1910s to [[1951]]. It was the first of several theaters acquired by [[Marvin Wise]] before his early death in [[1925]]. | ||
Through its life, the Royal specialized in screening "B" grade Westerns. Its role was rendered obsolete by the emergence of television in the [[Birmingham]] market. | Through its life, the Royal specialized in screening "B" grade Westerns. Its role was rendered obsolete by the emergence of television in the [[Birmingham]] market. | ||
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[[Category:Former cinemas]] | [[Category:Former cinemas]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Avenue North]] | [[Category:2nd Avenue North]] | ||
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[[Category:1951 disestablishments]] | [[Category:1951 disestablishments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:57, 15 February 2020
- This article is about the cinema on 2nd Avenue North downtown. For the cinema on 18th Street South in Homewood, see Homewood Theatre (cinema).
The Royal Theatre was a small cinema located at 2014-2016 2nd Avenue North from the 1910s to 1951. It was the first of several theaters acquired by Marvin Wise before his early death in 1925.
Through its life, the Royal specialized in screening "B" grade Westerns. Its role was rendered obsolete by the emergence of television in the Birmingham market.
After the theater closed, the building was converted into a Morrison's Cafeteria, and later demolished for construction of Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 6.
References
- "Wise Funeral to Be Held Monday." (February 2, 1925) The Birmingham News
- "Showplaces of the South, Part 3" at Birmingham Rewound