Thread: Classic Theatres

The Nuart Theatre in Blackfoot, Idaho

Blackfoot’s cultural arts scene is centered at the Nuart Theatre. The Nuart was built in the 1920′s, intended to show silent movies and was equipped to show “talkie” movies in 1930. The theatre has the distinction of being listed among only seven Idaho theatres on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Carolina Theatre, Greensboro, North Carolina

The Dock Street Theater in Charleston, South Carolina


Charleston's Dock Street Theatre was the first theater building designed solely for theatrical performances in America. Its rich history reflects the theatrical tradition and cultural history of Charleston and America from the 1700s through the millennium.

The present Dock Street Theatre, now at 135 Church Street in downtown Charleston, is built on the site of the original theater building. On February 12, 1736, a bawdy Restoration farce, "The Recruiting Officer," by George Farhquar, opened at the new theater on Dock Street, according to the local newspaper of that day. The theater, located at the corner of Church and Dock streets facing Dock Street (now Queen street), showed plays and operas for the next two years. After that the theater's fate is uncertain, but presumed lost in the great fire of 1740 which destroyed the city's historic French quarter.

The Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan



Detroit’s crown jewel, the Fox Theatre, has played host to some of the biggest names in show business and holds its ground as one of the top-grossing theaters of its size in the nation.

The Stand Theatre in Delaware, Ohio

The Strand Theatre opened it's doors April 10, 1916 and has been showing movies continually ever since!

The Everett Theatre in Middletown, Delaware

The Civil War was a fresh memory when Middletown’s first stage opened in 1868. Back then it was known as the Town Hall & Opera House and it flourished as a performing arts cultural center and community meeting place until falling in a spectacular fire in 1918. It wasn't long however, before a structure was erected on the site. It too was dedicated to the arts, but with a twist.... The focus would be on the recently introduced motion picture. But as fate would have it, that structure went the way of its predecessor, burning to the ground on April 6th, 1922 .

Determined that history would not repeat itself a third time, a shining structure built mostly of concrete and plaster was rebuilt on the site where the others had fallen. It was November 11th, 1922 when crowds were first treated to a glimpse inside the magnificent new Theatre. "Under Two Flags" was the first play performed in the new marvel. For decades, the Everett flourished. Those who stared wide-eyed at the movie screen as children were again with children of their own. But slowly, drive-ins, malls and television took their toll and the Everett dimmed lights and shut its doors in 1979. For the next four years, it sat silently on Middletown’s Main Street, its fine acoustics untested and its beautiful interior crumbling. Thankfully, a group of concerned citizens formed Associated Community Talents, Inc., a non-profit corporation which purchased the Everett Theatre in 1982, determined to restore Middletown and the Everett Theatre to once again become the center for the performing arts for the community. Renovation and fundraising began.