Movie Theaters of Durham
Movie Theaters of Durham
Submitted by gary on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 4:05pm
EJ PARRISH / DUKE POWER BUILDING
BLACKNALL'S DRUGSTORE / STOKES HALL
The northeast corner of Main and Corcoran Street has seen its share of building drama Blacknall's Drugstore was one of the first in the city, and Stokes Hall acted as a meeting place, courthouse, entertainment venue, etc. The buildings were destroyed in the fire of 1914
206-208 NORTH CHURCH STREET / CRITERION THEATER
219 EAST MAIN STREET / ORPHEUM THEATER / RIALTO THEATER
418-422 EAST PETTIGREW / THE WONDERLAND THEATER
ERWIN AUDITORIUM
705 FAYETTEVILLE / THE ELECTRIC THEATER
306-308 E MAIN - STATE / RUSSELL/ASTOR THEATER
A 1930s Spanish Revival movie theater that many people remember as the first place they saw foreign films in Durham. Although long closed as a theater, the building survived into the 2000s, only to be torn down by the County Gov't.
211 WEST MAIN
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
CAROLINA THEATRE
The "Durham Auditorium" was the grandest theater in the age of downtown theaters, transitioning from live performances / to moving pictures early on. Spared the wrecking ball in the 1960s, it is the only downtown theater that survives - as a center for independent film, live performance, and movie festivals.
DURHAM HOSIERY MILL NO. 2 / SERVICE PRINTING COMPANY / ELVIRA'S / CAROLINA TIMES
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