Wonderland Theater, looking southwest from East Pettigrew and Ramsey Streets, 1922. (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection / Digital Durham) The Wonderland Theater was built in 1920 by Frederick K. Watkins, self-described "Movie King" (his house at 1218 Fayetteville St. still bears this description) at the southwest corner of East Pettigrew Street and Ramsey Street.