Tennessee Theatre (Nashville)
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| Address | 535 Church Street Nashville, Tennessee United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°09′46″N 86°46′52″W / 36.16265°N 86.78107°WCoordinates: 36°09′46″N 86°46′52″W / 36.16265°N 86.78107°W |
| Capacity | 2,028 |
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| Opened | February 28, 1952 |
| Demolished | 1980s |
| Architect | Joseph W. Holman |
The Tennessee Theatre was a 2,028 seat, single screen, Streamline Moderne movie palace at 535 Church Street, in Nashville, Tennessee was opened on February 28, 1952.[1] It was built with the designs of architect Joseph W. Holman in the shell of the 11-story, Art Deco Warner building that was completed in 1932, and the entire structure was demolished in the 1980s. The Cumberland Apartment high-rise now sits on the site. The Theatre hosted the only Grammy Awards ceremony not held in either Los Angeles or New York City in 1973.
References[]
- ^ "Tennessee Theatre in Nashville, TN - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- Will Dunklin (2012). "Tennessee Theater in Nashville". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- "Tennessee Theater". Historic Nashville. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
Categories:
- Cinemas and movie theaters in Tennessee
- Demolished theatres in the United States
- Former cinemas in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee
- History of Nashville, Tennessee
- Movie palaces
- Theatres completed in 1952
- Streamline Moderne architecture in Tennessee
- Grammy Award venues
- 1952 establishments in Tennessee
- 1980s disestablishments in Tennessee
- Buildings and structures demolished in the 1980s