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The Old Thomasville Theater Building at Thomasville, AL (built c. 1900)

| Thomasville in Clarke County  

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This building was built around 1900. Bricked up arched openings on the south side of the building indicate that it was not originally constructed as a movie theater. However, records indicate that it was operating as a theater owned by Mr. Clio McCrory in 1939. It continued to operate as a movie theater until it closed in 2013. The Thomasville Theater is a contributing property to the Thomasville Historic District that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

During mid-year 2023, the current owner, Scott Lewis, started an extensive renovation of the theater building. Lewis is the general manager of Lewis Pest Control and the owner of a general contracting business. He has made several investments in Thomasville by renovating buildings. Lewis’s goal for renovation of the old Thomasville theater building is to maintain a vintage style movie theater that has state-of-the art sound and visual equipment.

The Thomasville Theater building is located on West Front Street in downtown Thomasville (31.912605,-87.735768 – Google Maps).

Sources: 1) NRHP “Thomasville Historic District” Registration Form; 2) The Thomasville Times, January 10, 2024 edition, “Movie theater under renovation in Thomasville” by Josh Mitchell.

Tags: alabama, black belt, clarke county, theater, thomasville

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Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

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