Sep 8, 2014

Capri Theater Article

Photo by Tim Lennox
     My favorite Montgomery magazine, Prime Montgomery, has an article about the city's Capri Theater this month. 
     You can see it online HERE, or look for it it across town at 274 locations, including Publix Supermarkets.
     The article includes background about the forming of the association that eventually bought the building and operates it to this day, and about the time police tried to shut it down. Really. 
     I posted about the theater's 70th anniversary in 2011. Read it HERE.
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3 comments:

  1. Jay CroftMonday, September 08, 2014 8:40:00 AM

    Nice article, and I learned a bit. But surprised that the Fitzgeralds' home was just a block away. When we lived in Montgomery the house was about half a mile or so from the theatre (and from our house).

    Still within walking distance but . . .

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  2. Jay CroftMonday, September 08, 2014 8:44:00 AM

    Was the theatre segregated Way Back When, as hinted in your 2011 article?

    I thought the balcony was closed off in order to accommodate the projection equipment and because the main floor has seldom be filled.

    Hey, Martin, what say you?

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  3. Tim LennoxMonday, September 08, 2014 8:49:00 AM

    I never did find out, but it must have been segregated. It was the law. And as for the lower level being filled, I am sure in those years it was.

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