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“London After Midnight” with Lon Chaney opened December 3, 1927. The Christmas decorations can still be seen on the theatre marquee and Monroe Center lamp posts.Jim Winslow, 11/19/2016
Photographs
Black History ➔ Photograph, Regent Theater
Identifier:
178044.152Description:
This image depicts the Regent Theater on the northwest corner of Bond and Crescent. The feature on the marquee is "Lon Chaney in London After Midnight."Date:
circa 1928Materials:
PaperDimensions:
8" h 1" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageSource:
Museum CollectionRelated Entity:
Regent Theater (depicts)The Radio-Keith-Orpheum Regent Theater was built in 1923 and one of many Midwestern motion picture houses named after New York City theaters. Cost of construction was estimated at one million dollars and the theater itself seated 2,000 people. The building was known for its elegance and hosted many stage productions as well as its usual cinematic fare.
Other activities hosted at the Regent included bowling at the fourth floor Regent Bowling Center and ballroom dancing in the rooftop garden.
The Regent Theater was located at 133 Crescent Street Northwest, but was demolished in December 1964 for urban renewal projects.
