May 9th, 2007 By Justin Williams
In Focus
Before the days of Showplace Cinemas and Stadium 16, Evansville had quite a few small movies houses spread around town.
Flickr user SUPERBANANABOMB! snapped a photo of one of those theaters: The Alhambra. Terry Hughes tells us that The Alhambrais was a 350 seat theater on the corner of Adams Avenue and Parrett Street. It was also the first theater in town to have a sound system: silent pictures be damned!
Sadly the theater is no longer in use and closed in 1956. The theater has set dormant since then. Recently, ownership passed to a new non-profit owner, and The Alhambra and Haynie’s Corner are at the center of the city’s efforts to create an Art District. Here’s hoping this landmark has a long future in Evansville.
In Focus features a photograph taken by a reader of It’s Evansville. If you’d like a chance to have your photo featured as part of In Focus, upload your photo to Flickr and tag it with “itsevansville”.
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Emily
May 09, 2007 @ 09:57AM
I’ve seen this picture before on Flickr and it’s one of my favorites. I love the angle and the colors. I hope they are able to restore it - what a great building.