Palmetto Theater was a historic movie theater located at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1940–1941, and was a one-story, rectangular plan brick building. It featured a large marquee and a separate shop storefront decorated in blue Carrera-glass panels. The interior featured double balconies, Terrazzo flooring, large Art Deco light fixtures, decorative wall painting, and a plaster Art Deco screen surround.[2][3]
Palmetto Theater | |
Location | 172 E. Main St., Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°57′1″N 81°55′47″W / 34.95028°N 81.92972°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1940 | -1941
Architect | Stillwell, Erle G. |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 96000405[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 12, 1996 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It has since been demolished.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Martin E. Meek (April 1995). "Palmetto Theater" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Palmetto Theater, Spartanburg County (172 E. Main St., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.