Carolina Theatre (Durham)
Theater and former movie theater in Durham, North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For similarly named institutions, see Carolina Theatre (disambiguation).
35.99813°N 78.90174°W / 35.99813; -78.90174
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Former names | Durham Auditorium (1926-29) |
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Address | 309 W Morgan St Durham, NC 27701-2119 |
Location | Central Park |
Owner | City of Durham |
Operator | Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. |
Capacity | 1,048 (Fletcher Hall) 226 (Cinema One) 49 (Cinema Two) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 1, 1925 (1925-05-01) |
Opened | February 2, 1926 (1926-02-02) |
Renovated | 1929, 1988-94 |
Construction cost | $250,000 ($4.34 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Architect | Milburn, Heister & Company |
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The Carolina Theatre is a performing arts and cinema complex in downtown Durham, North Carolina. The facility is operated by a nonprofit organization named The Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. under a management agreement with the City of Durham, which owns the complex.