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Abe E. Lichtman opened the movie theater, on November 3, 1928. [2] The city bought the property out of foreclosure for $230,000 in September 2006. [3] Redevelopment was delayed. [4] It was named an endangered place by the D.C. Preservation League in 2007. [5] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 2008. In ...
Landmark was brought out of Silver Cinemas' bankruptcy by Oaktree Capital, [13] allowing the construction and opening of the Sunshine, Bethesda Row and E Street Cinemas. On September 24, 2003, Landmark was acquired by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban 's 2929 Entertainment , [ 14 ] the Magnolia Pictures exhibition wing folded into Landmark Theatres.
Source Theatre U Street: 2008 150 Sitar Arts Center Adams Morgan: 2001 0 Studio 1469 Columbia Heights: Studio Theatre: Mead Theater 4th Street: 1978 218 Studio Theatre Metheny Theater 4th Street: 1978 200 Studio Theatre Milton Theater 4th Street: 1978 187 Studio Theatre Stage 4 4th Street: 1978 120 Warner Theatre: Penn Quarter
The Atlas Movie Theater was built in 1938 by the Kogod-Burka movie chain, one of four movie houses on the then-bustling commercial corridor. The riots of 1968 devastated the area and many businesses and residents abandoned H Street for the suburbs. The area became neglected with many empty buildings. The Atlas closed for good in 1976.
Their second theater, The Atlas located at 1331 H Street NE, Washington, D.C., was built by the company and opened in 1938 and closed in 1976. The chain closed abruptly in January, 1994 with little warning to the community or employees. [1] 10 of 15 theaters were sold to an investor partnership. [2] Several KB locations were taken over by ...
The OSS Society and State Department engaged in efforts with the National Park Service to add the E Street Complex to the National Register of Historic Places. [6] [7] [8] On December 14, 2016, the effort was successful. [9] *Note: The E Street Complex is not to be confused with the Old Naval Observatory. The E Street Complex occupied a portion ...
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Completed in 1924 at a cost of $1 million, the theater was, until its closing in 1976, one of the most elegant movie houses in Washington, D.C. In addition to the main theater auditorium, the building contained offices on the upper floors and several two-story shops along the 14th Street and Park Road frontages.