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2. Tennessee Theatre - Wikipedia

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   The Tennessee Theatre is a movie palace in the downtown core of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. The theater was built in 1928 in the 1908 Burwell Building, considered Knoxville's first skyscraper. [ 1 ]

3. Tennessee Theatre, Bijou manager retires after loving venues ...

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   Around 600 people gathered at the Tennessee Theatre to celebrate Tom Bugg, who helped revive the venue and downtown Knoxville in the process.

4. Symphony of change: Tennessee Theatre's journey from ... - AOL

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   n 1960, Knoxville College students began sit-in movements, marching through stores with segregated lunch counters, but desegregation eluded theaters. n 1960, Knoxville College students began sit ...

5. Tennessee Theatre's $19M expansion is for the fans ... - AOL

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   The Tennessee Theatre has $14 million on hand for the project through grants and donations. The full $19 million cost includes the $2.4 million used to purchase space within the Mechanics Bank ...

6. Bijou Theatre (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Wikipedia

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   The Bijou Theatre is a theater located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.Built in 1909 as an addition to the Lamar House Hotel, the theater has at various times served as performance venue for traditional theatre, vaudeville, a second-run moviehouse, a commencement stage for the city's African-American high school, and a pornographic movie theater.

7. Gay Street (Knoxville) - Wikipedia

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   The Bijou Theatre, constructed as an addition to the Lamar House Hotel in 1909, would witness performances by the likes of the Marx Brothers, Dizzy Gillespie, and the Ballets Russes. [11] In 1928, the Tennessee Theatre eclipsed the Bijou as Knoxville's major performance venue, and served as the city's first-run movie house until the 1950s. [11]

8. Knoxville (musical) - Wikipedia

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   Knoxville is a stage musical with a book by Frank Galati, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The musical is based on the novel A Death in the Family written by James Agee , which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction upon its release in 1957.

9. Bijou Amusement Company - Wikipedia

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   Greenwall Theatre in New Orleans, 1903. Bijou is the French word for jewel and was used for theaters in various cities including New York, Chicago, and Knoxville.. In 1927, the company’s letterhead touted "Celebrating the Biggest and Best Colored Theatres in the South".