The Strand Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, opened in 1925 as a Vaudeville venue and was nicknamed "The greatest theatre of the South" and the "Million Dollar Theatre" by its builders, Julian and Abraham Saenger of Shreveport, owners of the Saenger Amusements Company, which operated theaters throughout the American South and in Central America. By the 1940s it had evolved into a movie cinema, which it remained until its closure in 1977. Threatened with demolition, it was saved by a coalition of concerned citizens who restored it to its original grandeur over a nearly seven-year period. It is the "Official State Theatre of Louisiana". Since its re-opening in 1984 following restoration it has served as a performing arts venue, featuring the Shreveport Broadway Series and othe
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| - Théâtre Strand (Shreveport, Louisiane) (fr)
- Strand Theatre (Shreveport, Louisiana) (en)
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| - Le Théâtre Strand de Shreveport, en Louisiane, a ouvert ses portes en 1925 en tant que salle de Vaudeville et a été surnommé "Le plus grand théâtre du Sud" et le "Million Dollar Theatre" par ses constructeurs, Julian et Abraham Saenger de Shreveport, propriétaires du Saenger Amusements Company, qui exploitait des théâtres dans tout le sud des États-Unis et en Amérique centrale. Dans les années 1940, il était devenu salle de cinéma, qu'il est resté jusqu'à sa fermeture en 1977. Menacé de démolition, il a été sauvé par une coalition de citoyens inquiets qui lui ont redonné sa grandeur d'origine sur une période de près de sept ans. C'est le "Théâtre officiel de l'État de la Louisiane". Depuis sa réouverture en 1984 après sa restauration, il a servi de lieu d'arts de la scène, mettant en vedet (fr)
- The Strand Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, opened in 1925 as a Vaudeville venue and was nicknamed "The greatest theatre of the South" and the "Million Dollar Theatre" by its builders, Julian and Abraham Saenger of Shreveport, owners of the Saenger Amusements Company, which operated theaters throughout the American South and in Central America. By the 1940s it had evolved into a movie cinema, which it remained until its closure in 1977. Threatened with demolition, it was saved by a coalition of concerned citizens who restored it to its original grandeur over a nearly seven-year period. It is the "Official State Theatre of Louisiana". Since its re-opening in 1984 following restoration it has served as a performing arts venue, featuring the Shreveport Broadway Series and othe (en)
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| - Le Théâtre Strand de Shreveport, en Louisiane, a ouvert ses portes en 1925 en tant que salle de Vaudeville et a été surnommé "Le plus grand théâtre du Sud" et le "Million Dollar Theatre" par ses constructeurs, Julian et Abraham Saenger de Shreveport, propriétaires du Saenger Amusements Company, qui exploitait des théâtres dans tout le sud des États-Unis et en Amérique centrale. Dans les années 1940, il était devenu salle de cinéma, qu'il est resté jusqu'à sa fermeture en 1977. Menacé de démolition, il a été sauvé par une coalition de citoyens inquiets qui lui ont redonné sa grandeur d'origine sur une période de près de sept ans. C'est le "Théâtre officiel de l'État de la Louisiane". Depuis sa réouverture en 1984 après sa restauration, il a servi de lieu d'arts de la scène, mettant en vedette la série Shreveport Broadway et d'autres spectacles itinérants Off-Broadway. et Charles G. Davis de La Nouvelle-Orléans étaient les architectes du théâtre avec des travaux de design d'intérieur de Paul Heerwagen de l'Arkansas. Le contremaître de la construction était Ernest Raleigh Darrow de Shreveport. Le Strand était un théâtre phare pour Saenger Amusements Company et son successeur, Saenger-Ehrlich Enterprises, un précurseur de Paramount Pictures. Au cours des années 1960, lorsque le Strand était utilisé comme cinéma, l'installation a été déségrégée grâce aux efforts du révérend Herman Farr, qui en 1978 est devenu l'un des trois premiers Afro-Américains à avoir siégé au conseil municipal de Shreveport. En 1977, le théâtre a été inscrit au registre national des lieux historiques. Il est également devenu une propriété contributive du lorsque ses limites ont été agrandies le 16 mai 1997. (fr)
- The Strand Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, opened in 1925 as a Vaudeville venue and was nicknamed "The greatest theatre of the South" and the "Million Dollar Theatre" by its builders, Julian and Abraham Saenger of Shreveport, owners of the Saenger Amusements Company, which operated theaters throughout the American South and in Central America. By the 1940s it had evolved into a movie cinema, which it remained until its closure in 1977. Threatened with demolition, it was saved by a coalition of concerned citizens who restored it to its original grandeur over a nearly seven-year period. It is the "Official State Theatre of Louisiana". Since its re-opening in 1984 following restoration it has served as a performing arts venue, featuring the Shreveport Broadway Series and other traveling Off-Broadway shows. Emile Weil and Charles G. Davis of New Orleans were the architects of the theater with interior design work by Paul Heerwagen of Arkansas. Construction foreman was Ernest Raleigh Darrow of Shreveport. The Strand was a flagship theatre for Saenger Amusements Company and its successor, Saenger-Ehrlich Enterprises, a forerunner of Paramount Pictures. During the 1960s, when the Strand was in use as a cinema, the facility was desegregated through the efforts of the Reverend Herman Farr, who in 1978 became one of the first three African Americans to have served on the Shreveport City Council. In 1977, the theatre was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It also became a contributing property of when its boundaries were increased on May 16, 1997.
* The Strand from the Crockett Street side showing the full size of the building
* The Strand under renovation in 2015 (en)
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