Strand Theater (Washington, D.C.)

Strand Theater
Location: 5129–5131 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, N.E. Washington, D.C.
Built: 1928
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 08001093[1]
Added to NRHP: November 25, 2008

The Strand Theater is an abandoned neighborhood movie theater, located at 5129–5131 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Deanwood neighborhood.

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History

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 2010, developers received approval of a plan for redevelopment, of the theater, by the Board of Zoning Appeals.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/9656/despite-rich-history-no-theaters-remain-east-of-the-river/
  3. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/12/03/story2.html
  4. ^ http://dcmetrocentric.com/2010/03/02/strand-theater-update/
  5. ^ http://www.dcpreservation.org/endangered_2007.html
  6. ^ http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/news-room/news/change-underway-ward-7%E2%80%99s-strand-theater

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