Louisiana, Ruston, Dixie Theater
The theater building was constructed in 1928 to house the Astor Theater. Later, the Rialto Theater occupied the building. Following a 1937 remodeling the theater was renamed the Dixie Theater. Under the legal practice of racial segregation, the second story gallery was exclusively for black patrons. They reached the gallery through the windowless door on the right of front of the façade. Inside was an entrance hall and staircase to the gallery. When the Dixie Theater closed the building became home to he Dixie Center for the Arts. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Source: Registration Form for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.)
Louisiana, Ruston, Dixie Theater
The theater building was constructed in 1928 to house the Astor Theater. Later, the Rialto Theater occupied the building. Following a 1937 remodeling the theater was renamed the Dixie Theater. Under the legal practice of racial segregation, the second story gallery was exclusively for black patrons. They reached the gallery through the windowless door on the right of front of the façade. Inside was an entrance hall and staircase to the gallery. When the Dixie Theater closed the building became home to he Dixie Center for the Arts. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Source: Registration Form for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.)