American Theatre (1942), view 08, 446 King St, Charleston, SC, USA
Charleston est. 1670, pop. 127,999 (2013)
• box office
• 900-seat Art Deco movie theater designed by Charleston architect Augustus E. Constantine (1898-1976), an immigrant from Skopelos, Greece who became known as "The Architect of King Street" • interior featured vaulted, gilded ceilings & milk glass chandeliers - Waymarking
• theater opened during WWII, named the "American" "in honor of service men, war workers and Americans all over the nation whose efforts are being bent toward victory over the axis powers" • golden American Eagle topped the proscenium • -SC Movie Theatres
• closed, 1977 • purchased by Patrick Properties, 1996, for $350K • reopened as a dinner theater, American Cinema Grill, 1997 • altered & reopened again as American Theater, 1999 • stadium seats installed, 2002 • used as a location for Nick Cassavetes' 1994 film, The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams • now an event venue • Cinema Treasures • American Theatre history • Facebook
• Charleston Historic District, National Register # 66000964, 1969 • declared National Historic Landmark District, 1973
American Theatre (1942), view 08, 446 King St, Charleston, SC, USA
Charleston est. 1670, pop. 127,999 (2013)
• box office
• 900-seat Art Deco movie theater designed by Charleston architect Augustus E. Constantine (1898-1976), an immigrant from Skopelos, Greece who became known as "The Architect of King Street" • interior featured vaulted, gilded ceilings & milk glass chandeliers - Waymarking
• theater opened during WWII, named the "American" "in honor of service men, war workers and Americans all over the nation whose efforts are being bent toward victory over the axis powers" • golden American Eagle topped the proscenium • -SC Movie Theatres
• closed, 1977 • purchased by Patrick Properties, 1996, for $350K • reopened as a dinner theater, American Cinema Grill, 1997 • altered & reopened again as American Theater, 1999 • stadium seats installed, 2002 • used as a location for Nick Cassavetes' 1994 film, The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams • now an event venue • Cinema Treasures • American Theatre history • Facebook
• Charleston Historic District, National Register # 66000964, 1969 • declared National Historic Landmark District, 1973