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Photographer: James Baughman via Tuscaloosa Area Virtual Museum
Taken: Circa 1950
Caption: The Diamond Theater
Additional Description: The Diamond Theater opened in 1946 at 621 23rd Avenue in Tuscaloosa and closed in 1967. The building accommodated 500 and was fitted with the most modern cinema equipment, attractively decorated and completely fireproof. The theater and Diamond Drugs next door were part of a group of businesses known as the Bluefront District that catered to African-Americans. The building was razed in 2007 to make room for the city's Intermodal facility.
Submitted: February 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p708822
File Size: 0.208 Megabytes

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