Guntersville in Marshall County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Site of Early Movie House and Congressman's Law Office

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 1, 2023

1. Site of Early Movie House and Congressman's Law Office Marker

Inscription. Guntersville's second theatre, the Bonita, opened here in the fall of 1914 with live vaudeville acts and silent movies. The theatre's name was changed to the Cosmo in 1923, and in 1928 it moved across the street and became the Palace Theatre. Attorney Joe Starnes Sr., who served in the U.S. Congress from 1935 to 1945, maintained an office upstairs in the Bonita/Cosmo building.

Erected 2005 by Guntersville Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 34° 21.528′ N, 86° 17.655′ W. Marker was in Guntersville, Alabama, in Marshall County. It was on Gunter Avenue 0.1 miles south of Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 434 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville AL 35976, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in North Alabama.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Carter Hardware (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Village Tali (within shouting distance of this marker); Faith • Strength • Hope • Service (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse Well (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Events in Marshall County (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars Marshall County (within shouting distance of this marker); Errol Allan Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Section of Core (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guntersville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 1, 2023

2. Site of Early Movie House and Congressman's Law Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on November 29, 2024, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.