Williams in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Sultana Theater

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, July 8, 2010

1. Sultana Theater Marker

Inscription. This entertainment center opened in 1912 and boasted a theater and room for dances and other events. It featured silent movies until 1930 when the first "talkies" in northern Arizona were shown, drawing notadle visitors like Will Rodgers. The attached offices housed town hall for forty years.

[Note misspelling of "notable" in marker text.]

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 35° 14.999′ N, 112° 11.384′ W. Marker is in Williams, Arizona, in Coconino County. Marker is on West Bill Williams Avenue / West Route 66 west of South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williams AZ 86046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The "World Famous" Sultana (a few steps from this marker); Babbitt-Polson Building (a few steps from this marker); Pollock Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Telegraph Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Rittenhouse Haberdashery (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Canyon Drug Company (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Parlor Pool Hall

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(about 300 feet away); Rounseville Drugstore (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williams.

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Photographed By Bill Kirchner, July 8, 2010

2. Sultana Theater

Sultana Theater Marker is at right in photo, under white sign for 'World Famous Sultana Theater'.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,238 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.