Maxie Theatre

United States historic place

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Maxie Theatre
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places


35°40′14″N 90°30′59″W / 35.67056°N 90.51639°W / 35.67056; -90.51639
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	10000933^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 7, 2011
Removed from NRHP	September 8, 2020

The Maxie Theatre was a historic movie theatre at 136 Arkansas Highway 463 South in Trumann, Arkansas. It is a single-screen theatre, housed in a large Art Deco structure built in 1948-9 by Zell Jaynes. At the time of its opening it featured the latest in amenities, including air conditioning, upholstered seats, and a fancy curtain to cover the screen. It also had a purpose-built segregated seating area for African-American in the balcony, with separate entrance, ticketing, and concession facilities. Until its closure in 2012 the theatre was one of oldest continuously-operating businesses in Trumann and was the town's only theatre.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011,^[1] and was delisted in 2020.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "NRHP nomination for Maxie Theatre". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.