A reader sent us this photo of a building somewhere in South Carolina that has an interesting former life. We’ve retouched it a little to make it tougher to figure out. What and where is it? Send to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Sept. 18 photo, “Where is this theatre?” shows the old Alverson Center Theatre (ACT Theatre) in Anderson. Anderson librarian Faith Line tells us the building is being used today as a satellite location for a Greenville church.
Hats off to these sleuths who correctly identified the theater: Philip Cromer of Beaufort; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Jacie Godfrey of Florence; Don Clark and Bill Segars, both of Hartsville; and Vicki Ringer of Columbia
Peel told us, “The theatre was originally called ‘State Theatre’, was designed by Erle G. Stillwell and first opened as a movie house in 1939. According to an usher that said he worked there from 1947 to 1950, the State Theatre ran first-run western movies featuring the likes of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. It also featured Vaudeville-type acts during that period as well. The owners of the State Theatre closed its doors in 1972, but it was reopened shortly afterwards as the ‘Anderson Community Theatre.’
“At the time the mystery photo was taken (likely around April 2017), it had been renamed the ‘Alverson Center Theatre (ACT Theatre)’ and continued to feature live performances. The building was added to the Register of Historic Places in 1988 and was fully refurbished in the mid-2000’s.”
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