Old Greenbelt Theatre

The Old Greenbelt Theatre is a historic single-screen movie theater built between 1937 and 1938 in the Roosevelt Center within the Greenbelt Historic District of Greenbelt, Maryland. The first film shown at the theater was Little Miss Broadway starring Shirley Temple, on September 21, 1938.[1] [2]

Old Greenbelt Theatre in September 2012. Opened on September 21, 1938, screening the film Little Miss Broadway with Shirley Temple

The Theatre was renovated by The City of Greenbelt in 2014–2015. The renovation includes new digital projection equipment, a new 35MM projector for archival screenings, a restored lobby and ticket booth, restroom improvements, and an enhanced concession area[3]

The Friends of Greenbelt Theatre, a nonprofit organization, was awarded a contract by the City of Greenbelt to operate the theater starting May 1, 2015. Seating 363 patrons, the theater is one of the only nonprofit and single-screen movie theaters located in the state of Maryland.[4]

References
  1. http://www.greenbeltmd.gov/index.aspx?NID=399
  2. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/214
  3. https://greenbelttheatre.org/
  4. https://greenbelttheatre.org/

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