Saenger Theatre

Saenger Theatre (or Theater) may refer to:

any one of many movie theatres in the Saenger Theatre chain

or to specific notable ones:

Saenger Theatre (Pensacola, Florida)

The Saenger Theatre, also known as the Saenger Theater, is a historic theater in Pensacola, Florida. It is located at 118 South Palafox Place. On July 19, 1976, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

In 1989, the Saenger Theater was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.

History

The theatre, often referred to as the Grand Dame of Palafox was first built in 1925 and was designed by architect Emile Weil in the style known as Spanish Baroque architecture. This style was selected due to the extensive Spanish history of the Pensacola area. Mr. Weil is also known for designing theaters in Mobile, Alabama, as well as New Orleans and Shreveport, both of Louisiana.

Construction began on top of the same site where the old Pensacola Opera House originally stood, which was destroyed by the 1917 Pinar del Río hurricane. The Saenger was built with the very bricks which housed the original opera house as well as the railings. The overall cost to build the Saenger was a total of $500,000 and was constructed by C.H. Turner Company, General Contractors.

Saenger Theatre (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)

The Saenger Theatre is an historic theater in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Located at West Second Ave. and Pine St. on the southeast corner, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Built in 1924 to a design by Emile Weil, it is a Classical Revival brick building with an ornate interior that was last restyled in 1937. It is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces that remain.

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