Circle Theatre (Washington DC)

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The Circle Theatre on the 1900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C. was designed by Albert B. Mullett & Co. and opened in March 1910. It had previously been a store in a three-story Federal style building.[1]

Believed to be the District’s first continuously operating movie theatre, it was the first to feature repertory films.[2]

History[edit]

The Circle was renovated and enlarged in 1935 in the Art Deco style. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was a repertory movie theatre. From 1968 to 1986, the Inner Circle Theater ran first and second run films. The theatre closed in September 1986 and was demolished.[1] Brothers Ted and Jim Pedas owned the theatre since 1957.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Circle Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Yorke, Jeffrey (September 16, 1986). "Circle Theatre Closes". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 October 2022.