- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Morton Theatre
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Theaters--Georgia--Athens
Buildings--Georgia--Athens
Balconies--Georgia--Athens
Historic buildings--Georgia--Athens
Morton Theatre (Athens, Ga.)
Athens (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
African American theater - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The historic Morton Theatre was built by Monroe B. "Pink" Morton in 1910 at "Hot Corner" (Hull and Washington streets) in Athens as a cultural center for the Black community. It was the first vaudeville theater in the country to be built, owned, and operated by an African American.
Photograph of the historic Morton Theatre in Athens, Georgia. The four-story corner structure features red double doors and black iron balconies on the third and fourth floors. This theatre was built by Monroe B. "Pink" Morton in 1910 at "Hot Corner" (Hull and Washington streets) in Athens as a cultural center for the black community. It was the first vaudeville theater in the country to be built, owned, and operated by an African American. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/athens/m-3606/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Melinda Smith Mullikin, New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/morton-theatre
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/athens
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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