United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.377941708/2022The 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/morton-theatrehttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/athensForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/morton-theatrehttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/athensForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaTheaters--Georgia--AthensBuildings--Georgia--AthensBalconies--Georgia--AthensHistoric buildings--Georgia--AthensMorton Theatre (Athens, Ga.)Athens (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.African American theaterMorton TheatreStillImage