Leon Theater
Item
Title
Leon Theater
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Type
Image
Date
1996
Description
An image of the former Leon Theater, located on Tennessee Street. This particular theater had served the African American population of Tallahassee during segregation from 1942 to 1967. After that it became the Campus Art Theater and later Randy's Campus Theater until it closed in 1985, and was demolished in August 1996.
Genre
Photographs
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Frenchtown (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Physical Description
1 item
Identifier
JGRCMA-COMMC-B047-F002A-I032
Topics
Community Interactions
Leon County (Fla.)
Business enterprises, Black
African American theater
Physical Location
Community Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.