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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 19/06/2026 22:34:00

Opened on 7 March 1927 with a screening of the silent comedy A Kiss in a Taxi, the Carolina Theatre was for decades the grandest entertainment palace in uptown Charlotte. Built at a cost of around 700,000 dollars and originally seating roughly 1,450, it awed audiences with wrought-iron chandeliers, intricate murals and Spanish-inspired stonework, and in its early years it set itself apart by mixing vaudeville and live performance with films. Declining audiences, drawn away to suburban cinemas, ...