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The Tennessee Theatre is a 1,645-seat movie palace at 604 South Gay Street in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, designated the Official State Theatre of Tennessee. The theatre first opened on October 1, 1928, as Knoxville's Grand Entertainment Palace, with nearly 2,000 seats and a striking Moorish Revival interior designed by the Chicago firm Graven and Mayger. The building featured Italian terrazzo marble floors, Czechoslovakian crystal chandeliers, handwoven carpeting and draperies, French-inspir...

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