Historic movie palaces / East Side / Mack Avenue
Harmony Theatre
Closed – archive entry · 1921–1975
A Mack Avenue movie house from 1921 that C. Howard Crane remodeled in 1941, when it reopened as the Admiral. In the 1970s it was the east side's home of kung fu, blaxploitation and horror double bills.
Quick facts
- Opened
- 1921
- Closed
- 1975
- Architect
- Ernest C. Thulin / Building Service Bureau (1921); C. Howard Crane (1941 remodel)
- Style
- Streamline Moderne (after 1941)
- Seats
- 1322
02 / The story of this place
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The Harmony opened on Mack Avenue on December 12, 1921, with 1,322 seats, designed by Ernest C. Thulin's Building Service Bureau. C. Howard Crane remodeled it in Art Moderne style in 1941, and it reopened on October 31 of that year as the Admiral. In the 1960s it still showed first-run Hollywood films; in the 1970s it became the east side's home of kung fu, blaxploitation and low-budget horror double bills. It closed by the mid-1970s, became a church and is now offices and shops.
- Remodeled Art Moderne by Crane in 1941
- Kung fu, blaxploitation and horror in the '70s
- Now home to offices and shops
Plan your visit
The building now houses offices and shops on Mack Avenue and no longer shows films. For a movie night, check the working cinemas in our guide.
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