History At A Glance April, 1931


November 25, 1931 1959


1964 June 30, 1974 1992 2000


Construction begins on The Paramount Opening Night


Upgrade of Paramount systems Replacement of carpet


The Paramount integrates with passage of Civil Rights Act.


Theater closes when operator’s lease expires


Local residents form a nonprofit organization, The Paramount Theater, Inc. and purchase The Paramount


Martinez & Johnson Architecture hired as project architects, in association with Bushman Dreyfus Architects (annex architects)


2002


Dec. 15, 2004 Dec. 17, 2004


Renovation and restoration begins Benefit concert by Tony Bennett


Grand Opening with opera singer, soprano Denyse Graves


Madeline Perkins, a 3rd Street entrance ticket taker for Te Paramount during the 1940’s


1954


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