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Riverton, Wyoming
The Acme Theatre on Main Street in Riverton is a movie and live-event theater that Travel Wyoming lists among the state's haunted places.…
Akron, Ohio
The Akron Civic Theatre opened in 1929 as Loew's Theatre, one of the few remaining atmospheric theaters designed by John Eberson, with a…
Birmingham, Alabama
Built in 1927 as a movie palace for Paramount, the Alabama Theatre is one of downtown Birmingham's grandest buildings. Stanleigh Malotte…
Alliance, Nebraska
The building that houses the Alliance Theatre began as the Charter Hotel in 1903 and became a movie theater in 1938. Nebraska tourism and…
Winter Park, Florida
Opened in 1932 at Rollins College and the longest continuously operating theater in Florida, this Italian Romanesque Revival building was…
Martinsburg, West Virginia
The Apollo Civic Theatre in Martinsburg, a community theater in a 1913 building, is one of the four additions to West Virginia's Paranormal…
St. Charles, Illinois
Built in 1926 by local philanthropists Dellora and Lester Norris and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Arcada…
Decatur, Illinois
Opened in 1916, the Avon Theatre became the life's work of Greek immigrant Gust Konstantopoulos, who ran it for five decades. Even after…
Abingdon, Virginia
The Barter Theatre in Abingdon opened in 1933, when founder Robert Porterfield began accepting produce in exchange for tickets during the…
Eustis, Florida
Eustis's 518-seat State Theatre opened as a vaudeville house in 1922, with one of the largest photo-play pipe organs in the Southeast, and…
Orlando, Florida
At the Beacham, staff and visitors describe the ghost of an old woman seen near the stage, whose appearances come with a drastic drop in…
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Bijou Theatre on Gay Street in downtown Knoxville is one of the city's oldest buildings, with roots in an early hotel that became a…
Chicago, Illinois
John Dillinger, the Depression-era bank robber and FBI's first Public Enemy Number One, was shot and killed by federal agents in the alley…
Tombstone, Arizona
The Bird Cage opened in 1881 and ran around the clock for eight years as saloon, gambling hall, brothel and theatre. By the time it closed…
Custer, South Dakota
The Black Hills Playhouse, in the pines of Custer State Park, is a summer theater that has staged productions since 1946 in a complex built…
Putnam, Connecticut
The Bradley Playhouse is a community theater in downtown Putnam. Actors describe a woman in the balcony, the Lady in Blue, and reflections…
Peoria, Illinois
Bradley University's theatre program is housed in the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts. Longtime students and staff tell of the…
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Brady Theater, now often called the Tulsa Theater, is a downtown Tulsa landmark that opened in 1914 as the Convention Hall and hosted…
Gainesville, Georgia
Pearce Auditorium, a 700-seat opera house dedicated in 1897, is home to Brenau University's most famous ghost story: a young woman students…
Bristol, Indiana
Built in 1897 as Bristol's original arts and entertainment venue, the Bristol Opera House was nearly demolished in the early 1960s before…
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Cain's Ballroom in downtown Tulsa opened in 1924 as a garage, became the home of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys and western swing, and is…
San Bernardino, California
Fox West Coast Theatres opened the California Theatre on 15 August 1928, and its original Wurlitzer Style 216 pipe organ is still in the…
Calumet, Michigan
The Calumet Theatre opened in 1900 in the heart of Michigan's Copper Country and still hosts performances in its ornate auditorium. Its…
Wheeling, West Virginia
The Capitol Music Hall in downtown Wheeling opened in 1928 as the Capitol Theatre and is known as a home of country music and the Jamboree…