advancements in technology led to the renaissance of the 12th century as a new theater of battle.
advancements in technology led to what new theater of battle?
the renaissance of the 12th century
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the new theater (sparks theater) located at garrison ave. and north 11th streets was constructed in 1911 by george sparks who was then president of first national bank of fort smith. my sparks was inspired by the architecture of the new amsterdam theater that he hired the same architect to build his theater in fort smith. the theater officially opened on september 29, 1911 as a performing arts venue charging $10 us per person for admission. it was in 1942 that the theater was acquired by malco theaters inc. and transformed into a movie theater which was located only two blocks from the temple theater (above). when malco theaters took over the building, the auditorium had a capacity of 1,200 patrons with two full balconies. entrances were located along garrison ave. as well as north 11th st. the north 11th street (east) entrance served as the entrance for the balconies while the garrison ave entrance served the main auditorium level. the east entrance actually had two doorways one for whites and one for colored persons; however, both used the same stairwells to the balconies, and had shared facilities within the building. in 1970 with business declining in the downtown area, and business moving to the newly completed central mall, malco received the approval to begin showing pornographic movies in the facility. malco also closed the new theater in 1973 with the temple theater as the new malco quartet had opened a few miles away. the new theater was gutted of all furnishings and fixtures when malco sold the building, and it has remained vacant since although there have been a few investors attempt to remodel the building to its former glory. the building was listed on the national register of historic places in 1999.
malco theatres