Lucas Theatre for the Arts

The story

Magnificently restored 1921 movie palace, now a performing arts center operated by the Savannah College of Art and Design. The $29 million restoration preserved the ornate Italian Renaissance interior.

Everything that was here

• 2000–present · still open

  Lucas Theatre for the Artstheater

  Magnificently restored 1921 movie palace, now a performing arts center operated by the Savannah College of Art and Design. The $29 million restoration preserved the ornate Italian Renaissance interior.

  See the map in 2001 →
• 1976–2000

  Lucas Theatre (Abandoned/Threatened)Vacant

  Sat vacant for nearly 25 years and faced demolition threats. A grassroots preservation campaign raised millions to save the building.

  See the map in 1977 →
• 1921–1976

  Lucas Theatre (Original Movie Palace)Movie Theater

  Opened in 1921 as a grand movie palace designed by C.K. Howell. Featured Italian Renaissance Revival architecture with a stunning gilded auditorium. Closed in 1976 as downtown Savannah declined.

  See the map in 1922 →

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