Maxie Theatre

	Maxie Theatre
	Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	136 Arkansas Highway 463 South, Trumann, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°40′14″N 90°30′59″W / 35.67056°N 90.51639°W
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	10000933
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 7, 2011
Removed from NRHP	September 8, 2020

The Maxie Theatre was a historic movie theatre at 136 Arkansas Highway 463 South in Trumann, Arkansas. It is a single-screen theatre, housed in a large Art Deco structure built in 1948-9 by Zell Jaynes. At the time of its opening it featured the latest in amenities, including air conditioning, upholstered seats, and a fancy curtain to cover the screen. It also had a purpose-built segregated seating area for African-American in the balcony, with separate entrance, ticketing, and concession facilities. Until its closure in 2012 the theatre was one of oldest continuously-operating businesses in Trumann and was the town's only theatre.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011,^[1] and was delisted in 2020.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "NRHP nomination for Maxie Theatre". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Maxie Theatre". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[3] "Weekly listing". National Park Service.

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