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The Strand Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, opened in 1925 as a Vaudeville venue and was nicknamed "The greatest theatre of the South" and the "Million Dollar Theatre" by its builders, Julian and Abraham Saenger of Shreveport, owners of the Saenger Amusements Company, which operated theaters throughout the American South and in Central America. By the 1940s it had evolved into a movie cinema, which it remained until its closure in 1977. Threatened with demolition, it was saved by a coalition of concerned citizens who restored it to its original grandeur over a nearly seven-year period.〔Eric J. Brock (1966-2011), "The Strand, Still Grand, Has Deep Roots Here," ''Shreveport Times,'' 1995-09-23〕 It is the "Official State Theatre of Louisiana".〔()〕〔Jim Montgomery (1945-2013), ''Ladies and Gentlemen, The Strand'' (Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Moran Publishers, 2000〕 Since its re-opening in 1984 following restoration it has served as a performing arts venue, featuring the Shreveport Broadway Series and other traveling Off-Broadway shows. Emile Weil and Charles G. Davis of New Orleans were the architects of the theater with interior design work by Paul Heerwagen of Arkansas. Construction foreman was Ernest Raleigh Darrow of Shreveport. The Strand was a flagship theatre for Saenger Amusements Company and its successor, Saenger-Ehrlich Enterprised, a forerunner of Paramount Pictures. During the 1960s, when the Strand was in use as a cinema, the facility was desegregated through the efforts of the Reverend Herman Farr, who in 1978 became one of the first three African Americans to have served on the Shreveport City Council.〔http://m.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/OBITUARIES01/806110341/1045/OBITUARIES&template=wapart〕 In 1977, the theatre was placed on the National Register of Historic Places〔Louisiana historic marker at Strand Theatre, Crockett at Louisiana streets, Shreveport, Louisiana〕〔()〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strand Theatre (Shreveport, Louisiana)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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