The Princess Theater first opened in 1926, but the 900 seat Princess was damaged by fire six years later. In 1939, the theater was completely destroyed by a blaze, but was rebuilt within 10 months with an “Art Deco” design with 854 seats, courtesy of Paramount Studios.
During World War II, while the secret city of
The theater screened its last movie in 1999, when Cecil Johnson, long time operator and lessee of the building, retired. It officially closed in that same year.
Local officials (See the cast of partnerships and directors in the sidebar.) are now joining hands with
The visionary’s plans include a $1.9 million renovation, which will allow the facility to be managed by the Princess Theater Foundation and the city of Harriman, in cooperation with the Tennessee Technology Center and the Roane County School system. Through educational funding assistance, and the public entertainment programs that will originate there, the 
Princess Theater can continue to serve the community for years to come.
With the assistance of the Harriman City Mayor, Chris Mason, COMCAST has provided a public access television channel (CH 15) to be used by
Other hopes are that the
“It would be an ideal location for weddings, concerts, dance recitals and screenings of classical movies,” Gary Baker has stated. “It's hoped a vibrant Princess Theater will lure restaurants, specialty shops and other new businesses downtown.”
You bet…with the hard work of the Princess Theater Partnerships and its many interested community volunteers, the Princess will soon entertain us again!
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2 comments:
Looks cool dude. I hope everything works out. I know it will.
It's been probably around 35 to 40 years since I was in that theater. Only got to go to it when we were in town from Kansas City, Missouri to visit my grandparents. Im glad to see that it will once again be used for the good of the community.
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