Alamo Theater

Status: Closed

Parish: Orleans

Location: New Orleans

1027 Canal Street: From the New Orleans Jazz History Canal Street Walking Tour brochure: “This small movie theater was designed by Emile Weil and was long associated with the Fichtenburg chain. Numerous musicians played in its small pit including Indianapolis born composer and pianist J. Russel Robinson, who later played in the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The building now has a metal Art Deco facade which was added at a later date.” Central Business District theater that featured minstrel shows, ragtime, vaudeville, and jazz: