No Name Theater

Status: Closed

Parish: Orleans

Location: New Orleans

1025 Canal Street: From the New Orleans Jazz History Canal Street Walking Tour brochure: “Here was another small movie theater that featured New Orleans musicians in its pit. Its interesting name was the brainchild of Vic Perez, who opened the theater with a contest to name it. Perez, who was too cheap to award the cash prize, said none of the entries were acceptable and the theater would forever have ‘no name’.” This Central Business District theater that featured minstrel shows, ragtime, vaudeville, and jazz.