Saenger Theatre, Movie theater in Pine Bluff, United States.
The Saenger Theatre at 120 West 2nd Avenue in Pine Bluff is a Classical Revival brick building designed by Emile Weil and built in 1924. Its ornate interior was last restyled in 1937. It is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces that remain.
The Saenger Theatre was built in 1924 to a design by New Orleans architect Emile Weil, on the site of an earlier theatre lost to fire. Its ornate interior was restyled in 1937, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces still standing.
The theatre's name comes from the Saenger chain of movie palaces. It is one of only a handful of Saenger theatres still standing. The interior was last restyled in 1937, giving the auditorium its present look.
The theater sits at the corner of West Second Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Pine Bluff. The location makes it easy to reach on foot, especially when exploring other historic buildings nearby.
The Saenger is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces still standing, and it joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Its ornate interior was last restyled in 1937, so the decoration visitors see today reflects that later reworking rather than the 1924 original.
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