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Creation Date
4-23-2012
Building Name
Old Webb Theatre
Historic District
Downtown Gastonia Historic District
Description
Old Webb Theatre, Gastonia NC
The Webb Theatre in downtown Gastonia was a long running movie house which opened in 1927. The Webb Theatre was still open in 1950. It was designed by architect Hugh White in the moderne style. It is currently being used by the city as a mix of offices in the front and storage in the auditorium. The seats have been removed but the balcony is intact. The screen still hangs on the stage and there is hope that one day the entire space can be returned to theater uses again.
It houses the Nick's Steak and Taphouse, Gastonia, NC. This just closed after a roughly three year run. Jim Morasso plans to open a new upscale restaurant -Webb Craft Kitchen in the historic Webb Theater.
Contributing Building - Downtown Gastonia Historic District - National Register of Historic Places NRIS #03001375
Latitude, Longitude
35.26252222, -81.18381389
Rights Statement
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Keywords
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