129-131 Market, Wilmington, North Carolina
| Dates of Operation | 1953* - 10/1974* | ||||
| Performance Types | movies | ||||
| Capacity | 1100 | ||||
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| Description | The Colony was the new name given the Carolina Theater in 1953 when Carl C. Dobbins took over as its proprietor. The Colony was located on Market Street in downtown Wilmington at the corner of Second Street. The theater had been built as the Victoria Theatre in 1914. | ||||
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| Building Notes | Described as the "ultimate in motion picture architecture- which might be called Hollywood Gothic, with every known school of architecture represented in its rococo surroundings." The building was torn down in April, 1975. | ||||
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