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Black Theater of Ardmore

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residents had its own business district and its own residential area. The theater provided entertainment for black residents who were excluded from patronizing white theaters. It is also a symbol to the once-thriving black business district of Ardmore. It functioned as a theater until 1944, when
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it was sold to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. The building is listed on the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Black Theater of Ardmore is located in Oklahoma
Black Theater of Ardmore is located in the United States
Ardmore, Oklahoma
34°10′13″N 97°7′22″W / 34.17028°N 97.12278°W / 34.17028; -97.12278
84002978
Ardmore, Oklahoma
African American
National Register of Historic Places
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office"
African American Historic Places
ISBN
978-0-471-14345-1
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National Register of Historic Places
Carter County, Oklahoma
Ardmore
Ardmore Carnegie Library
Ardmore Historic Commercial District
Ardmore Municipal Auditorium
Black Theater of Ardmore
Brady Cabin
Carter County Courthouse
Central Park Bandstand

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