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119 East Main Street and 121 East Main were originally joined as one building, and while the west half was used for various stores, the east side was the Rivoli Theatre from 1920 to 1950. This is one of many theatres located in downtown Lincolnton over the years. In 1920, the building at 112 East Court Square was a movie theatre until it was converted into a bowling alley later that decade. Ab Miller opened the Grand Theatre at 227 East Main Street where it remained until 1940, when he opened the Century Theatre, one block east of the Rivoli. It remained there until the 1970's.
Between 1896 and 1902 a two-story brick building was erected at this location, it had two storefronts. Around 1920, the building was either replaced by a larger two-story brick building, or more likely, it was enlarged and the east half of it was converted to a movie theater known as the Rivoli Theatre. At that time the facade was altered to reflect its new use, with small projection room windows and a decorative entrance. In the 1940's the facade was remodeled once again while the Rivoli was still active. At this time the building acquired its present facade, although after the theater closed, probably ca. 1950, the storefronts were modernized. Throughout the time that the east half (121) of the building was used as a movie theater, the west half (119) was used by a variety of stores. A fabric awning shelters the storefront of 121. A flat metal canopy, now covered by a fabric awning, covers the storefront of 119 and the stair entrance. The six-bay-wide second story features plain stretcher-bond brickwork and recessed panels that enframe the one-over-one sash windows (originally six-over-six).
View: Treasures on Main
