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On Saturday, January 23, 1933, the theatre had a second \"Grand Opening\" when President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Florence, Alabama.\r\n\r\nThe Muscle Shoals Theatres became a subsidiary of the Nashville based Crescent Amusement Company in 1941.\r\n\r\nThe theatre went out of business on June 9th, 1951. The Tennessee Valley Arts Association purchased the theatre in 1985 and restored the building, reopening it to  \r\nuse for local play productions, student recitals, and concerts. "},{"label":"Creator","value":"Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama"},{"label":"Source","value":"cinematreasures.org\r\n\r\nTennessee Valley Art Center "},{"label":"Publisher","value":"Alabama Cultural Resource Survey\r\n"},{"label":"Date","value":"1928 to the present. "},{"label":"Contributor","value":"Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Photographs courtesy of Kaitlyn Corfman. 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