Joy Theatre

1507 Walnut Street,
Vicksburg, MS 39183

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on March 27, 2024 at 8:44 pm

The Joy Theatre closed for the final time on October 1, 1980 with “Revenge Of The Bushido Blade” and “Dolemite”. It originally closed due to repairs, but later confirmed as its final closing.

robboehm
robboehm on May 7, 2021 at 9:24 pm

The Joy was erected around 1946 and was one of 40 operated by Joy’s Theatres, Inc. in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Georgia. It was an impressive brick building with a balcony which was entered by a side entrance for persons of color. Despite being listed in the National Registry of Historic places it was demolished in 1988 to become a parking lot. One source estimates that ½ of Vicksburg’s historic buildings have been demolished over time.

I could not find a date of closure but I did find a reference to a 1969 showing of McKenna’s Gold.