Highland Theatre

2533 Pennsylvania Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20020

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rivest266
rivest266 on May 26, 2025 at 11:50 am

The Highland theatre opened on December 20th, 1940 with “A Little Bit of Heaven”. Grand opening ad posted.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 17, 2010 at 6:31 pm

Here is a more contemporary view of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/ye38a7q

rlvjr
rlvjr on July 12, 2005 at 12:04 pm

The HIGHLAND is dead but not demolished. Boarded up in 1977, this neighborhood was so high-crime that tearing down closed-up theatres wasn’t worth the trouble.

William
William on April 15, 2004 at 3:56 pm

The Highland Theatre seated 600 people.