Athens We Knew
Then and Now
One of Princeton's first theaters, the Royal opened in 1911.
An early vaudeville theater in Bluefield, it was remodeled in the Art Deco style in 1939 and showed movies until 1979.
Across from the old Mercer Theater, the Lavon operated as the Royal Theater in 1911 and became the Lavon in 1954.
Opened in 1928 on Commerce Street in Bluefield, moderized in 1949, closed in 1977, the Granada reopened in 2021.
The Mercer Theater in Princeton opened in 1938, was renovated in 1956, and demolished after our years.
Opened in 1948 as the areas largest outdoor theater, it operated continously in Bluewell until 1980.