Gem Theater (New Orleans)
Building with restored marquee in 2017 | |
| Address | 3940 Thalia Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70125 |
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| Type | Movie theater |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Current use | Microbrewery, beer garden, and event space |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1951 |
| Closed | 1960 |
| Reopened | 2016 (Adaptive reuse) |
| Website | |
Gem Theater | |
| Coordinates | 29°57′08″N 90°05′51″W / 29.95222°N 90.09750°W |
| Area | Broadmoor, New Orleans |
| Built by | Bijou Amusement Company |
| Architect | Felix Julius Dreyfous and Solis Seiferth |
| Architectural firm | Dreyfous and Seiferth |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement, Art Moderne, Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 15001002 |
| Added to NRHP | January 26, 2016 |
The Gem Theater is a historic African American movie theater building in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The National Register of Historic Places listed the 1951 building which now houses the Zony Mash Beer Project.