MacArthur Theater

    Now Playing - CVS/pharmacy. The MacArthur movie theater in Washington, D.C. opened in 1946. I think CVS has owned it for about ten years. In the early '80s they converted it into a triplex but I remember going to see Marx Brothers movies here in the '70s.

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    1. phoebe reid (53 months ago | reply)

      that's funny!

    2. chihuahua mamma1961 (53 months ago | reply)

      that is so cool .

    3. Jonsie2000 (53 months ago | reply)

      I saw "Life Force" here before they made a multiplex out of it. Now it's a drug store... tsk.. tsk.

    4. JackCoursey (53 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Cinemas Washington DC Area, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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      M.V. Jantzen and Charles Gnilka added this photo to their favorites.

    6. rockcreek (35 months ago | reply)

      I saw "Return of the Jedi" here opening week in '83, after waiting in a blocks-long line w/my dad and brother. I can't decide if the MacArthur or The Biograph is the more heartbreaking of the CVS conversions ...

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      Will Weaver added this photo to his favorites. (34 months ago)

    8. Beltsville Girl (16 months ago | reply)

      I hate when they mess things up, but at least they left something original. "Facelifts" can evoke nightmares in the world of architecture and sensibility.

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