Maxie Theatre

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Maxie Theatre

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| image = Trumann AR 007.jpg

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| location = 136 Arkansas Highway 463 South, Trumann, Arkansas

| coordinates = {{coord|35|40|14|N|90|30|59|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Arkansas#USA

| map_caption = Location in Arkansas##Location in United States

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| added = April 7, 2011

| delisted = September 8, 2020

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 10000933{{NRISref|2009a}}

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The Maxie Theatre was a historic movie theatre at 136 Arkansas Highway 463 South in Trumann, Arkansas. It is a single-screen theatre, housed in a large Art Deco structure built in 1948-9 by Zell Jaynes. At the time of its opening it featured the latest in amenities, including air conditioning, upholstered seats, and a fancy curtain to cover the screen. It also had a purpose-built segregated seating area for African-American in the balcony, with separate entrance, ticketing, and concession facilities. Until its closure in 2012 the theatre was one of oldest continuously-operating businesses in Trumann and was the town's only theatre.{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/PO0199-pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Maxie Theatre|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|accessdate=2014-12-05}}

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, and was delisted in 2020.{{NRHPweekly}}

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