Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street, next to Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C.

ID: 2573 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
~ Date: [between 1980 and 2006]

This file appears in: Lincoln Theatre: The Lincoln Theatre served as the center of the U Street Black business community and the heart of Black culture and entertainment.

This file appears in: Lincoln Theatre: The Lincoln Theatre served as the center of the U Street Black business community and the heart of Black culture and entertainment.

Lincoln Theatre: The Lincoln Theatre served as the center of the U Street Black business community and the heart of Black culture and entertainment.

By The DC Historic Sites team

A major element of the historic U Street commercial corridor, the Lincoln Theatre is a rare early movie theater. The Lincoln was completed in 1921 in the sumptuous style of the grand movie palaces of…