View looking south showing north (front) elevation

ID: 833 ~ Source: National Register Nomination Form ~ Creator: Kim Williams ~ Date: August 2008

This file appears in: Strand Theater: For more than 40 years, the Strand Theater was a focal point for the Deanwood community, offering entertainment and opportunity.

This file appears in: Strand Theater: For more than 40 years, the Strand Theater was a focal point for the Deanwood community, offering entertainment and opportunity.

Strand Theater: For more than 40 years, the Strand Theater was a focal point for the Deanwood community, offering entertainment and opportunity.

By The DC Historic Sites team

When the Strand Theater opened in 1928, it was the first motion picture theater constructed east of the Anacostia River for African American patrons. For more than 40 years, the Strand was a center of…