The State Theatre opened in 1940 on Highland Avenue in the historic neighborhood of Centennial Hill. It operated as a movie theater for the Black community until at least 1955. Over the years, it underwent several name changes, including the Nu Art Theatre, the Ritz Theatre, and the Art Theatre. By 1995, the building had been repurposed as a nightclub called Top Flight Disco. In 2008, it reopened as the Rose Supper Club Inc., which operated until its closure in 2013. It is now vacant.
Built in 1927 for $3650, this three-teacher type Rosenwald School is now used as a community center in Ailey, Georgia. Shelton A. Mincey, a delegate to the 1912 and 1920 Republican National Convention, was integral to getting a school built in the rural community of Ailey. An old photo of the school can be seen on Fisk’s Rosenwald database.
The house and cemetery are located across the street from each other in Long Pond, Georgia. The McAllister family is one of the original families of the area.
I understand that the gabled ell farmhouse is one of two houses on the property. The other is apparently the original log cabin.
Built in 1923, the Tankersley School is a two-teacher type Rosenwald school located in Hope Hull, Alabama. It was one of fourteen Rosenwald schools built in Montgomery County. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
