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Last issue’s mystery
In the May 7 Mystery Photo, we showcased an “extreme close-up” that turns out to be part of the marquee at the American Theater, which opened as Charleston’s premier theater in 1942. Located on King Street north of Marion Square, it is an event facility these days.
The theater isn’t a mystery to several readers who identified the close-up: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Marnie Huger of Richmond, Va.; Paul Hedden, Archie Burkel and Freida McDuffie, all of James Island; Stephen Yetman of North Charleston; Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; Bud Ferillo of Columbia; and David Brown of Daniel Island.
Ferillo, a Charleston native, remembered, “I was there at the age of five by myself and paid a nickel to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”
Graf reminded us that the theater recently completed a contest in which people were encouraged to take a photo in front of the theater for a free marquee message. Neat!
Send us a mystery: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send it along to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.
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