Atmore Movie Theater

Strand Theatre a theatre located at 116 S. Main Street in Atmore, Alabama. It had been operating since around 1924 before it was closed in November 2013. Though it is not being used in the traditional way a theatre is usually ran, it is still being used as a private showing theatre and a concert hall. With the Encore attached next door, it is also an event space, like Bingo and the Atmore Mardi Gras Ball. There is a music studio upstairs for aspiring artist. This space also provides art classes to Rachel Patterson Elementary due to school funding cuts. It is still a vibrant part of the Atmore Community.

Reconstruction

In the theater's late days, a lot of reconstruction was needed. A community group named Pride of Atmore came together to restore the old building. The theater underwent a complete interior and exterior renovation that added a new lobby, marquee, and theater area.
The building next door was home to a hardware store that stood for 122 years, and it was restored along with the theater. The Atmore Hardware building was renovated into a space for live music, rentals and community events. The cost of restoring both buildings came to over $5.2 million. The Pride of Atmore group used donations and grants from foundations and local businesses.