Union Theatre

Union Theatre is a historic cinema building in Union Point, Georgia, United States. According to the theatre's own website, it was built in 1947 by the Reynolds and Boswell families and operated as an active movie theater until the early 1960s, when it closed and was abandoned. The building stood unused until 1984, when it was purchased by Lucius Morgan and reopened as a furniture store. During the Morgan Furniture Store period (1984–1997), the original marquee was removed and a glass-enclosed display or exhibition room was added to the front of the building. From 1997 to 2007 the building served as the manufacturing facility of Mobley Saddlery and Harness, Inc. In 2007 the Mobley family, who were active in Union Point's economic revitalization efforts, offered to sell the building to the Downtown Development Authority of Union Point (DDA) on the condition that it be used as a community-oriented facility. With the help of a $72,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, the DDA purchased the building in June 2007, beginning a revitalization process. The theatre's website presents the venue as available for events and solicits community support through naming opportunities, a Silver Screen Sponsor program, a Walk of Stars Sponsor program, and a pledge letter. The site also provides a local weather forecast for visitors. The building is a landmark of Union Point's downtown revitalization and functions today as a community events venue rather than a first-run cinema.

Union Theatre was built in 1947 in Union Point, Georgia, by the Reynolds and Boswell families. It operated as an active movie theater until the early 1960s, when it closed and was abandoned. The building remained unused until 1984, when it was purchased by Lucius Morgan and converted into a furniture store. As Morgan Furniture Store (1984–1997), the building lost its original marquee and gained a glass-enclosed display or exhibition room at the front. From 1997 to 2007, the building housed the manufacturing operations of Mobley Saddlery and Harness, Inc. In 2007, the Mobley family, active in Union Point's economic revitalization, offered to sell the building to the Downtown Development Authority of Union Point (DDA) provided it would be used as a community-oriented facility. With a $72,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, the DDA purchased the building in June 2007 and began a revitalization effort. The theatre's website documents this history and promotes ongoing fundraising and sponsorship programs, including naming opportunities, a Silver Screen Sponsor program, and a Walk of Stars Sponsor program. The venue is presented as available for events, serving as a community gathering place in Union Point.

• 2007

  Mobley family offered to sell to the Downtown Development Authority of Union Point; purchased in June 2007 with a $72,000 USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant.

• 1997

  Building became the Mobley Saddlery and Harness, Inc. manufacturing facility.

• 1984

  Purchased by Lucius Morgan and converted into Morgan Furniture Store.

• 1960

  Theatre closed and abandoned in the early 1960s.

• 1947

  Union Theatre built by the Reynolds and Boswell families in Union Point, Georgia.

A historic small-town cinema building repurposed as a community-oriented events venue and revitalization project.

• Community events venue

• Historic theatre building

• Event rental space

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2. 2History - Union Theatreuniontheatre.net
3. 3Union Theatre - Wikidatawikidata.org