Newton Theater Explained

Newton Theater
Location:	3601 12th Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:	38.9356°N -76.9908°W
Built:	1937
Architect:	John Jacob Zink
Architecture:	Art Deco
Refnum:	07000592

The Newton Theater (now used as a CVS Pharmacy) is located at 3601 12th Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Brookland neighborhood. The Art Deco building was designed by John Jacob Zink and opened on July 29, 1937.^[1] Zink is credited with more than 200 movie theater projects in this region.^[2] The first film shown at the Newton Theater was I Met Him in Paris, starring Claudette Colbert and Robert Young.^[1]

After the theater closed in the mid-1960s, the Catholic University of America purchased the building and used it until 1971. The Newton Theater resumed screening films in the late 1970s, under the ownership of the Brookland Community Corporation, but that, too, ended in 1979.^[3] The theater hosted punk rock concerts throughout 1984, featuring bands like Hüsker Dü, Government Issue, Negative Approach, Void, Iron Cross, 9353, Honor Role, and Malefice.^{[4] [5] [6]} The Newton Theater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[7]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia
• Theater in Washington D.C.
• Atlas Theater and Shops

External links

• http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7126
• http://brooklandavenue.com/blog/?tag=newton-theater
• http://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/427

Notes and References

1. Book: Headley, Robert K.. Motion picture exhibition in Washington, D.C. : an illustrated history of parlors, palaces, and multiplexes in the metropolitan area, 1894-1997. 1999. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0544-9. Jefferson, N.C.. 39812349.
2. Web site: DC Preservation League--Newton Theater.
3. News: Gately. Blair. February 8, 1979. Shortage of Funds Forces the Closing of Northeast Theater. Washington Post.
4. Book: Andersen, Mark.. Dance of days : two decades of punk in the nation's capital. 2009. Akashic Books. Jenkins, Mark, 1954-. 978-1-933354-99-6. Updated and expanded 4th. New York. 437084126.
5. Web site: Hüsker Dü concert flier, Newton Theatre, Washington, D.C., June 24, 1984 Digital Collections @ the University of Maryland. 2021-01-10. digital.lib.umd.edu.
6. Web site: WDC Period -- Vol. 1, Issue 4, September 1984 Archival Collections. 2021-02-13. archives.lib.umd.edu.
7. Book: Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (3/2/1934 -). Washington, DC SP Newton Theater. 2013–2017. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Washington, DC, 1/1/1964 - 12/31/2013.