Image: SOUTHERN PINES HISTORIC DISTRICT, MOORE COUNTY

Description: SUNRISE THEATER ERECTED IN 1898, BEGAN AS A HARDWARE STORE. IN THE 1940S, THE BUILDING BECAME A MOVIE THEATER WHICH REMAINED A STAPLE OF DOWNTOWN SOUTHERN PINES FOR OVER 40 YEARS. WHEN THE MOVIE HOUSE CLOSED ITS DOORS IN THE EARLY 1980S, THE ARTS COUNCIL OF MOORE COUNTY (ACMC) AND THE SANDHILLS LITTLE THEATER RALLIED ENOUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO RESTORE THE BUILDING AND GIVE IT A THIRD LIFE AS THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ACMC.
Title: SOUTHERN PINES HISTORIC DISTRICT, MOORE COUNTY
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Author: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD
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