Editing Theatre Exhibit (section)

=== '''MARQUEE and TICKET WINDOW''' ===
"The reproduction marquee in our exhibit is fairly accurate, though scaled down to fit in our space — and the neon colors are just a guess, based on what’s possible with neon and what colors were popular in theatre marquees at that time. If you look closely at the photograph, there are windows above the marquee, and the right window has “kitchen curtains” — it was a rented apartment.

The ticket window is real, original to the theatre. There was a second identical window used for Black patrons at a “colored entrance” on the side of the building. We have been told that it still exists, in a private collection in Greer.
Inside the ticket window is an intercom “telephone” that was actually in the Grand Theatre, not the Greer. It was used to talk with other theatre employees in different areas of the building. Notice that one of the areas is called “paint shop.” There was a large printing and painting area behind the screen of the Grand Theatre, where they made their own advertising and promotional signs and materials.