Long before the Marvel Universe, Baton Rouge moviegoers flocked to silent adventures starring Clara Bow, Buster Keaton and Rudolph Valentino during the Louisiana Theatre’s reign on Third Street.
Though its movie screen is long gone, the Louisiana Theatre building, at 336 Third St., still stands — home to Baton Rouge’s first cinema, opened in 1913.
The building is better known these days as the Basin Music Room.
That’s the short answer to Mark Jeffers’ question about Baton Rouge’s first movie theater…