The Anderson Paramount Theatre (now known as The Paramount Theatre Centre & Ballroom) is a historic

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located in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. It opened on August 20, 1929, and at the time was part of the Publix Chain of theaters, owned by

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(hence the theater's name). The theater was designed by the famous movie theater architect,

John Eberson John Adolph Emil Eberson (January 2, 1875 – March 5, 1954) was an Austrian-American architect best known for the development and promotion of movie palace designs in the atmospheric theatre style. He designed over 500 theatres in his lifetime, e ...

. The Paramount is an atmospheric theater (an architectural style that gave the appearance of an open star-filled sky) and is one of twelve atmospheric theaters left standing in the United States and Canada. The auditorium was decorated in the style of a Spanish village. ''Note:'' This includes and accompanying photographs. It was listed in the

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in 1991. The theater has been extensively restored and reopened in 1995 as the Paramount Theatre Centre and Ballroom. The theater includes its original

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, now restored. A contest for "Best Decorated Christmas Tree" is held in the theater every Christmas.

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Anderson Paramount Theatre Centre & Ballroom
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