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2366 Lamar Ave
Memphis TN

	Record #29037
Opened: January 22, 1942 Closed: Yes (date unknown) Demolished: Yes (date unknown)	Capacity: 1050 seats Architect(s): Claude Northern Architectural Style(s): National Register: Current Organ: none
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Information for this tour was contributed by Vincent Astor.

Named after a nearby street called Airways going out to the Memphis Airport. It had a long life as a neighborhood theatre, ended up as an adult theatre. Its one claim to fame is that Kemmons Wilson began his career with a rented popcorn cart in the lobby of the Airways and afterward founded Holiday Inns, Inc.

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Last featured 4/5/2008. Last edited 8/14/2011.


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