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Sunday, January 11, 2009

The Final Curtain at the Historic Douglass Auditorium

PHOTOS COURTESY THE KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS, JANUARY 10, 2009 AND PHOTOGRAPHER NED JILTON II - CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE














Clockwise from top right: Shiloh Baptist Choir takes the stage in the V.O. Dobbins Community Center on Saturday for ‘The Last Great Program in the Douglass Auditorium’; a surprise visitor from the old neighborhood, Nora Mae Taylor, formerly co-owner of the Dairy Mart, waves to the crowd; members of the Central Baptist Choir sing in the auditorium, which is to be torn down for renovations.

THE FINAL PROGRAM - SOUVENIR PROGRAM COURTESY OF THE KINGSPORT HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE