The Fourth Avenue Theater is now an empty shell that reflects its history as a first-run movie theater from 1947 until the mid-1980s. Its Art Deco style with the iconic, neon marquee was built by Austin “Cap” Lathrop, which is why it is also called the Lathrop Building. It is reminiscent of similar one-screen movie houses in downtowns across the United States that have mostly disappeared. Several attempts to finance a restoration project have failed.
