Luciann theater’s new owner starts plans for adaptive reuse
The historic Luciann Theater on Summer Avenue will soon get a facelift. The building had been vacant since 2017 after serving for years as a run-down, adult theater. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Work has already started to place the 80-year-old theater building on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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