Hidden Columbia: The Return of the Downtown Marquee Theater

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By Anderson Burns

Story Created: Apr 22, 2011 at 8:59 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 2, 2011 at 8:54 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- It was the symbol of grandeur in the 1930's: the marquee theaters.

Columbia was no exception, but the downtown theater hit hard times in the 1970s and 1980s, degenerating into soft-core pornography and exploitation films.

In this follow-up to one of the first Hidden Columbia's we ever showed, the old Fox Theater is almost back in business...

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