AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, north of Washington, D.C. It is operated by the American Film Institute. It occupies the former home of the 1,100-seat Silver Theatre, whose 1938 building was designed by movie palace architect John Eberson. The Silver Theatre closed in 1…
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, north of Washington, D.C. It is operated by the American Film Institute. It occupies the former home of the 1,100-seat Silver Theatre, whose 1938 building was designed by movie palace architect John Eberson. The Silver Theatre closed in 1985, and the building stood empty until 2001, when restoration began.