In the early days of cinema, The Palace showed silent movies for a nickel. Bill Roth was known to add his own special effects by breaking glass, blowing horns and drumming.
Chad and Clara Rogan frequented The Palace while growing up during racial segregation in the South. African Americans entered The Palace Theater through a back door and were seated in the balcony. “At that time, everything was the back door. It’s a feeling I can’t explain… But, I felt we had the best seats in the house,” Clara said. But when The Palace reopened in 2000, Clara and Chad entered through the front door.
