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clarifying that Navy Point is part of Warrington
[[File:Navy Point shopping center ca 1946 -2.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Postcard aerial view of Navy Point Theater and shopping center, circa 1946]]
[[File:Navy Point shopping center ca 1946.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Postcard views of Navy Point Theater, shopping center, and Gulf station, circa 1946]]
The '''Navy Point Theater''' was a movie theater located in the [[Navy Point]] neighborhood of [[Warrington]] that was designed to serve as "the principal recreation center of a new residential and shopping district for officers and personnel" of the [[Naval Air Station]].<ref name="navypoint">''Boxffice'', September 19, 1946.</ref>
The development was headed by [[Francis Johnson]]<ref>"Open New Theatre Soon." ''Boxoffice'', January 15, 1944.</ref> and the plans designed by Birmingham architect [[Harry Pembleton]].<ref name="navypoint"/> It began operations mid-[[1946]] and opened formally on [[October 21]] of that year.<ref>''Boxoffice'', October 19, 1946.</ref>