Jigsaw--Saenger Theatre, Hattiesburg MS

As a crown jewel of Hattiesburg and part of the Saenger Amusement Company, the 997-seat movie palace was one of seven Saenger Theaters built and operated throughout the South by the Saenger brothers, Abe and Julian.  Designed by New Orleans architect Emile Weil, the Saenger Theater is one of the South’s few remaining examples of a movie palace. 

Built in 1929, the Saenger was originally a venue to show silent movies.  It was constructed at a time when theaters were among the first public structures to benefit from air-conditioning systems.  Hattiesburg’s Saenger Theater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, was renovated in 2000 and underwent an extensive stucco and paint repair and exterior sign refurbishment in 2022.

Have some family time or just give yourself the challenge of an intricate, yet solvable, jigsaw!