Ladies and GentlemenThe Strand Author:Jim Montgomery Even before it opened in 1925, the Strand Theatre held a special place in the hearts of Shreveport and North Louisiana. The romance has never waned. It is a building with a life of its own, and it has touched the lives of thousands through depressions, wars, near-ruin and restoration. Its story is still evolving, but this book- written as the... more » Strand observed iths 75th year of life- captures the theatre at this particular point in its life, from its movie-palace conception in the 1920s to its maturity as a performing arts center in a new century.« less