Eunice landmark Queen Cinema, built in 1937, is for sale

The Queen Cinema on Walnut Street on Tuesday afternoon. The movie theater is for sale. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
The Queen Cinema on Walnut Street on Tuesday afternoon. The movie theater is for sale. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The long-standing Queen Cinema in Eunice is up for sale. Built in 1937, the 8,500-square-foot, three-screen theater at 231 W. Walnut St. is listed for $130,000. It is regarded as the state’s third-oldest movie theater still in operation. Only the Prytania Theater in New Orleans and the Fiske Theater in Oak Grove are older. Owner Doug Collins with Acadiana Cinemas said that while he knew he would s…