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An early morning fire destroyed the building that used to house the Allen Theater in Takoma Park, Maryland. Until the fire. the old movie house was the home of Gussini, a clothing and shoe store at 6822 New Hampshire Avenue. 
The fire was reported at 2:28 Saturday morning. It quickly went to three alarms. More than 120 firefighters from Prince George’s County and Montgomery County worked to put out the flames.
The building is a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
According to the website Cinema Treasures, the Allen Theater opened in 1951 with a stage show, an orchestra and the movie “At War With the Army” starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. It closed in 1990, when it was converted to retail stores.
