Lincoln Theatre

711 Prairie Street,
Houston, TX 77002

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Previously operated by: Bijou Amusement Company, Cinema West Theatres (Houston), McLendon Theaters

Previous Names: Texas Art Cinema, Majestic Theatre

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Opened in 1916 as a vaudeville theatre. It had a 20ft x 24ft stage, 18 sets of lines and two dressing rooms. By 1921 it was operated as an African-American movie & vaudeville theatre, operated by the Bijou Amusement Company. It went over to screening adult movies as the Texas Art Cinema in its final days. It closed in 1971. It was taken over by McLendon Theatres and reopened as the Majestic Theatre on June 23, 1972 with Gene Hackman in “The French Connection”.

It was demolished in 1977 and the site became a parking lot for the Houston Chronicle.

Contributed by KenRoe

Recent comments (view all 4 comments)

ldwest62
ldwest62 on April 6, 2006 at 12:17 am

Olen P. Dewalt was my grandfather. My sister and I are his only descendants. If there are inquiries are information about Mr. DeWalt, please direct them to me.

Larry D. West
281 338 7922

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 21, 2010 at 10:28 pm

This circa 1941 photo comes from the Sloane collection in Houston:
http://tinyurl.com/yz24myr

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on January 6, 2020 at 1:12 am

1921 photo & description added credit Lizzie Skurnick, courtesy Traces of Texas Facebook page.

2012 article about the 1931 murder of Olen P. DeWalt, manager of the Lincoln Theatre.

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/houston-101-the-assassination-of-op-dewalt-black-leader-and-lincoln-theatre-manager-6713718?fbclid=IwAR3W2zBe9RUu4HEAkdkvWWmlUXPQwksbOMYiud8gBlSxrjasfNVj9YLsekg

rivest266
rivest266 on November 10, 2022 at 5:28 pm

in the late 1960’s it was opened as the Texan Art by Cinema West theatres as an adult theatre and closed in 1971. It reopened as the Majestic by McLendon theatres on June 23rd, 1972. 1972 grand opening ad posted.

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