Arcadia Theater
2005 Greenville Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75206
2005 Greenville Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75206
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Jake, what is “802”. I’ve heard Angus Wynne’s name before, but can’t remember why.
The Arcadia Theater, and most of the block it’s in, burned today. The fire appears to have started in the restuarant next door, and quickly spread, and went to 6 alarms. It appears that the Arcadia, and most of the block will be a total loss. The theater was 80 years old.
Jeannie I believe Stevie DID infact play there during the 802 when Angus Wynne ran it as a concert venue.
Keisha I was an employee there in 92-93 when it first operated as a nightclub.
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I work with a news station in dallas and am looking to speak with anyone who etiher worked in or owned the Arcadia. If anyone has any information please let me know. Thanks
So sad to see the Arcadia gone. Jake, sorry you lost your friend there. It’s 6:42pm in Dallas now, and the fire is under control, total loss. Looks like the sign with the big “A” on it is still up, for now. Does anyone know if Stevie Ray Vaughan played there during his time? I’ve been trying to find out, but can’t find anything on it.
OH MY GOD!!! The Arcadia is gone. I always felt this building was cursed ever since my friend & mentor Richard Olsen was murdered in the building November 23, 1993. I guess this fire confirms it.
Now maybe his ghost can rest in peace once and for all.
Sadly this theatre was destroyed by fire today.
Dallas history gone. Big lost for me personally as my friend Richard Olsen once co-owned this venue as a nightclub.
Richard Keiffer is listed on the membership rolls at 16mmfilmtalk.com. If you’re a member there you can send him a private message.
Does anyone know how to get in touch with Richard or if he is in Dallas?
The Arcadia Theater on Greenville Avenue in Dallas, TX, more recently known as the nightclub “Liquid in the Arcadia” is burning as I make this note. A fire that began at 4:00 PM in an adjacent restaurant spread to the theater during the six-alarm fire. A full roof collapse occured about 5:00 PM, June 21, 2006. The smoke from the fire still billows from the area as I finish this note at about 5:30 PM, obscuring the skyline of downtown Dallas from my vantage point about seven miles North of the fire.
I dont know if anyone is interested but I got the “On the Road with the Ramones” and they had a photocopy of the original agreement for them to come play at the Arcadia in Dallas. I thought that was neat that the Ramones had played there, right on Greenville, a place I walk by everyday. Why doesnt someone buy it up and reopen it up? That would make a great venue for art, entertainment, music, etc. With Deep Ellum losing its zeal, artists and audiences alike are looking for a new venue to flock to. Itd be a great business investment since its got such history and poise.
The photo used from Lost Memory was taken around the time you and Richard operated the club….we started out sundays with Retro Dance then later changed the name to Retrocadia……I probably put those letters on the marquee, since Richard had me do it instead of him doing it until I left in March 1993
Yes, the above photo shows the Arcadia as it appears in 2005.
Hello. I have been researching the Ritz theatre in Corpus Christi and came across a 1929 newspaper story that has the following quote, “Mr. Dunne, the architect (Ritz) is from Dallas and is a theatre speacialist. He has been associated in construction of the Melba and Arcadia in Dallas; the Howell theater in Coleman; the Ritz theater in Big Springs; the Texas theate in San Angelo; and new theaters that will be constructed in 1930 at Sweetwater, Laredo, Sherman, Littlerock, Ark; Roswell, New Mexico; and the new Plaza, a Publix house at El Paso that will seat 2,700 persons.” The Ritz theater in Corpus Christi is done in a very similar Spanish style to the Texas in San Angelo but it’s different. That may be because the Ritz has suffered some renovations over the years that destroyed a lot of it’s interior. I hope someone from this WEB site will read this and add these other theaters to Scott Dunne’s credit.
Myself and 3 others operated a nightclub at the Arcadia from 1992 to 1995. The theatre was completely refurbished from top to botton keeping the original decor intact. The Arcadia was built in 1926 as a neighborhood vaudeville and silent picture house seating around 900 persons. It is unique in that it was one of the first theatres to be designed as a stadium style house. It was also one of the first Dallas houses to be air conditioned by refrigerstion. It has a large stage with dressing rooms under the stage. It also had a theatre pipe organ which the owner later in the 1930s donated to Baylor University in Waco. The exterior is well kept with a huge marquee with large letter spelling the theatre name. At one time it also had a huge sign in the shape of aan oak tree with the theatre name in lights across it. To this day the building is well maintained and is being used as a music and club venue.
I worked in this theater when it ran Spanish-speaking movies from 1974 through 1983. It has(had) a lot of interesting design and vaudeville leftovers from the 1920s-30s. It is now called the “Milk Bar” (i think its some sort of vague reference/homage to A Clockwork Orange. Anyway I’d like to know if anyone has any idea where to research old theaters like this one?