Coyle township is falling to ruin. Your guess is as good as mine as to whether or not any of the remaining buildings once held a 200 seat cinema. View link
Somewhere in time the box marquee was removed, and the builing top has been lowered, but the old Rex Theatre still stands bold. Two doors to the right stands the former Mid-West Theatre. View link
Pan left from Danny’s TV for a modern day view of the former Varsity Theater. Sooner Theater is caty corner to the Varsity.- View link
White building directly across the street was once the Norman Opera House, but it never showed movies.
Perhaps the Rialto Theatre was known under another name, as there is no mention of it on the Oklahoma Historical link. In search all words field type in either “enid theater” or “enid theatre”, View link
Original name for the Esquire Theatre was Criterion. Then it was renamed Aztec before being known as the Esquire.
To see vintage photos of this theatre building under various names go to below link, in match all words field type in either “enid theater” or “enid theatre”, View link
When the original Aztec Theatre changed its name to Esquire, then the Arcadia Theatre was renamed the Aztec. To view vintage images go to below link, on match all words field type in either “enid theater” or “enid theatre”,
This is what the old Esquire Theatre looks like these days, View link
This link has a photo (30 down) of the first Esquire Theatre, designed by Carl Boller. This was sister house to the Bison Theatre in Shawnee, OK. There is also a shot of the new Esquire taken shortly after it closed, http://www.enidbuzz.com/downtownenidvintage.htm
Coyle township is falling to ruin. Your guess is as good as mine as to whether or not any of the remaining buildings once held a 200 seat cinema.
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Here is a modern day view of the Coweta Theater and surounding area,
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This is what the neighborhood around the Constantine Theater looks like nowadays,
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This is a recent view of the Claremore Cinema 8,
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Today the former Palace Theatre has been converted into Ann & Barbara’s Interiors, 412 W. Will Rogers.
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Here is a modern day view of the Ne-Mar Shopping Center. Not sure where the cinema sits within the complex.
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Not much left of the Butler business district. Don’t know if one of these few remaining buildings once housed a cinema.
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This is a modern view of the former Midwest Theatre (white bldg with red shutters), now a pool hall,
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See this link for a look at the former Pix Theatre,
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Take a look at what the Ritz Theatre neighborhood looks like today,
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This is what the Hornbeck Theatre neighborhood looks like now days,
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This is what the neighborhood around the old Bison Theatre looks like these days,
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Somewhere in time the box marquee was removed, and the builing top has been lowered, but the old Rex Theatre still stands bold. Two doors to the right stands the former Mid-West Theatre.
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Colorfull neon trim is long gone, and the marquee too, but the Mid-West Theatre is still in very good shape,
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Pan left from Danny’s TV for a modern day view of the former Varsity Theater. Sooner Theater is caty corner to the Varsity.-
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White building directly across the street was once the Norman Opera House, but it never showed movies.
This is recent view of the Satallite Twin Cinema. The former lobby is now a Papa John’s Pizza.
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Here is a modern day view of the former Oklahoma Theatre, now a Rawhide Shop,
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This is what the Hollywood Theatre looks like now,
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This is what the former University Theatre looks like these days (Art Deco bldg with striped awning, between Norman Convention & Marquis),
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Perhaps the Rialto Theatre was known under another name, as there is no mention of it on the Oklahoma Historical link. In search all words field type in either “enid theater” or “enid theatre”,
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This link has several pictures of the Oxford Theatre, including demolition shots.
http://www.enidbuzz.com/enidbuildingsvintage.htm
Original name for the Esquire Theatre was Criterion. Then it was renamed Aztec before being known as the Esquire.
To see vintage photos of this theatre building under various names go to below link, in match all words field type in either “enid theater” or “enid theatre”,
View link
When the original Aztec Theatre changed its name to Esquire, then the Arcadia Theatre was renamed the Aztec. To view vintage images go to below link, on match all words field type in either “enid theater” or “enid theatre”,
View link
This is what the old Esquire Theatre looks like these days,
View link
This link has a photo (30 down) of the first Esquire Theatre, designed by Carl Boller. This was sister house to the Bison Theatre in Shawnee, OK. There is also a shot of the new Esquire taken shortly after it closed,
http://www.enidbuzz.com/downtownenidvintage.htm
Now and then photos of the Trail Drive-In can be seen on this link,
http://www.enidbuzz.com/driveinmovie.htm