The Jefferson Theatre in Lafayette opened in 1905, replacing Falk’s Opera House. It was a new modern brick theatre and Lafayette was now able to be entertained by Acting Troupes from all over via the Southern Pacific Railroad. I remember the Jefferson as a movie theatre where I saw movies like Dr. Zhivago, The Green Berets, Fantastic Voyage, The Evil Kneivel Story, Shaft and more. Towards the end of its life it showed mostly black exploitation & Kung Fu movies that followed in the wake of Shaft and Bruce Lee.
The Jefferson Theatre in Lafayette opened in 1905, replacing Falk’s Opera House. It was a new modern brick theatre and Lafayette was now able to be entertained by Acting Troupes from all over via the Southern Pacific Railroad. I remember the Jefferson as a movie theatre where I saw movies like Dr. Zhivago, The Green Berets, Fantastic Voyage, The Evil Kneivel Story, Shaft and more. Towards the end of its life it showed mostly black exploitation & Kung Fu movies that followed in the wake of Shaft and Bruce Lee.