Kay Theatre
350 N. Main Street,
Rockdale,
TX
76567
350 N. Main Street,
Rockdale,
TX
76567
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Updated website link: Kay
As of 9Jun2014, the theater has 2 a/c units and 2 new exits on each of the north and south sides of the building with a sidewalk linking them back to the front of the theater. Also, in 2013 a Texas Historical Marker was set in front of the building. It sure looks nice now. Current photos added under the “photos” tab above. Also it looks like neon was added to the face of the building around the sides and top of the face.
John
A 2012 photo of the refurbished Kay Theater in Rockdale.
Came across this ARTICLE about the restoration of the Kay Theatre. Enjoy!
RANDY A CARLISLE
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ksmhlj
The Kay Theater has been painted and the front of the building has been enclosed. There are some coke machines inside and tables set up. Looks like for the convience of the workers. There was a plastic sheet blocking the view of the auditorium so don’t know what’s going on in there. These photos are as of Aug. 6 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12335678@N00/?saved=1
The whole set of photos is in the link in the preceeding message.
John
Other photos from that day.
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Here is what the theater looked like the day I saw it in Dec. 06.
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John
Glad to see some action on this theater. The last time I saw it a year or so ago, the front was covered in vines and the wood doors looked like they were about to rot off. However, when I went by there yesterday (12/02/06), the place had been cleaned up. The rotton doors were gone and a steel mesh up to keep folks out. The inside had been cleaned out and the theater looked like it was also cleaned up. No seats or screen but the place looked a lot better. Have always been curious about this place. Hope they can get the “fixin'” done. Looked bigger inside than I thought it would.
John