Arcadia Theatre
226 W. Randolph Avenue,
Enid,
OK
73701
226 W. Randolph Avenue,
Enid,
OK
73701
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The Paramount-Publix chain opened the Arcadia Theatre on October 10, 1930 with Charles Delaney in “The Lonesome Trail” and Rin Tin Tin The Wonder Dog in Chapter 1 of “The Lone Defender”.
2012 article about Boom-A-Rang Diner’s opening. No mention of the Arcadia, but the wall’s artwork appears to be movie inspired. Local contractor Leroy Markes owns the building leased to Boom-A-Rang, and those surrounding it.
http://www.enidnews.com/news/business/bringing-back-the-s/article_0783461e-6b85-562f-ad10-39ddc9bafcaa.html
1939 photo added, photo credit Oklahoma Historical Society. Via the Enid Oklahoma Old Post Cards Facebook page.
The Arcadia, located at 226 W. Randolph, operated from at least 1933 to 1943. It is not listed in the 1926-27 Enid City Directory and there are no other directories available at the Enid Public Library for the intervening years. The Griffith Amusement Company (its Enid headquarters was across the street at the Aztec Theatre) ran the Arcadia at least part of the time it was open. The current occupant of the building is the Boomerang Restaurant.
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”,
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This site has a little bit of material on the former Arcadia Theatre …
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/370
Here a lovely hotel/ballroom/theatre listed as opening 1924. Don’t think this was ever a cinema, but still worth a look -
http://enidsymphony.uniqhorns.com/
Take a peek at a vintage shot of this Art Deco cutie by typing in “Arcadia” …
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On the above site entered by Mr. Cox, go to Archive page, then type word “Enid”. Several theatre images can be seen in the street scenes.
If you want to look at a 1907 postcard of Enid’s Loewen Theatre, click Archive page on below link, then enter Loewen.
http://okhistory.cuadra.com/star/public.html
Also, enter Fort Supply Opera House to see that theatre.
Here is an antique postcard view of
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From C.F. Donald’s 1908 panoramic view of Enid, Oklahoma, can be seen the Court Saloon which was later renovated into the Arcadia Theare. Photo courtesy Library of Congress Photograph Archive-
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pan.6a15474
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1940 edition gives the Arcadia Theatre a seating capacity of 441, same in the 1943 edition but it is listed as ‘Closed’.