Crawford Theatre

dallasmovietheaters on November 6, 2022 at 5:10 am

The Crawford Theater’s final show was Walt Disney’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and Betty Grable in “Three for the Show” on January 2, 1956. A salvage sale started the day after with a treasure trove of hidden ephemera uncovered prior to the theater’s demolition. The local press opined that the Crawford’s two biggest blows occurred when talkies were installed in Wichita in 1928 leading to the live venue’s conversion from top tier live showplace to second-tier movie house in 1930 and the demolition ball that crushed the venue in February of 1956.

Lyndon on November 22, 2018 at 2:55 am

Here is a story about the Crawford.

missmelbatoast on December 16, 2006 at 7:36 pm

A brief history and a vintage photo of the Crawford can be found on the below link;

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