Capitol Theatre

310 W. Main Street,
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

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rivest266
rivest266 on August 21, 2018 at 1:09 pm

This opened on March 13th, 1921. Grand opening ad in the photo section.

missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on March 29, 2011 at 5:59 pm

Gentlemen, I hate to tell you this, but on Cosmo’s 03-27-11 post I entered Capitol Theatre’s exact address of “310 w main, oklahoma city” and came up with historic photos of when this was the Dreamland Theatre, and after its convertion to a Virginia Dare Shop.

raybradley
raybradley on March 28, 2011 at 12:25 am

Another good 1925 look at the Capitol viewed fromm 300 block Main & Hudson.
The 1935 & 1947 views shows the former Capitol Theatre (white Art Deco look with large centerpiece window) on leftside of the eight story Kerr’s Bldge, and also

raybradley
raybradley on March 27, 2011 at 11:58 pm

Time lines for the Capitol Theatre can be traced on site below.
A 1912 view of the Main St shows this theatre under Dreamland, its original name.
In a 1925 photo the Capitol Theatre is going strong.
c1935 image the theatre has a new glass block Art Deco facelift, but already converted to retail space.
On this link type in “oklahoma city main street”. Look at photos of 1912 & 1935 300 block, 1925 Walker & Main, and 1947 Hudson & Main.
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raybradley
raybradley on March 25, 2011 at 12:35 pm

From dougdawg comes this vintage shot of the Capitol Theatre. Later on a much taller blade sign replaced the one shown here, along with an eye catching marquee.
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missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on November 10, 2008 at 9:57 am

Vintage images of the Capitol Theatre can be viewed on this site;
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seymourcox
seymourcox on August 2, 2007 at 8:17 pm

A 1912 photo of the Capitol Theatre, when it was still known as Dreamland, can be seen on site below. Enter word ‘dreamland’, then hit search…
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missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on April 1, 2007 at 11:38 am

Here are direct routes to images of the Dreamland (AKA- Capitol) Theatre. 1917 photos by W. Hine,
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Okie
Okie on May 16, 2006 at 1:24 pm

Try this link for a Capitol image (hope this one works)-
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