Chief Theatre
111-115 S. Main Street,
Eufaula,
OK
74432
111-115 S. Main Street,
Eufaula,
OK
74432
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The Chief Theatre was opened November 16, 1937 with Frederick March in “A Star is Born”. It was closed in January 1956. The building was still standing as a vacant store in May 2019.
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Belle Starr the infamous bandit queen is buried near Eufaula.
That was Bart Starr’s wife, wasn’t it?
Click title to see Belle Starr image,
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I am doing some research on The Palace Movie Theater that was in Eufaula, OK. I am trying to find some of the old monthly calendars that the theater would put out. It would have what was playing for that month. I would like to find the months of June, July, August, for the years, 1960, 1961, 1962. I would like to find any old pictures or even movie posters or handbills for this theater. I can be reached at the following email address. If you have anything like this that you would be willing to sell, I would be interested in talking with you. Floyd Cleghorn
From looking at the historic photo in the first post, I believe the reddish building that is 4 storefronts south of Foley Street on the east side of Main is the Chief. It looks like the unique corner building with the window box has been demolished. Any opinions?
Google Street View of the suggested location:
http://tinyurl.com/237y88p
You’re right, roadsideok. The building top has been lowered but that is the Chief Theatre. To see clear vintage shots of this theatre go to link below, and under match all words type “junk drive benefit”,
(Its slow)
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Looks like the Palace Theater is just four doors down on the left of this picture! Must of been a decent sized town to support two theaters so close to each other and its Main St that ends after two blocks!
Street view shows the address is 111-115 S. Main Street. The Eufaula Indian Journal office is in 109, and it is next door to the left. The brick work on 111-115 S. Main matches where it is painted white in the 1940 photo.
Here is the Library of Congress link to the 1940 Russell Lee photo. Enlargeable for greater detail within link.
https://www.loc.gov/item/2017741723/
Opened on November 16, 1937 with “A Star Is Born” along with a few selected short subjects.
CinemaScope was installed at the Chief on December 5, 1954 with “River Of North Return” as its first CinemaScope film. Exactly a year after its installation of CinemaScope, the Chief closed for the final time in January 1956. The nearby Palace would then had the chance to install CinemaScope later on.