Capri Theatre
114-116 E. Grand Avenue,
Ponca City,
OK
74601
114-116 E. Grand Avenue,
Ponca City,
OK
74601
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Previously operated by: Griffith Amusement Company, Video Independent Theaters Inc.
Previous Names: Roxy Theatre, Center Theatre
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1937 photographs reveal that the Roxy Theatre was nothing more than a plain nickelodeon, a relic from an earlier era. It was renamed Center Theatre of September 25, 1950. On November 5, 1959 it was renamed Capri Theatre. It was later closed and was demolished for a bank to be built on the site.
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Location: 114-116 East Grand Avenue. Griffith Amusements had plans to create a movie palace on the site of the Roxy in 1946 but post-War shortages appear to have changed that concept. The Roxy became the Center Theatre on September 25, 1950. Video Independent Theatres closed its Kay Theatre and converted the Center to the Capri Theatre on November 5, 1959 with “Pillow Talk” as the grand opening feature. The theatre closed as the Capri and was demolished in favor of a modern banking facility.
This started life as the Mission Theatre in either late-October or early-November 1911 by Mr. James Wickeser, and was renamed the Roxy Theatre on November 15, 1931.