Tall Chief Theatre
248 N. Main Street,
Fairfax,
OK
74637
248 N. Main Street,
Fairfax,
OK
74637
1 person
favorited this theater
Additional Info
Nearby Theaters
Open as early as 1928 the Tall Chief Theatre had a spacious stage to accomodate vaudeville acts, and was a large theatre for such a small town. Designed in a commercial theme the structure had limiited ornamentation, but still maintained a stylish look.
Contributed by
Budgie Greendbird
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 9 comments)
Vintage interior/exterior images of this cinema can be seen by typing in name “Fairfax”,
View link
This site has both vintage and recent images of the Tall Chief Theatre …
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/373
This theater is shown on a 1933 fire insurance map at 248 N. Main. Another theater (name unknown) is shown at 212 N. Main as early as a 1924 map. An even earlier theater was shown at 229 N. Main.
This theatre is still standing, address is 248 N. Main St., Fairfiax, OK 74637.
The Fairfax Community Foundation is quite a ways along on the restoration of this historic building. It was built by Alex TallChief, father of the famed American Indian ballerinas, Maria and Marjorie. It was built while they were young. Maria is quoted as saying that she always knew she was a star, her name was in lights in downtown Fairfax!
The Tall Rex first appears in a Movie magazine in 1929 along with the Liberty Theatre.
There will be an event tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2016 in the restored space that was once a barber shop in the front of the Tallchief. Featuring four local Native Artists, the event is the first in the partially restored building since the 1960’s!
The Tall Chief has been under restoration but was hit by a setback today. See this news story for an interior view of the theater as it sits now along with information about the damage.
https://www.fox23.com/news/restoration-undone-by-tornado-at-historic-fairfax-theater/849264448
This theatre was just in a scene of ‘American Gods’ season 1 episode 2