Fine Arts Theatre
115 N. Elm Street,
Denton,
TX
76201
115 N. Elm Street,
Denton,
TX
76201
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Previously operated by: Interstate Theatres Inc. & Texas Consolidated Theaters Inc., Trans-Texas Theatres
Architects: W. Scott Dunne
Previous Names: Texas Theatre
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The Texas Theatre was opened August 28, 1935 with Joan Blondell in “We’re in the Money”. The building stands out due to a clean orange, white and blue color scheme. The front is white trimmed with orange and blue. The marquee runs the length of the building and shelters the entrance and outside ticket booth. Above the marquee is a blue sign where the theatre’s name is spelled out in white letters and neon trim. It was renamed Fine Arts Theatre on November 6, 1957.
Restoration work began in 2014, with a planned reopening for Fall of 2014. It had closed by February 2021.
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A 1938 view of the Texas Theater in Denton before it became the Fine Arts.
I think this is a W. Scott Dunne design.
Great News!…… Fine Arts Theatre is being restored and hopefully opened in fall 2014. https://www.facebook.com/TheFineArtsTheater
http://vimeo.com/98944833
We are currently working on restoration of the Historic Fine Arts Theater. Please follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Also, thanks to all of you who have done research, shared photos, etc. www.facebook.com/TheFineArtsTheater Twitter: @FineArtsTheater
The Dallas Group Behind The Texas Theatre Plans To Bring A Similar Model To The Historic Venue It Plans To Re-Open On Denton’s Downtown Square In 2020 https://www.centraltrack.com/owners-of-dallas-texas-theatre-buy-dentons-fine-arts-theatre/
This reopened as the Fine Arts on November 6th, 1957. Another ad posted.
Grand opening ad as Texas below:
I checked the inside of the Fine Arts today and it seems that the lobby and auditorium was destroyed, and the walls were severely beaten up as well. However, there was a chance on renovation in the near future.
This April 26, 2020 article from Broadway World Dallas has about a dozen photos of the Fine Arts Theatre taken in March, 2018.
This web page from the Denton County Office of History and Culture has a few historic photos. It says that the theater building was built in 1890 on the site of an opera house built in 1877. The building was occupied by a funeral parlor and then a furniture store until being converted for the Texas Theatre in 1935.
The original restoration project’s Facebook page is still up, but hasn’t been updated since 2014. Likewise their Twitter page. The Facebook page is worth scrolling through, though, as it also has some vintage photos. I don’t think the current owners of the building have anything to do with those pages. I can’t find anything recent about them, so the whole project appears to be in limbo.