Texas Theatre
231 W. Jefferson Boulevard,
Dallas,
TX
75208
231 W. Jefferson Boulevard,
Dallas,
TX
75208
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Does anyone know how to obtain building or architectural plans for the Texas theater
Worked with Corgan Architects to add an second screen upstairs in 2021.
Per Jim Foster, accompanied a 1937 photo I just added:
“Television was still in its infancy in 1932, so neighborhood theaters like the Texas Theatre on Jefferson Street in Oak Cliff, which opened in 1931, were commonplace. It was the first theater in Dallas to feature air conditioning and being built later than most of the movie houses of the 1920s boom, had the latest projection facilities.
The original owner was a company belonging to Howard Hughes. A nickel would buy an afternoon or an evening’s entertainment in a comfortable, air-conditioned environment."
Who (person), or what (company) owned Texas Theatre on November 22, 1963? I cannot find any information anywhere on the Internet.
I was born in dallas,texas when i was little girl i use to watch movies there.
Do any photographs exist of the inside of this theater from before its was stuccoed over?
Link
Article about a current fundraising effort. Copy & paste to view.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/texas/article/Dallas-theater-where-Lee-Harvey-Oswald-was-6362954.php
yes they did according to the website.
I had to visit this page today. I wonder if they are showing the double bill of “Cry of Battle” and “War is Hell” today.
1931 grand opening ad in the photo section has been uploaded.
Just took a tour of the Kennedy sites in Dallas, and the Texas Theater was a highlight. Lee Harvey Oswald was captured here.
A history of the Texas (plus recent photos from inside the building) can be found here: http://www.unvisiteddallas.com/archives/2217
a changeover 35mm system was installed in June of 2011 in the original projection booth
I visited this theater for the first time today for an Our Gang program. The theater is pretty neat because my parents lived near there and attended it frequently when they were young. They currently can only show digital films and 16mm.
The balcony does not have any seats and the 35mm projectors in the booth may not be usable. It’s definitely a work in progress, but it still has a 1930s-1940s atmosphere. The neighborhood is a Hispanic area, but the neighborhood is still an OK place to visit. I hope that they can keep up the work with restoring the theater.
Jan 3, 2011 article & Youtube video of its reopening
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This theater has had its official reopening: View link
Hey Don, I do hope you took a look at our press release. We’re hoping for big things with this. I realize that the Texas has been through quite a lot and remained basically dormant for many years but we’re here to change that. We’ll be semi-operational in October and fully operational by the first of the year. Our mission is to maintain the history of the Texas Theatre while improving the movie-goer experience. All of us involved are award-winning filmmakers first. We’re also all big fans of historic theaters and care about what happens to them. We’re seriously a good fit.
You’ve obviously been following the Texas for some time, so if you feel like pinging me directly, I’m happy to discuss further. That goes for anyone else as well.
Opening day ad states “2000 seats, none reserved.”
A news item about the leasing of the Texas to Aviation Cinemas and the plans for it; it is scheduled to reopen at the end of October, 2010: View link
my company Aviation Cinemas has taken over the lease at the Texas Theatre. We will be doing some upgrades to the lobby and house and then showing movies!
keep up with us at
thetexastheatre.com
facebook.com/textheatre
I went to see one of the movies at the Texas Theatre a couple weeks ago and found the experience both awesome and frustrating. If you wish, you may read my thoughts on the trip RIGHT HERE!
Hello, Mark W! I remember your father fondly! He took me with him on two seperate occassions to both the Palace and the Circle to see how films were projected. I remember having to climb up a narrow ladder on the wall to crawl through a hatch of some sort in the wall of the Palace projection room – if I recall correctly, that was the only way in or out – and looking out the viewing port at that incredible, cavernous auditorium! I had never seen anything so big or lovely as that theater with that huge chandelier! Can’t recall what the Palace was playing, but the Circle, while not so impressive, was certainly easier getting into! Girl Trouble/Afica Texas Style played at Circle.
The Texas Theatre should never be known as “Oswalds Theatre” he never owned or leased it.Lee Harvey “maybe” killed our President he should not be honored for it if he did of did not!He was arrested there, that all.