Lancaster Showcase Theatre 1-2
4425 E. Lancaster Avenue,
Fort Worth,
TX
76103
4425 E. Lancaster Avenue,
Fort Worth,
TX
76103
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The building was gutted and rebuilt into an O'Reilly’s Auto Parts store.
Sargent and Frances Hill launched the Lancaster Showcase with an invitation-only, champagne preview on August 1, 1974. Each auditorium had 326 seats with auditorium one called Act I and auditorium two called Act II. Like their other locations, the Lancaster Showcase had a neighboring Bonanza Sirloin Pit Steakhouse to allow dinner and a movie. They also had a children’s nursery. The entire facility was down as the Bonanza Showcase Center.
In August of 1978, the theatre was taken over by Cinemark Theatres. The theatre had a cooperative agreement in 1979 featuring late night Chinese Martial Arts films at midnight and 2a. Later in 1979, Cinemark dropped the theatre which was picked up by T & S Theatres.
It was next operated by William B. Boren’s fledgling circuit consisting of the Eastgate Cinema in Garland, the Westgate Cinema in McKinney, the Wilshire Showcase I & II in Euless, the Cineworld 4 and Lancaster Showcase in Fort Worth and two theaters in Blackwell, OK. The Lancaster Showcase appears to have closed for good on April 1, 1984 after the theatre was looted.
Opened with 2 screens. Opened on screen 1 with “The great American cowboy”, and on screen 2 with “American graffiti”.
Was anyone ever for the fire(arson) and robbery?
This opened on August 2nd, 1974 as the E. Lancaster Showcase. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Also, Address (On Cinematour) shows to be:
4425 East Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, TX ..
From what I can tell, the structure was either demolished or taken down in size. Looks like an O'Riellys is now on the land..
As seen HERE ..
RANDY A CARLISLE
PLEASE CHANGE NAME TO:
lancaster showcase theater 1 & 2
PLEASE ADD TO ADDRESS:
4425 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE
Closed 1980?
Owned by Texas Cinema Corporation?
Need more info and photos.