River Oaks Theatre
4847 Green Oaks Road,
Fort Worth,
TX
76116
4847 Green Oaks Road,
Fort Worth,
TX
76116
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Previously operated by: Interstate Theatres Inc. & Texas Consolidated Theaters Inc.
Previous Names: Riviera Theatre
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Interstate Theatres opened the River Oaks Theatre on April 27th, 1945 with Bing Crosby in “Here Come the Waves”. It was taken over by an independent operator in January 1955 and closed on December 19, 1964. Sold to new owners who reopened it as the Riviera Theatre on March 12th, 1965 screening Burt Lancaster in “Elmer Gantry”. The Riviera Theatre was closed on September 4, 1966 with Peter Noone in “Hold On” & David Niven in “Where the Spies Are”.
It reopened in January 1967, again taking the original River Oaks Theatre name showing adult movies, but closed later in 1967 following protests regarding its programming. It was demolished in 1969 and a garage was built on the site.
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Grand opening ads posted.
Technically, this opened and closed as the River Oaks Theater. It launched for Interstate Theatres Circuit on April 27, 1945 with “Here Come the Waves.” The theatre was subleased in 1952 when Interstate divested of many theaters as a result of the Paramount decree.
As an independent , it switched to widescreen projection showing CinemaScope titles beginning on January 3, 1955. The operator bolted after a 20-year leasing expiry closing on December 13, 1964 with a double-feature of “Hell is for Heroes” and “Son of Captain Blood.
Ted Gould decided to take on the theatre rebranding it as the Riviera Theatre on March 12, 1965 with “Elmer Gantry” opening the venue. That ended after less than 18 months on September 4, 1966 with Peter Noone in “Hold On” and David Niven in “Where the Spies Are.”
The theatre returned in January of 1967 under the River Oaks Theater nameplate as an adult theater. Successful protests ended that operation soon thereafter in 1967 and it never screened movies. again although it hosted live political events in 1968.
The River Oaks was razed in 1969 and replaced with a new location of White’s Auto Store and garage. That opened on April 23, 1970.