Granada Theatre
808-812 Broadway Street,
Plainview,
TX
79072
808-812 Broadway Street,
Plainview,
TX
79072
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Granada Theatre (Official)
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Architects: Carl Boller, Robert O. Boller
Firms: Boller Brothers
Functions: Concerts, Live Performances
Styles: Atmospheric, Spanish Renaissance
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News About This Theater
- Jul 28, 2014 — Granada Theatre making a comeback
The Granada Theatre opened on November 13, 1929 and was twinned in 1977. It closed on September 5, 1997 and still stands.
The building was sold in February 2012, with a planned reopening as a live theatre in late-2013.
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Graeme McBain
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To view 1930 photos of the Granada exterior and sky job auditorium type in word “theatre”,
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New story on the Granada: In its heyday, Granada was truly grand 03-23-2008
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Here is a 1984 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d4c8eu
As of July 2011
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabegrote/5955916259/in/photostream
The Granada has just been sold and plans to re-open it as a live theater in late 2013. The buyer also bought the Lynn Theater in Gonzales Texas along with the Edna Theater in Edna texas. Both open 2012 after renovations. The Theater will be brought back to life for a late 2013 opening.
From March 2012 an image of the Granada Theatre in Plainview.
Theater for sale again on e-bay….
Yes for sale on Ebay. Due to my distance from Plainview(13 hours drive)i decided i cant renovate this theater. I didnt think threw the distance when i bought the theater.
The historic Granada has been purchased by the grandson of one of its former partners. Plans to restore the theater are now underway. Persons with historical information, pictures, artifacts are encouraged to contact. Website and other social media information coming soon to further enhance the restoration process. The Granada is coming back!
Website now established at this URL: HistoricGranada.com
Facebook page: Search for Granada Theater Plainview
Thanks to all for help in finding original artifacts, photos, posters and anything related to the “original” Granada in Plainview, Texas.