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Broadway Theater

Galveston, TX
5121 Broadway Avenue J
, Galveston, TX 77551 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Unknown
Seats: 849
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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This was a first run neighborhood theater. It later became quite run down and had fallen to showing XXX rated films before finally closing.
Contributed by Dana Grantham


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Well--someone needs to do something with it. Galveston could use a showplace.
Rog
posted by rogerscorpion on Aug 1, 2006 at 10:33pm
Here is a painting of the old broadway go to http://www.hollywoodframegallery.com/koehn/theater18.jpg
posted by williamburge on Sep 10, 2006 at 9:17am
Here is a 1968 newspaper article from better times:

After an extremely successful summer Interstate Theaters in
Galveston, The State and The Broadway, are planning bigger
and better fall and winter seasons.

Both the State Theater downtown and the Broadway Theater, 5121 Broadway, offer top entertainment. John Browning, Interstate manager in Galveston has announced that in the planning of bringing excellent motion pictures to Galveston, several films have already been booked and can be expected on the local screens soon.

Both the State and Broadway are healthfully air conditioned
and modern snack bars in both theaters are for your added
pleasure. So now is the time to save and take advantage of Interstate's money saving offer on books and discount cards.
posted by ken mc on Oct 31, 2006 at 3:49pm
A 1982 photograph of the Broadway Theater in Galveston.
posted by Don Lewis on Mar 3, 2008 at 8:27pm
1984 Photo

1984 Photo

1986 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 30, 2009 at 8:37am
Here is a July 1977 ad from the Galveston Daily News:
http://tinyurl.com/pavpmn
posted by ken mc on May 17, 2009 at 11:31pm
Are these all porn ads?

posted by Lost Memory on May 18, 2009 at 4:04am
The correct address is 5121 Broadway Avenue J. The theater has been razed and replaced by a Sonic Drive-In. You can correlate the Google maps photo and the second 1984 photo by the placement of the Aramco Blinds sign on Broadway.
posted by ken mc on Oct 24, 2009 at 6:14pm
Sounds right since Google maps already maps this address as 5121 Broadway Avenue J.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 24, 2009 at 6:18pm
I was just in Galveston and, yes, this theater is no longer there. The status should be changed to "Demolished"
posted by LuisV on Dec 5, 2009 at 5:53pm
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