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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Texas » Sherman » Texas Theater

Texas Theater

Sherman, TX
112 E. Houston Street
, Sherman, TX 75090 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1000
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Built in 1931 by the Robb and Rowley theater chain, the Texas Theater was the number one theater in North Texas (north of Dallas) until it was finally closed in 1973. The original theater featured a ceiling that gave the effect of one being outdoors, with stars shining. That auditorium was destroyed by fire in 1939, but the theater was rebuilt and reopened the same year and remained a top-notch theater until the multi-plexes took over in the 1970s.

Located in downtown Sherman, it was part of the chain that later became Rowley United and eventually was bought out by United Artists. After the theater was closed, it remained a fixture in downtown Sherman into the 1990s, but it was eventually purchased by a local lawyer who tried to find a buyer without success. He had the theater demolished and put in a parking lot. However, the giant "Texas" sign in front of the theater was saved, and the attorney donated it to the Bob Bullock Texas State Museum in Austin, and the sign is now a permanent part of the exhibit at the museum in downtown Austin.
Contributed by Don Eldredge

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This theatre was probably the work of architect W. Scott Dunne.
posted by atmos on Apr 3, 2006 at 1:49am
A view of the Texas Theater in Sherman taken in 1986.
posted by Don Lewis on Apr 8, 2008 at 7:24pm
The date of the fire was 1/14/39, as reported in the San Antonio Express. Damage was estimated at $50,000. The story noted that the theater was four years old, which would have meant an opening in 1935.
posted by ken mc on Feb 27, 2009 at 5:30pm
1984 Photo

1986 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 30, 2009 at 8:01pm
A view from 1939 of the Texas Theater in Sherman.

posted by Don Lewis on May 24, 2009 at 7:09am
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