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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Texas » Dallas » Tower Theater

Tower Theater

Dallas, TX
1907 Elm Street
, Dallas, TX 75201 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Unknown
Seats: 1295
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Located in the same downtown block of Elm Street as the Majestic and the Melba (later Capri) Theaters, this Interstate Theater operated theatre opened in 1937 and had a small box office opening on the street that led into what appeared to be an office building. The entry off Elm Street ran straight to the rear of the house. There were no distinguishing decorations inside that I recall (dating back to the 1960's), but it was obviously one of Interstate's crown jewels. There was a large, vertical sign on the front.

It played many hard ticket, reserved seat bookings, including "Exodus" in 1960 and "Cleopatra" in 1963.

The Tower Theater was closed in 1970 and the building was remodeled, the theater house portion became an entry mall that faces the street behind the building - Pacific Avenue. The building has been closed, but is due (in 2008) for remodeling into condo and apartments in the next couple of years.
Contributed by Don Eldredge, Bob Johnston

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I know the Tower was the original 70MM Hard Ticket Reserved Seat Theatre in Dallas during the middle 1950's. But what other theatres in Dallas did Interstate change over and put 70MM in so they could also play Hard Ticket Reserved Seat showings? In what theatres did the following pictures play on a Hard Ticket Reserved Seat policy. SPARTACUS, CAN CAN, WEST SIDE STORY, EL CID, THE LONGEST DAY, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 55 DAYS AT PEKING, THE CARDINAL, MY FAIR LADY, CHEYENNE AUTUMN, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, THE GREAT RACE, THE AGONY & THE ECSTACY, THE BIBLE, HAWAII, THE SANDPEBBLES, FUNNY GIRL, DOCTOR DOLITTLE, PAINT YOUR WAGON, GOODBYE MR. CHIPS
posted by ennis on Jan 16, 2009 at 2:06pm
A view of the Tower Theater's vertical sign captured on this vintage Elm Street post card.

posted by Don Lewis on Mar 9, 2009 at 9:19pm
An old movie theater ad from 1949 for the Tower Theater.

posted by Don Lewis on Mar 15, 2009 at 1:14pm
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