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Palace Theater

Anson, TX

1233 Commercial Avenue

, Anson, TX 79501 United States

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Status:	Closed/Renovating
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Unknown
Seats:	400
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

This theater, or more properly, its shell, appears to be in the process of renovation. The facade is yellow brick with a red tile roof and black and white tiles at street level. The building has been completely gutted; with the screen, seats and roof removed. Unfortunately the renovator is none too bright, and the outdoor booth has been torn out and replaced with some cruddy French doors. The vertical has been fully restored, and is an almost psychedelic Plains Indian design.

Contributed by Seth Gaines

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This theater received a grant from the Texas Historical Commission for $15,000.00, I beleive, to replace the roof. Is the ticket booth not hidden behind the french doors?

posted by headb on Jan 4, 2005 at 12:33pm

There is a photo of this theater here:
http://www.djrider.com/c2c/photos/Tex/AnsonPalace.jpg

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 4, 2005 at 12:42pm

Seth, you must have a more up to date photo than the one that lostmemory's link takes you to and the one that I have from 2000. Ours still shows the free standing ticket booth, even though it seems to be ready to fall apart anyway.

posted by Chuck1231 on Jan 26, 2005 at 7:40pm

A photo of the Palce Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/Texas%20Theatres/PalaceTheatreAnsonTx.jpg courtesy Seth

posted by Chuck1231 on Jul 25, 2005 at 10:29am

Photo of the Palace Theatre.
http://www.exithere.net/theaters/c37_palace2.html

posted by Chuck1231 on Dec 11, 2005 at 8:03am

If you compare the photo posted on 1/4/05 with this photo, there does appear to be some renovation going on:
http://tinyurl.com/354w79

posted by ken mc on May 19, 2007 at 3:29pm

This is a 2007 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Dec 28, 2007 at 4:21pm

A 1988 photo of the Palace Theater in Anson.

www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/2261292397

posted by Don Lewis on Feb 12, 2008 at 6:50pm

The Palace Theater is listed in 1955 with 400 seats.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:44am

1984 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 28, 2009 at 6:31pm

This theatre seen in the 1984 photo was once a cute theatre with ticket kios, vertical marquee and what appears to be a vitrolite exterior. What's the latest on this one?

posted by Patsy on Sep 17, 2009 at 8:35am

On the Don Lewis post of 4/8/09 Seth Gaines mentions beneath a photo that the marquee has been restored, but the ticket kios was destroyed!?!

posted by Patsy on Sep 17, 2009 at 8:37am

Now see the restored marquee, but no restored ticket kios thanks to Lost Memory's posted photo of December 28, 2007.

posted by Patsy on Sep 17, 2009 at 8:40am

A fine restoration job was done on the marquee, but to remove the ticket kios was a major blunder,imo.

posted by Patsy on Sep 17, 2009 at 8:42am

Here is a photo showing the Palace at night.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 25, 2009 at 6:13pm

Interesting photo with the black night sky, the brightly lighted new marquee and the boarded up door...next door somewhere in Texas!

posted by Patsy on Sep 26, 2009 at 6:26am

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