Continental Fine Arts Cinema
1805 Broadway,
Lubbock,
TX
79401
1805 Broadway,
Lubbock,
TX
79401
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The Midway was a favorite with the Tech student crowd in the 1940s, according to my mother anyway. It was ‘midway’ between Tech and downtown. Beginning in the 1950s it changed names quite a few times—the Centre Theatre, the Gay Nineties, the Tejas, and finally the Varsity. I may have even missed a few names. When I was in college in the 60s, the theater had a deal with Tech to show foreign film festivals (like Ingmar Bergman films) and other ‘art’ and historical films to supplement some of the classes at Tech.
Thanks for posting above link Robert!
Don…
Photo at this new story in the Lubbock paper:
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B&W photo of the MIDWAY courtesy of the Texas Tech Library.
Probably taken around 1940.
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Many Lubbock theaters shown. El Capitan; Plaza; Clifton; Lindsey; Cactus; Westerner Drive-In; Corral; Broadway; Midway; Plains Drive-In; Arnett-Benson; Arcadia.
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From the drop-down box choose: Buildings-Commercial-Movie Theaters
Search theatre and drive-in and there are other arial shots of other drive-ins, etc.
ENJOY!
The Midway Theatre was listed as seating 500 people.