Clifton Theater
Lubbock,
TX
79401
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Originally opened as the Palace Theater. In the early 1950’s it was given a ‘Modernistic’ make-over and re-opened as the Clifton Theater.
It specialized in horror movies in the 1950’s and 1960’s, it was located near the Lindsey Theater in old downtown Lubbock.
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curtis cates
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I saw “RODAN the FLYING MONSTER” at the Clifton. It was a grand old movie palace that ran a lot of horror movies. Played “CREATURE from the BLACK LAGOON” in Double-interlock polaroid 3-D there.
Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society is this 1948 architectural drawing of the contemporary Clifton Theatre. To view sketch type in word “clifton”, then search,
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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!
Recently uncovered vintage photographs reveal that the Clifton was a makeover of the old Palace Theater.
The Clifton was the old Palace. It was across the street from what became the Pride of the Plains Lindsey Theater. It was in a large 3 story stucture that was part of the old Hilton Hotel city block. All of the buildings are now gone. It was one of the only buildings of its size in downtown Lubbock.
This is an ad from the Lubbock Morning Avalanche dated December 14, 1924. The ad is for the company that supplied some of the equipment, projector, dimmers, seats, etc for the Palace Theater. This theater dates back to at least 1924.
Lost memory, the link above has died, but I found the opening ad pages, which can be found at the link below.
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Some of those links don’t last very long Mike. At least I got the 1924 year right. :)
The Clifton had the coolest art deco you ever saw, and the seats slid forward, like a recliner! I never saw seats like that again after the Clifton closed.