Dome Theater
309 D Street,
Lawton,
OK
73501
309 D Street,
Lawton,
OK
73501
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Various seating capaicties are given in different editions of Film Daily Yearbook for the Dome Theater; 1940 and 1943=800, 1950=1,000
This theatre was re-named the Diana Theatre during a major renovation by owner Video Independent Theatres of Oklahoma City in the late 50’s/early 60’s.
This theatre was razed in 1971.
SEE a 1962 image of the Diana Theatre dressed in circus attire by typing in word “diana”, then search -
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This theater had a balcony in it and a back entrance during the days of Jim Crow segragation. By the late 1960’s the back entrance was no longer in use and the balcony was used by black and white patrons alike. The presence of the US army and the efforts of forward looking post commander at nearby Fort Sill was one of the factors driving desegragation in public accomodations in Lawton.
This site has a clear 1962 photo of the Dome when it was still known as the Diana Theatre
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/429
Here is what the neighborhood is like these days, the Dome Theatre was razed long ago!
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