Village Cinemas I & II
40 S. Garnett Road,
Tulsa,
OK
40 S. Garnett Road,
Tulsa,
OK
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The Village I & II opened in 1968 and showed first-run films. In the 1980s, it became a second-run theater and then closed in the 1990s.
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Village Architect was Alex Blue.
Designed by Alex Blue, the 1968 Village Cinema originally opened as a single screen, first run movie house. Seating capacity was (aprox) 1000. Sometime during the 1970s a wall was constructed down the middle of the auditorium and it became a twin cinema.
This is a photo of the former Village Cinemas I & II and here is another.
It is true the Village Cinema originally opened as a modern, single screen theatre, with an imaginative contemporary decor. Lobby furniture was of black leather and chrome. Restrooms walls were veneered in refelctive black glass. Auditorium seating offered ample leg room, and a beveled shadow box framed a massive silver screen.
Lettering makes it look like a GCC theatre.
This link reports that the Village Cinema was a member of GCC,
http://tulsatvmemories.com/gccvill.html
Described in this 1968 trade article: Boxoffice