Rosewin Theater
927 W. Jefferson Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75208
927 W. Jefferson Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75208
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The Rosewin Theater was opened by “Mac” McHenry in 1922 at Jefferson Avenue and Tyler Street in Dallas' Oak Cliff section. It replaced the Bluebird Theater which was located around the corner on Tyler Street.
In 1924 The Rosewin was enlarged to 650 seats and again in 1925 to 1,000 seats. It was reported to be the first theater to have a “cry room”. It was later operated by Robb & Rowley Theaters.
“The Little Minister”, starring Alice Calhoun, was the first feature to open the Rosewin. The theater was renamed the Rex and featured adult films in its last years. It was closed in the early 1970’s and later demolished.
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This is a vintage photo of Jefferson Avenue showing the location of the Rosewin Theater.
Here is an undated photo of the Rosewin Theater.
Here is a photo circa 1958:
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The empty lot where the theatre once stood courtesy Randy Carlisle.
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some sort of construction is happening right now on this lot which has been empty for quite some time. up until a few days ago the original box office tile was there still.
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Where the Rosewin Theatre Once Stood .. From March 2005.. Enjoy..
Randy A Carlisle – Historical Photographer
Ahh memories! The tiny store to the right of the theater (where the bicycle is parked) was the location of my grandfather’s candy store in the 1930’s and 1940’s. His name was Charles Frensley. I read in another blog where it was referred to as Mr. Friendly’s Candy Store. As a young boy (7-9 yrs old?), I would catch the street car and report to the store to help my grandfather for the Saturday kids crowd. He had an agreement with the Rosewin that they would only only sell popcorn and leave the candy to him. Movie ticket holders were free to pass out of the theater and go to his candy store and then come back in. Most of our candy was of the penny variety so you could mix and match stuff and really stretch your money across lots of different stuff. I don’t remember if I was allowed to sample the wares. Probably not. :–)
This theatre in the sixties was renamed the Rex; I worked as a projectionist in the early seventies when it was a triple-XXX theatre. It closed not long after that. The booth was up a long flight of stairs which also led to the restrooms!