Midway Theater
110 W. Jefferson Boulevard,
Dallas,
TX
75208
110 W. Jefferson Boulevard,
Dallas,
TX
75208
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The Midway Theater opened in 1922 in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas on Jefferson Boulevard near Beckley Avenue. It had 550 seats and a Barton 2/6 Organ. The instrument was moved in 1931 to the new 2000 seat Texas Theater, down the street.
The Midway was operated by “Uncle Mac” McHenry and later in 1948 by Robb & Rowley Theaters.
It converted to talkies in 1933. It was closed in approximately 1970. The building now houses a Mexican restaurant.
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Bob Johnston
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My father managed the Midway while I was growing up, circa 1946-48. It was one of those wonderful movie houses around the advent of television which changed its double-feature bookings three times a week. I helped my Dad make out his booking sheets, a practice which, paired with my attendance at virtually every program shown there, led to my life-long obsession with movies of all sorts. (I followed in his footsteps twenty years later, when I managed theatres for the Laemmles in the Los Angeles area.) I finally tracked down a photo of the Midway at Oak Cliff’s Ice House Museum—I think I have this name right—recently. Dad also worked at the Texas, down the street, and a few of the other Robb and Rowley houses nearby, as well as “moonlighting” at Phil Isley’s Crest Theatre elsewhere in Oak Cliff. (It was at the Crest that I experienced my first horror movie, the Claude Rains “Phantom of the Opera,” which literally kept me awake all night!) The Midway is part of my heritage, and I would welcome any correspondence about it, accordingly.
Here is a photo circa 1941:
http://tinyurl.com/kkgfqr
The former Midway Theatre is now a discount shoe outlet, no longer a restaurant.
According to a 1956 article in “Box Office” the Midway closed on September 23, 1956. It was built by R. D. Sudderth, an Oak Cliff Banker; then sold to “Uncle Mac” MacHenry; then to Robb & Rowley and finally Rowley United.
Nice vintage photo ken mc.
BJohnston, I can’t be sure, but I just know I remember seeing the Midway advertised in the movie listings of the Dallas papers well into my teen years, which began in 1967. Could it have re-opened after 1956 under new ownership, perhaps?
The Structure was built in 1920.
Google-Maps shows this to be called Las 4 Milpas
Randy A Carlisle – RAC Photography
THIS “After” Photo is kind of a “After” photo to the original photo seen on cinematreasures.org.. Hince, Before & After….. Enjoy! Randy A Carlisle – RAC Photography