Hempstead Theater

740 12th Street,
Hempstead, TX 77445

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 20, 2010 at 12:02 pm

2010 photo of the Hempstead Theatre.
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lostmemory
lostmemory on April 29, 2009 at 6:05 pm

This was the Hempstead Theater in 1982.

Tina64Dave55
Tina64Dave55 on October 8, 2008 at 9:35 am

Thank you Cinema Treasures for updating my theater as open, but there is one more slight discrepancy. The seating capacity is 210, not 450. This theater was designed and built by the previous owners Jimmy & Doris Needham. I will provide a photo as soon as the site starts allowing it.
This is a very comprehensive site, listing a huge number of theaters.
Thank again Cinema Treasures

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 22, 2008 at 6:33 am

So there were two Hempstead Theaters in Hempstead and the one at the above address is the newer of the two. Thanks for clearing this up.

Tina64Dave55
Tina64Dave55 on September 22, 2008 at 6:15 am

The Hempstead Theater at 740 12th Street was built in 1979. It’s a single screen theater which still has the original Century projector, a very reliable one. I was told by the previous owner that Hempstead has had a continuious theater since the 1920s, which makes it the second longest continuious business in Hempstead. The photo provided by Lost Memories was of the old theater at the corner of 290 Bus. and Hwy 6 long torn down. It’s a great picture. I wish the owners of this site would correct the discrepancy.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 30, 2008 at 9:10 am

This theater is open? What is it used for?

VF1223
VF1223 on August 30, 2008 at 9:01 am

NOT closed

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 25, 2006 at 4:03 pm

Does anyone want to take a stab at deciphering the message on the marquee?