Roxy Theatre

211 S. Main Street,
Picher, OK 74360

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Roxy Theater, Picher, OK

The Gayety Theatre was opened by 1921. It was remodeled and reopened as the Roxy Theatre on April 30, 1932. In 1950 the Plaza Theatre was condemned and the signage was moved to the Roxy Theatre.

Contributed by J. D. Chapman

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Okie
Okie on April 22, 2006 at 6:42 pm

Close study of these photographs indicate that perhaps signage from the Plaza were later moved over to the Roxy. Notice that the Roxy and 1960 Plaza exterior pictures have the same rough quarried stone exterior and matching upper story windows.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 24, 2009 at 3:02 pm

This was in the Miami (OK) News-Record on 12/27/45:

The Mystic theater of Picher, owned by J. D. Wineland since 1918, has been purchased by the Consolidated Theaters of Oklahoma, who are also the owners of the Plaza and Roxy theaters here. The Mystic will be closed for about 15 days to be re-decorated and for the installation of new equipment.

The Mystic will be managed by Jim Worsley, who is also manager of the Plaza and the Roxy. Wineland, who has apartments over the theater, moved to Joplin yesterday. He has announced no future business plans.

missmelbatoast
missmelbatoast on August 26, 2009 at 3:47 pm

These LIFE photographs indicate that when the Plaza Theatre was condemned in 1950 all signage was moved over to the Roxy;
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Cimarron
Cimarron on June 30, 2014 at 7:04 pm

Uploaded Roxy pic. in photo section. Clik pic under that tab for additional details.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 11, 2018 at 6:40 pm

This item about the Roxy Theatre is from the Sunday, May 1, 1932, issue of the Miami Daily News-Record:

“The Roxy theater was opened in Picher Saturday night by Carl Gordon, well known former theater man of the district, in the building formerly occupied by the Gayety theater at 211 South Main street. The new theater quarters have been enlarged and extensively improved. Equipment includes talking picture facilities of the Western Electric company. The theater has a seating capacity of approximately 500. Mr. Gordon has announced that it will be his policy to give the theatergoing public of Picher and vicinity a thoroughly modern playhouse with strictly modern prices.”
Picher had a movie house called the Gayety Theatre at least as early as 1921.

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