Colonial Theatre
1702 Forest Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75234
1702 Forest Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75234
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This doesn’t map out. Forest Lane starts at about the 2100 block. Before that it’s Reeder Road.
Then look for the address.
Im just guessing here, but I would bet that this theater was certainly pre 1960’s. Forest Lane on its western end was disrupted by the construction of I635 (LBJ Freeway)which was built in the early 60s. As an example, there was a small civil airport that sat on the southeast corner of Forest and Denton road that was closed due to the construction. So I assume that the theater site is now under the expressway.
There was a 475 serat Colonial Theastres listed open in the mid-1920’s that was operated by a subsidiary of Paramount Theatres. Is this the same theatre.
Everyone’s making the same mistake about the Colonial’s address that they made about the White Theater, just up the street, namely, you’re calling old Forest AVENUE Forest LANE. They are two different streets in two completely different parts of town. Forest Avenue is now called Martin Luther King Blvd. The Colonial is at the corner of MLK Blvd. (Forest AVENUE) and Colonial Avenue. Looks like the building is still there.
Please change the addresses of BOTH these theaters from Forest LANE (not even developed when these theaters were current) to Forest AVENUE.
Chuck: to answer your question – yes. The Colonial was at one time in its existence operated by the Interstate Circuit, headquartered in Dallas, at various times under the auspices of, or in partnership with, Publix Theaters, which was Paramount’s exhibition branch.
That also goes for the White Theater.
I know things get confusing with similarly named streets in the same city, especially when the names are eventually changed altogether. The Forest Lane area didn’t even exist when these theaters were built.
Matt, when you use the address of 1702 Forest Ave. it maps properly, the building is still there and doing a address seach it comes up Roberts Ready to Wear and Jim’s 1 Hour Cleaners. So the address in the header needs to be changed to 1702 Forest Ave. as you mentioned.
1702 Forest Ave.
Dallas, Tx. 75215
Now, Chuck, doesn’t that look like an old theatre building? Ha-ha, this is so much fun!
A PHOTO I took back on Jan 16 2013 of what once was The Colonial Theatre. Located at 1702 MLK (aka Forest Ave) in Dallas Tx..
Randy A Carlisle Historical Photographer RAC Photography
Nice shot, Randy – why don’t you post it to this page under “PHOTOS.”