Fair Theatre

matt54 on February 9, 2011 at 4:58 pm

I believe this theatre originally opened as the Parkway Theatre in 1921, part of vaudevillian Eddie Foy’s chain of neighborhood theatres. Foy also opened the Oak Lawn, which was later renamed the Lawn, as well as several other Dallas area venues.

Bob Johnston on June 19, 2006 at 9:13 am

In 1935 owned by R. Z. Glass, owner of the Knox Street and Lawn Theaters in Dallas.

1945 operated by Interstate Chain.

Converted to “Negro House” in 1950 and five months later destroyed by fire.

Source: Dallas Morning News Archives.