Pines Theater
113 S. 1st Street,
Lufkin,
TX
75901
113 S. 1st Street,
Lufkin,
TX
75901
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The Pines Theater opened around 1925. I don’t know when this theater closed, but at some point after closing it was used as a church called the “Covenant of Love-Outreach”. The Pines Theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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Here is a 2008 photo of the Pines Theater.
LUFKIN, TX — The city has set aside $500,000 for the initial renovation of the historic Pines Theater as part of a plan to bring the downtown area back to life.
Last July, the city bought the 1925 theater, which was being used as a church, for $112,860.
The $500,000 will be used to secure the structure by installing a new roof, upgrading the wiring and lighting, hanging new doors and windows, redoing the marque, and stripping off material from previous renovations. The entire project will cost $1.4 million and could take years to fund completely.
The city is looking to private funding to help with the construction costs.
Read more in the Lufkin Daily News.
Here are some 1984 photos:
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October 2008 photo:
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Hey all,
Here’s my Texas Escapes feature about the Pines:
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And here’s a picture I took in October 2009:
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Looks like they took away a couple of parking spaces and added a curb in front of the theater to hopefully keep the 18 wheelers away from the marquee again…
I remember going to this theater as a kid one year in the late 1970’s in October when it was used by the Lufkin Jaycees as the site of their yearly charity haunted house.
Never understood anyone wanting to hold Church in movie theatre.
Much interior work going on in March 2011: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadsidenut/5576898760/
The restored facade & marquee (also March 2011): http://www.flickr.com/photos/agilitynut/5575421871/