Urban Theater
7124 Military Parkway,
Dallas,
TX
75227
7124 Military Parkway,
Dallas,
TX
75227
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In 1941, Roy V. Starling opened the Urban Theater in the Dallas community of Urbandale.
It was advertised as having 546 seats and free parking for 100 cars.
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Don Lewis
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Good find Randy! I have seen them turned into several differnt things, but this is the first washateria.
I need to go check this one out.
Don………
I’m telling you! I’ve NEVER heard of one getting turned into a Washateria before!! LOL!!! It’s still there I do Believe! You can tell by looking at it that it was a Theatre of some sort! I’m wondering why this site is showing it to be demolished.? Bad Info maybe? Oh well..
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Not demolished, just closed. Function is laundromat. Address: 7124 Military Parkway
An old movie theater ad from 1949 for the Urban Theater in Dallas.
Rumor is that the Urban Theater closed after allegations of money laundering.
From Boxoffice Magazine, February 1, 1941: “Roy Starling, owner of the Grove, opened his new Urban Theatre in the Urbandale section last Thursday.”
Maybe the money laundering started when the Urban became a laundromat.
Don…
That was the idea. Joe stole my rimshot by posting his Boxoffice item immediately thereunder.
Just kidding, Joe.
The Urban theater was taken over by Murr Electric for awhile then turned into the washateria. They experienced a 4 alarm fire a few months back. While the building is still standing, it is closed.
After it closed as a theater it was leased to a fine gentleman named Gene Coleman. He opened it after he remodeled the inside with flooring that was suitable for basketball, skating rink, and dancing. He did it for the youth of the area. It was called the Fun Club. Spent many hours there in my youth.