Ora Theater
East Park Street,
Freeport,
TX
East Park Street,
Freeport,
TX
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I discovered this theater while browsing the on-line archives of the Brazoria County Historical Museum.
I grew up in neighboring Lake Jackson and had never heard of the Ora.
I encountered the owners who told me it had opened ca. 1940 or ‘41. Hence, either the Ora was not the first theater in Freeport or it opened long before 1949. 1949 would have been very late for the first theater in Freeport; I note the movie on the marquee was released in 1947.
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The above entry has been edited and botched.
I included links to 3 photos of the Ora which have been deleted.
One picture included a legend stating that the Ora was opened in 1949 and was Freeport’s first theater; I pointed out that was probably in error.
While investigating another theater in Freeport I encountered the owners who told me that theater had opened ca. 1940 or 1941, not the Ora.
Bruce, I edited the description because you posted links to photos in the body of the description. We ask that any links to photos be added in the “Related Websites” field or the comments. Please repost the links in the comments area. Thank you.
Bryan Krefft
Cinema Treasures
Bryan,
The Ora Theatre was part of the J.G. Long Theatre chain. There were five Long theatres in Freeport during the 40’s.
They were: The Freeport, The Ora, The Port, The Showboat, and The Velasco (actually in the town of Velasco just across the river).
I’ll do some research and supply the information to you.
Rayman
In 1955 the Ora Theater had 407 seats.