Overton Theatre
210-212 Henderson Street,
Overton,
TX
75684
210-212 Henderson Street,
Overton,
TX
75684
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Opened in July 1938, as the 603 seat Overton Theatre. It was still operating in 1950 and closed in 1965.
Now in use as a storage warehouse for the Davis furniture store which is located next door. The theatre was purchased by Loretta and John Posey, a husband and wife team who want to reopen the theatre. They think it will be about 2 years (around 2012) before it will open for movies, plays and dinner theatre and so much more.
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Ken McIntyre, Ken Roe
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Thanks Chuck!
Maybe,they can take what i wrote and combine them since theyare the same theatre to help folks searching for the theatre.DAVIS THEATRE/OVERTON THEATRE. I guess that does happen often with theatres.
Mike when you do a search and the next page comes up check both boxes, current name and previous names. That way if it is listed with an AKA it will come up also.
Thanks Chuck 1231.i am a rookie.
Mike, even if you are a rookie as you say you are doing great. You have added a lot of info on the Southern Theatres.
Iam old theatre dawg,Chuck 1231.
Overton, Texas is a quiet town. Much like Washington, Georgia. But while the folks in Washington were unable to save the Wilkes Theatre, the folks in Overton are saving the famed Overton Theatre.
Of course they are battling the same problems that the Miller Theatre in Augusta faced — moldy curtains, torn stage curtains, leaky roof, bird droppings and so on. The theatre was built in 1938 and remained open until 1965. John Cohagen’s father-in-law was the projectionist during the 40s. He said movies were 15-cents. And one could get a Coke for 5-cents and candy for 5-cents.
As stated above, The Overton Theatre was bought by Loretta and John Posey, a husband and wife team that want the theatre open for the small town of 2400.
The Overton area was served by the small Redwood Drive-In which held 100 cars and was owned by Paul Horton. I couldn’t find out if he also owned the Overton Theatre.
Contributed by Tyler Morning Telegraph/Mike Rogers.
The only mention of a Paul Horton in connection with Overton I’ve been able to find in Boxoffice is in the brief September 5, 1953, item which said that the Redwood Drive-In had opened.
A January 14, 1956, Boxoffice item said that James Brakeall had bought the Overton Theatre from Bill Hall, who had “…operated the theatre for more than twelve years….”
Thanks Nick, for taking care of the story,Once again.
Looks like it will need a lot of work from the photos.