Elk Theatre
116 S. Main Street,
Elk City,
OK
73644
116 S. Main Street,
Elk City,
OK
73644
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Architect W. Scott Dunne gave the Elk Theatre a big city look by designing this movie house in true Art Deco styling and colors. All seats were on ground level inside a smart Atmospheric style auditorium.
During the 1950’s a wide screen was installed in front of the proscenium, but new drapery blended well into the original Deco style decor. The Elk Theatre closed around 1954.
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Jeff Chapman
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Until these photos were provided I’d never seen images of an Art Deco atmospheric auditorium. Quite modish. Most impressive!
Your’re right, Jeff, for a small town design Dunne did give The Elk “a big city look”.
Couldn’t get above link to work for me. You may want to try this one instead. Click BROWSE COLLECTION, then select Griffith Amusement,
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Operated by Video Independent Theaters in the early sixties. The 1963 motion picture almanac lists over forty Oklahoma theaters operated by this chain, as well as several in Texas.
Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine, May 1950:
ELK CITY, OKLA-Winfred Wilcoxon, formerly at the Elk Theater here, now is manager of the 66 Drive-In on Route 66 west of here. Dale Brister, who managed the drive-in last season, has been shifted to the Elk.
Swap a job. I wonder who made more money on the deal.
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I think this link will take you directly to the pic that Jeff & Seymour listed.
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Click on the link provided by Seymour, then type in Elk Theatre in the Search box, and a page will pop up with the photos they’re talking about.
Take a quick shortcut on this site to see great vintage images of this tiny atmospheric gem …
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/353
Located at 116 S. Main St., today the former Elk Theatre is flower shop named Floral Expressions. The facade has been greatly modernized from its original Art Deco design.
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The shop is now a gift shop. I have posted a picture I took this week. The gals in the shop were kind enough to take me on a tour through the back and up into the old projection booth. My father managed this movie theater back in the 1950s. I watched many movies in this theater as a child.