Yale Theater
Will Rogers Boulevard,
Claremore,
OK
74017
Will Rogers Boulevard,
Claremore,
OK
74017
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Oklahoma Military Academy ran Yale Theatre display ads in the 1938, 1941, and 1942. Claremore High School Yearbook ran display ads for the Yale in 1953.
Historic photos of the former Yale Theatre can be viewed here;
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/286
The Yale Theatre was indeed located in a former livery stable, and the stable had been built in 1902 by Clem V. Rogers, Will Rogers' father. In 1915, it was converted into a garage, and soon after that into a movie theater, according to this Boxoffice magazine article of August 20, 1938. The drastic Deco/Moderne makeover done in the 1930s was designed by the Dallas architectural firm Corgan & Moore.
YES! That photo link posted 11-28-08 is an image of the OKC Will Rogers Theater located on Western Ave.
The Will Rogers Theater in that photo is probably the one on North Western Avenue in Oklahoma City.
The Yale is listed in 1940 with 636 seats so I doubt that is a photo of this theater.
Listed in 1955 as the Yale Theater with 608 seats.
It looks like this Art Deco theater in Claremore was on Western Avenue, according to the street sign. It was renamed to honor Will Rogers in 1947. Is this the Yale?
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Claremore, Oklahoma, is an interesting and picturesque place.
This was Will Rogers birth place, hometown, and where he is entombed.
Claremore is the setting for two succesful Broadway plays that were also made into Hollywood films; “OKLAHOMA!”, and “Dark at the Top of the Stairs”.
Oklahoma Military Academy is located here.
To view before & after shots type in word “yale”, then search,
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