Heights Theater

Looks like they’ve used some of the original “HEIGHTS” lettering to spell out “IGLESIA.” Seems like it’s been a church more than twice as long as it was a theatre.

This theater is now a church called Centro de Jubilo, located at 3103 Falls Drive, Dallas, TX 75211. Here’s a Google Street View of the building.

The February 19, 1949, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that Robb & Rowley Theatres had asked for bids for construction of the Heights Theatre. The new house adjacent to the Westmoreland Village shopping center was to have 800 seats.

I went to many “Kid Shows” there on Saturday mornings during 1950’s.and 1960’s. My friends from Margaret B. Henderson Elementary School would meet there and see such movies as “Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”, and “House on Haunted Hill.” My brother John White worked there as a projectionist on his days off from working at the Wynnewood theater.

It was a church after being a theater. It was a theater until at least 1972 or so. Not sure after that, but I think it was a Spanish language theater for a bit. It most likely became church after that time.

Thanks for your comments Michael!

Don…

This was my childhood theater. I saw Disney movies here and many others. There was a Polar Bear ice cream shop near there. I went to Cowart Elementary School nearby.