Hill Theater
4332 West Jefferson Street,
Dallas,
TX
75211
4332 West Jefferson Street,
Dallas,
TX
75211
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The Strand Theater was opened in 1941 in the community of Cockrell Hill near Duncanville Road. It was one of several theaters owned by Gene Autry and in 1946 it reopened as the Hill Theater in typical Hollywood fashion with spot lights, an appearance by Gene and a crowd of 2,000 people in attendance.
A group of seven policemen and eight firemen were on hand for crowd control on the theater’s opening night.
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Billy Holcomb / Billy Smith / Don Lewis
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An image from the early 1940s of Gene Autry along with a lot of young fans at the Hill Theater in Cockrell Hill.
A 1950s movie poster ad from the Hill Theater promoting Gene Autry in “Riders of the Whistling Pines”.
A 1940s movie ad for the Hill Theater in Cockrell Hill.
This opened on July 10th, 1946. The grand opening announcement is at View link
More Info:
•Opened in 1941 as The Strand
•Located on W. Jefferson & Duncanville Road in Cockrell Hill
•1946 renamed Hill and owned by Gene Autry Enterprises.
•750 seats
Closed in 1952.
If my memory serves me correctly, this Theatre & the shopping strip it was in, burned down. All was lost.. This was a few years ago… Nothing of the Theatre or shopping remains. As seen in the street view above. To see where the Theatre once sat, you’ll need to rotate about 180 degrees… RAC Photography
Should have a AKA Strand Theatre.