Village Theater
32 Highland Park Village,
Dallas,
TX
75205
32 Highland Park Village,
Dallas,
TX
75205
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Located in the Highland Park Shopping Village, at the intersection of Mockingbird Parkway and Douglas Avenue. The Village Theater opened in November 1935.
Contributed by
Billy Holcomb / Billy Smith / Don Lewis
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1982 Day Photo
1982 Night Photo
I think that half of the teenagers in Dallas spent the 70’s and early 80’s going to see “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” here as the midnight movie on the weekends. I also remember seeing “Pink Floyd’s The Wall” here and a revival of “Tommy.” It was THE place to be on the weekends if you were a teenager in those days.
I don’t live in Dallas anymore and had no idea that this great theater had closed. So sad.
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/qztbjs
Closed but not demolished, I don’t think, unless it was torn down after they took the Google maps photo a couple of years ago.
Someone in the area would know best.
November 15th, 1935 grand opening ad is at View link
This theater has reopened as of Dec. 18. 2010, essentially as a twin though there are also two private party screening rooms; a restaurant and in-theater dining will be coming soon. There is a story here: View link
Curious as to what modifications have been made to the interior. The theatre was completely gutted in 1986 with only the façade left intact. The four cinemas which were built in the former balcony area only accommodated 475. If the operation was having difficulty realizing a profit with a four screen mini cinema how will it be successful with only half the auditoria and fewer seats? Photos from 2006:
1, 2, 3
Thanks for the photos Jack.
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