East Grand Theater
5439A East Grand Street,
Dallas,
TX
75201
5439A East Grand Street,
Dallas,
TX
75201
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Located at East Grand Street at Graham Street, the East Grand Theatre is listed as operating prior to 1941, and thru to 1950, and beyond….
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Billy Holcomb / Billy Smith / Don Lewis
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An old movie theater ad from 1949 for the East Grand Theater.
Status should be changed to Closed/Demolished. Where this small walk-in once stood is clearly visible, as the concrete floor and surrounding walls remain, but the space is open to the air and used as a parking lot for a bridal shop immediately adjacent to the NW.
In the book “The Old Movie Theatre of Texas” it lists the East Grand closed in 1951, it also says that it was operating in the mid-1930’s.
I am wondering if the opening of the Major (aka Lido), at 2830 Samuell Blvd (just a couple of blocks east of this theater) around 1950 directly led to the closing of the East Grand the following year.
Also, a poster on another nostalgia site dedicated to Dallas corrected me the other day when I referred to this theater as the EAST Grand – he said there was no “EAST” to it, it was just the GRAND; anybody know any of this for sure?
Matt, I don’t know if it helps but the newspaper ad that Don Lewis links to on 3/15/09 shows the theatre as being the East Grand. I don’t think they would advertise East Grand if it was just caslled the Grand.
That ad nails it, Chuck – East Grand it is! Should’ve checked it first. Thanks.
From 2010 the East Grand’s building remnants, a decorative interior mosaic tile floor and the sidewalk entrance.
Motion Picture Times of July 7, 1928, says: “While Holger Jorgensen and Mrs. Jorgensen are motoring through Colorado, Walter Jorgensen is in charge of the East Grand, Dallas neighborhood house.”
Great pix, Don. Thanks. Love your photostream, btw.