Waldron Theater
124 Main Street,
Lindsay,
OK
73052
124 Main Street,
Lindsay,
OK
73052
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Hidden behind an ugly facade that looks like a wooden fence is likely to be a classic small town theater. The outside ticket booth is exposed and sheltered by what was once the marquee.
Contributed by
Billy Smith / Billy Holcomb / Don Lewis
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The Waldron Theater is listed in 1955 with 700 seats.
Are you talking about this place HERE? About a block away? Eubanks next door is listed at 118 Main St.
Shouldn’t the address be 118 S. Main St.?
I meant the theatre address should be S. Main St., When you map it, it takes you to S. Main St.
Google is goofy. 124 S. Main St. still takes you to the 101 end of S. Main instead of towards Chocktaw St.
Silicon, you can’t rely on the accurancy of Google, sometimes they are two blocks off in their mapping.
This theater was featured in a 1953 theater owners' documentary about the financial devastation wrought by the 20% federal tax, plus other encroachments on the box office, such as television.
The doc is called “The Case Against the 20% Federal Admission Tax on Motion Picture Theaters” and is a treasure trove of theaters operating but in imminent trouble, including long looks at their still-open theaters, marquees, etc., and interviews with the owners.
There are also plenty of shots of already-closed theaters; the writing was really on the wall already.
TCM ran this movie on 11/1/09 at about 6am and I stumbled upon it by accident; I don’t know when it will screen again but it is well worth seeking out.
Look at this page to see modern photos of the former Waldron Theatre
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/887
Look at this page to see modern photos of the former Waldron Theatre
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/887