Leo Theatre
Texarkana,
AR
71854
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The town of Texarkana was proud of the Leo Theatre. It was a Joy’s Theatres, Inc theatre and seemed to get all the A- product. The Leo Theatre had two other downtown screens to share product. Joy’s Theatres, Inc. Joy N.Houck, president.
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The Leo was originally built for and operated by Leo Theatres, Inc. Joy Theatres took over operations in the mid-1950’s until its closing in 1965. The address for the theatre was:
217 Pine St.,
Texarkana, Ar.
The Saenger AKA Paramount Theatre was the larger theatre in Texarkana with seating originally listed at 1,600 and later reduced to just under 1,000. This theatre is still in operation as a live venue. The Leo was a small theatre compared to the Saenger.