Sooner Theatre
101 E. Main Street,
Norman,
OK
73069
101 E. Main Street,
Norman,
OK
73069
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Built in 1929, the Sooner Theatre was designed in Spanish Colonial/Mission style, and could seat around 650.
The most ornate of Norman’s movie houses, the Sooner Theatre was built specifically for movies, and sound ones at that.
In 1978, the theater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Today, having been restored to it’s 1930’s appearance, the Sooner Theatre is host to a variety of performing arts, including live theater, concerts and dance.
The Sooner Theatre is one of the city’s most popular and well-known attractions, receiving more than 20,000 visitors each year.
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This is another 2008 photo.
A 2009 photo is here.
This is a larger 2009 photo.
An article about the Sooner: View link
Boomer Sooner Fight Song-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZfueVYEzxk&NR=1
This informative web site has a history and recent photos of the old Sooner Theater,
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/474
Photos of the Sooner Theatre.
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Sooner Theatre architect Harold Gimeno rented the Sooner Bldg to RKO, but owned the real estate it sat on. He also designed several large homes around Norman, and the Smith and Kernke Funeral Home in Oklahoma City.
http://www.ocgi.okstate.edu/shpo/shpopic.asp?id=99000671
http://www.ocgi.okstate.edu/shpo/shpopic.asp?id=78002227
The Cinema Section of Roadside Oklahome is closed, they no longer have theatre photos according to the site. Go to their home page for further details.