Wichita Theatre and Opera House
919 Indiana Avenue,
Wichita Falls,
TX
76301
919 Indiana Avenue,
Wichita Falls,
TX
76301
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The Wichita Theater opened in 1908. It is still open and operating as a performing arts center.
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Wes Reeves
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Don Lewis: Great photos of a theatre I do remember when I was living in Wichita Falls (1970-1971). Hubby was with the USAF at Sheppard in the finance office.
Hello Patsy and thanks for noticing the photos! The credit actually goes to Billy Smith for taking them; I am editing and doing the submissions.
Don………..
The Wichita Theater can be seen in this 2008 photo.
1981 Photo
It’s my understanding that dual strip 3-D used only two projectors. There were intermissions for changeovers. Hard to believe but perhaps the disruptions were minimized by larger reels. What were the reel durations? 20 and 60 minutes? Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Austin did authentic polarized dual projector presentations several years ago but of course platters now enable non-stop projection which is what we experienced.
Here is a 1982 photo.
This is a recent close-up photo.
From 1975, a movie ad for the Wichita Theatre in Wichita Falls.
Don…
If you move the curser on down the street you can get a better view of the theatre.
The Wichita Theater is now operating as a church: One Life, a contemporary Christian evangelical community church (www.onelifecc.org). The building immediately to the north has been also connected and it’s really nicely fixed up now.