25th Street Theatre
1006 N. 25th Street,
Waco,
TX
76707
1006 N. 25th Street,
Waco,
TX
76707
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The 25th Street Theater was opened in November 1945 and served as a single screen theater until 1979 or 1980.
It was renovated and reopened in 1986 as a nightclub, and closed again in 1992.
It now stands vacant and I believe condemned. “If anyone has any old photos of this theater or has any plans for it let me know. It’s a treasure that shouldn’t be forgotten.”
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Jake Vanek
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Very grim ken mc,would make a nice album cover though.
Ticket to nowhere.
Very good comment!Thats a great name for the album.Might be copywright problems though.
dubnstein or milks4pooter? how in the Hell do you know about milk for pooter? robert-bob
Speaking of Grim I just noticed on the map the side street of the 25th. Ave. Theatre is Grim Ave.
Hi All! checking back in after 6yrs to see how everyone is doing. I guess there’s nothing new to report on the 25th theatre as I would’ve heard about it. It still sits abandoned and rotting away but all the memories remain that I was proud to be a part of! Hopefully one day somebody with a big heart and a bank account to match will take possession of it (before something causes its possible demise) and fix it up so everybody can enjoy it once again. I have since moved to Dallas enjoying life up here. However, if by some chance something is done to save the 25th, I’ll most definitely come down to take part in any restoration efforts offering any help I can to bring it back to life! Yall don’t give up hope and keep the faith as I have a very good feeling there’s something wonderful meant for that place in the future! Long live the 25th!!! : )
Good Comment and update,racegirls.
Jake, is there a 25th Street Theater (nightclub) reunion happening in September (2011)? I hope racegirl8 and the others will contact you if the answer is ‘yes’. Would love to see the old gang again.
Yes there IS a reunion on Sept 3, 2011……. If anyone has a Facebook page, all the details are on it.
I hope MOST of the people can attend this event, because this is the LAST reunion, that I will be having anything to do with. I have always loved the 25th Street Theatre (before and after it was a club), but it’s time to move on. I am sure the building will be saved and I will be apart of that, but the club years are long gone as are the theatre years. Little Richard always said “quit living in the past”, and he was right….some of us (myself included) have held on to the past for far too long. It’s time let go of the past (and some people from it) and look to the future, not only for the building, but for ourselves.
As I stated, there is a reunion in September, and if you would like to attend, either do a search on Facebook for it, or email me
I took a few photos of the 25th Theatre. Sad to say, it’s not looking good. Real bad shape from what I could tell.. Seen here from July of 2012..
Randy A Carlisle Historical Photographer