Mawil Theatre
111 W. Cherokee Street,
Medford,
OK
73759
111 W. Cherokee Street,
Medford,
OK
73759
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Functions: Retail
Previous Names: Alvo Theatre
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The Alvo Theatre was opened on April 12, 1913. In the 1950’s and into the 1960’s it operated as the Mawil Theatre. The Mawil Theatre was a long-running movie theatre in downtown Medford, Oklahoma. It was still open in 1965. After closing, the theatre was converted to other retail purposes including a florist. In the 21st Century, the building was still standing next door to the town’s post office.
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Medford’s first full time movie theatre launched on April 12, 1913 as the Alvo Theatre, J.T. Henderson took on the operation in 1923. The Henderson family operated the town’s cinema business for decades converting it to sound in 1929. The venue got a major refresh in 1938 with new seating. The Alvo moniker lasted into the TV age. They Hendersons operated the local cinema as the Mawil Theatre in the 1950s and 1960s. Eventually the theatre closed and became a florist.