Texas Theater
114 East Broadway Street,
Sweetwater,
TX
79556
114 East Broadway Street,
Sweetwater,
TX
79556
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Opened in 1935, this large theater became a bit shabby, but still in operation. It had been twinned and was showing two movies when I photographed it in 2003. The street level suffered an unfortunate facelift at some point, perhaps the 1960’s, that left it covered in tiny multicolored tiles, with a glassed in lobby. The upper stories are vintage, and the concrete facade has an interesting chevron pattern to it.
The Texas Theater was in continuous operation until sometime in 2005, when the owner closed it. It remained closed until 2009, when a group of Sweetwater folks organized a group called Sweetwater Texas Theater Acquisition & Renovation (S.T.T.A.R.). It has 501©3 status. The group purchased the theatre in 2010, and began renovation. Films are now screened on a part time basis. S.T.T.A.R. are also seeking assistance in the funding and the original design specs, and any help would be appreciated.
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Seth Gaines, Tom Henderson
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Another photo can be seen here.
1982 Photo
A view from 2009 of the Texas in Sweetwater with a recent face lift here and here.
The Sweetwater Texas Theater is to re-open on the date of the premiere of Iron Man II.
From the 1940’s thru the late 1960’s the Texas was operated by Rowley United Theatres and then by United Artists.
Dec. 2009 photo of the Texas Theatre.
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As of July 2010:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabegrote/4821056996/
At least someone fixed up the facade and made it presentable. It looked so neglected before.
Looks closed when GabeG took his photo. Iron Man opened 2 months earlier.
Their Faace Book page shows the Texas open showing “Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”.