Cole Theatre
207 E. Second Street,
Hallettsville,
TX
77964
207 E. Second Street,
Hallettsville,
TX
77964
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Cole Theaters Inc, Hall Industries Theaters, Jefferson Amusements Company, Paramount Pictures Inc.
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Styles: Mission Revival
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
361.798.4569
Manager:
361.798.4569
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This small-town theatre features a cream colored facade with red trim and red tile awnings. The Cole Theatre was opened on August 10, 1925 with Betty Compson in “The Female”. By 1943 it was operated by Cole Theatres Inc. which at that time were operated by the Julius Gordon chain, a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures Inc. The street level is unfinished wood, and the lobby appears to have been redone in a 1970’s basement style with woodgrained fiberboard. The marquee is very simple, and the neon appears functional.
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More information: The Cole opened in 1929, and was owned by Mart Cole, who eventually owned a chain of theatres in South Central Texas. It seated 700, and featured Spanish murals, which still exist. More information in this article: http://www.vbmonline.com/features/999-40.html
In 1963, Cole Theaters, headquartered in Rosenberg, TX, operated the Cole in Halletsville, the Lamar in Richmond, the Cole, Twin City, Drive-In and State in Rosenberg, the Palms in Sugarland and the Grand and Sunset Drive-In in Yoakum.
The home office for the Cole Theatre was in Rosenberg Texas,Matt Cole Sr. was the President and General Manager.
The home office for the Cole Theatre was in Rosenberg Texas,Matt Cole Sr. was the President and General Manager.
I missed Matt Cole, Sr.didn’t see that name.
From 2011 a photo of the Cole Theatre in Hallettesville.
Launched under the name Cole’s Theatre on August 10, 1925 with Betty Compson in “The Female.” Operator Mart Cole switched the theater to sound full-time on February 1, 1930. Became part of the Jefferson Amusement Company Circuit when the Mart Cole Circuit was purchased in October of 1936.