Arcadia Theater
2005 Greenville Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75206
2005 Greenville Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75206
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This one is hard to tell about now. The sign and marquee have been disguised, but “Arcadia” was still displayed in red illuminated letters on the north side roof of the building.
After closing it was in use as a nightclub. The building was destroyed by a fire in June 2006.
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Don…I’ll send you an email and try to explain those codes to you.
Hi My name is Gerry Craig I use to dj for Retrocadia live on KDGE Fm on The Edge in 1994-1996. I can be reached at
If anyone has any info on Arcadia or Former Owners or Employees I would like to here from You. Thanks
Here is a June 2006 article about the fire:
http://tinyurl.com/y44fee
Here is a photo of the former Arcadia Theater from 2002 and this one is dated 1999.
Here are photos of the demolition:
http://tinyurl.com/2umeby
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d5qxqt
Here are some 1982 photos:
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The Arcadia Theatre suffered a major fire some sixty five years before the conflagration that finally destroyed it. The Arcadia was partly destroyed by fire in the early 1940s, and the auditorium was gutted, but the house was rebuilt.
The rebuilt Arcadia of 1941 was designed in the Art Moderne style by the Dallas firm Pettigrew & Worley. Partner John A. Worley published an article about the project in the June 21, 1941, issue of Boxoffice Magazine. There were numerous photos.
I saw several hard rock / heavy metal acts there in the late 80s including Fishbone, Soundgarden, Slayer, Anthrax, Motorhead, Grim Reaper and Exodus. Anthrax did an in-store at the record store next to the theater and released at least one live track from that show on their I’m The Man EP.
Only time I was in the Arcadia was to see a reissue of South Pacific sometime in the late 1970’s. Unfortunately, I don’t remember what the place looked like inside; I was a regular at the Granada up the street because at the time it was a revival house for classic films.