Granada Theatre

808-812 Broadway Street,
Plainview, TX 79072

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Theatre opened on 13 Nov 1929 and was twinned in 1977. It closed on 5 Sep 1997 and still stands. It is possible it may be an atmospheric theatre. Can anyone supply any further information?

Contributed by Graeme McBain

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irpworks
irpworks on October 1, 2006 at 4:13 pm

Here are some interesting postings from the Plainview Daily Herald newspaper’s “back in time” column:

Nov. 13, 1935: The Lions Club will stage a men´s burlesque show and a bathing beauty show Dec. 3-4 at the Granada.

May 17, 1936: High school commencement for 130 seniors will be Thursday morning at the Granada Theater.

Aug. 29, 1935: The Lions Minstrel Show is scheduled for Oct. 16 at The Granada Theater with Dr. C.M. Clough as manager.

Van Johnson and Esther Williams are starring in “Thrill of a Romance” at the Granada while Gregory Peck is starring in “The Keys of the Kingdom” at the Fair.

Johnny Weissmueller is starring in “Tarzan and the Amazons” at the Granada and Johnny Mack Brown is starring in “Gun Smoke” at the Fair.

Sept. 4, 1955: Bob Hope is starring in the “Seven Little Foys” at the Granada Theater.

irpworks
irpworks on January 8, 2007 at 9:52 am

A new story on the Granada in the Plainview Daily Herald:

“Granada once was grand showplace 01-08-2007”

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Coate
Coate on January 8, 2007 at 12:27 pm

Posted on 12/12/04: May 2, 1964 Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews are starring in Walt Disney´s “Mary Poppins” at the Granada Theater.

I believe “Mary Poppins” premiered in the latter half of 1964. The May date seems much too early, especially for a town the size of Plainview. Was this a sneak preview screening? Or is 1964 a typo for 1965?

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 12, 2007 at 9:50 am

Here is a recent photo of the Granada Twin.

raybradley
raybradley on September 1, 2007 at 1:18 pm

To view 1930 photos of the Granada exterior and sky job auditorium type in word “theatre”,
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irpworks
irpworks on March 24, 2008 at 11:38 am

New story on the Granada: In its heyday, Granada was truly grand 03-23-2008

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 5, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Here is a 1984 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d4c8eu

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 22, 2009 at 6:46 pm

This is another photo of the Granada.

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 10, 2009 at 9:26 am

Here is a 2009 close-up photo.

gabegrote
gabegrote on July 19, 2011 at 6:32 pm

As of July 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabegrote/5955916259/in/photostream

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