Midwest Theatre
16 N. Harvey Avenue,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73102
16 N. Harvey Avenue,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73102
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Grand opening ad:
Midwest theatre opening Fri, Aug 1, 1930 – 29 · The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) · Newspapers.com
August 1st, 1930
3 Pictures added to photo section are of statues that were removed and sold prior to Midwest demolished.
Pic of Midwest playing “Pardners” added to photo section.
Photo of Midwest Theatre grand opening nite 1930 showing of “The Dawn Patrol” added to pic section.
Photo of Midwest just prior to grand opening in 1930 added to pic. section.
Photo of Maria Schell & Anne Baxter, Cimarron Premiere added to pic. section.
“Never On Sunday” Playing at Midwest Theatre in Sept. / Oct. 1960 which featured Melanie Mercouri, playing a Prostitue with the next movie playing was Butterfield 8, starring Elizabeth Taylor, a part time call girl…Was playing when I began as an Usher.. Ironic as the first run followed with high gross features like Cimarron, Longest Day, etc and ended life X rated porn features in the mid 70’s..Sad ending for a grand theatre..See ad pic’s of above in Photo Section.
1970 street view on N Harvey showing Midwest in pic by Jeff Chapman added to Photo Section.
Pic of Midwest’s stage being outfitted with latest sound componet system of it’s time added to Photo Section.
Midwest Theater Architect, Designer John Eberson’s information added to Photo Section.
In 1945, Midwest Theater was the second largest seating capacity in Oklahoma City @ 1600 seats while Warner was largest @ 1950 seats per Film Daily Yearbook.
1962 Pic of Midwest Theater Lobby Pro Mo added to Photo Section is Courtesy of Ron Holder.
The Midwest was really beautiful, loved the atmosphere and decor. A real loss in the name of progress…Thanks for sharing photo’s.
1970’s pic added to photo section.
World Premiere Pic of Cimarron added to photo section.
Interrior pic added to photo tab section of Midwest.
I always thought this was the most beautiful movie theater in Oklahoma City. I used to catch the bus from the suburbs with my best friend to get downtown to the Midwest. We would go early, so we could sit in the semi-darkened theater before the movie started and enjoy the “view.” It was designed so that partway up the walls it looked like a stucco garden wall with a sort of Grecian design. Above that and overhead was midnight blue with “stars” sprinkled all over. We would lean back in our seats and feel like we were in another world, feeling so cosmopolitan.
Two additional Photo’s included in Photo Section of demolition.
1930 photo of Midwest Theater / Building added to photo section.
1975 photo of Midwest added to photo tab. Taken shortly before being demolished.
Boxoffice feature of Cimarron Premiere @ Midwest added to photo section.
Photo of Midwest’s Auditorium added to photo tab. Agreed, does not look like a traditional Organ but, cannot identify what it could have been.
Chuck R U referring to one of the photo’s of the Oklahoma City, Midwest Theater?
Midwest Theater, Oklahoma City, OK. 1930 Grand Opening Film was “The Dawn Patrol” with Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. distributed by Warner’s First National Pictures. Clik photo tab above for Grand Opening ad.
Post of two additional pics. Midwest in process of demolition and view of theater from west side alley. Clik above photo tab for pics.