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rivest266 commented about Indie Cinema on Sep 23, 2025 at 10:22 am

Uploaded an photo of the King theatre as well as a 2023 Street view with the “closed” sign on it.

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rivest266 commented about Thompson Theatre on Sep 23, 2025 at 10:14 am

The Thompson theatre placed its first ad on November 5th, 1936. Ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Indie Cinema on Sep 22, 2025 at 5:41 pm

Closed by the time the Googlemobile passed it by in June, 2023.

Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Folly Theater on Sep 22, 2025 at 2:47 pm

Found the first mention of the Folly in 1928 and its listings stopped in 1951.

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rivest266 commented about Brewer's Drive-In on Sep 22, 2025 at 2:42 pm

Grand opening ad and AI enhanced aerial posted.

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rivest266 commented about Park Theater on Sep 22, 2025 at 11:05 am

1936 and 1941 photos from the Oklahoma Historical Society posted in its original and AI colorized versions.

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rivest266 commented about Roxy Theater on Sep 21, 2025 at 4:08 pm

Opened on October 11th, 1939. Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Tivoli Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 4:04 pm

Now closed per Street-view image.

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rivest266 commented about Park Theater on Sep 21, 2025 at 3:41 pm

Renamed Ritz on October 12th, 1927 and Park on June 26th, 1954. Grand opening ad and AI enchanced image posted.

Ritz theatre reopeningRitz theatre reopening 09 Oct 1927, Sun The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Paramount Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 3:27 pm

The La Pictorial theatre opened on August 28th, 1909. It became the Paramount on January 3rd, 1933 and closed in March, 1950. Grand opening ads posted.

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rivest266 commented about Majestic Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 3:15 pm

This opened as the Empire theatre and became the Majestic on April 26th, 1906. Grand reopening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Globe Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 3:11 pm

Another grand opening ad and AI enhanced photo posted.

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rivest266 commented about Fox Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 3:03 pm

Grand opening ad and AI enhanced image posted. Appeared to be closed in 1938.

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rivest266 commented about Crystal Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 2:47 pm

Fly by night theatre, appeared to close in 1910.

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rivest266 commented about Airdome on Sep 21, 2025 at 2:35 pm

The Airdome theatre opened on May 20th, 1907, and listings for it ended in 1925.

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rivest266 commented about Rogue Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 2:23 pm

The Cozy theatre opened on September 16th, 1927 and reopened as Rogue on November 21st, 1934. Rogue theatre openingRogue theatre opening 23 Nov 1934, Fri The Tipton Tribune (Tipton, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Sunset Drive-In on Sep 21, 2025 at 1:54 pm

Grand opening ad posted.

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rivest266 commented about Ritz Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 1:50 pm

Listings ended in 1957 for the Ritz theatre.

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rivest266 commented about Ritz Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 1:44 pm

The Gem theatre opened on December 21st, 1910 and reopened on June 6th, 1934. Grand opening ad and article posted.

Ritz theatre openingRitz theatre opening 05 Jun 1934, Tue The Frederick Leader (Frederick, Oklahoma) Newspapers.com

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rivest266 commented about Peoples Theatre on Sep 21, 2025 at 11:48 am

Only mention in the archives is from March 12th, 1915, for new curtains.