25th Street Theatre
1006 N. 25th Street,
Waco,
TX
76707
1006 N. 25th Street,
Waco,
TX
76707
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dubnstein or milks4pooter? how in the Hell do you know about milk for pooter? robert-bob
Very good comment!Thats a great name for the album.Might be copywright problems though.
Ticket to nowhere.
Very grim ken mc,would make a nice album cover though.
Here is a rather grim view of the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/267wjl9
This information is like a reprieve for a death-row inmate. She will not go down without a fight, apparently.
I am broadcasting a request photographs of the interior light grid if anybody is willing to share them. Myself and a couple other acquaintances of Richard would like to create as accurate a blueprint of this show-piece as possible. Your photographs of the grid and light shows (even if they are blurry, dark or out just plain useless otherwise) will help accomplish this goal. Who knows. If the old girl is revived, we might be able to install a light system exactly like we remember. It is my personal opinion that, with her passing the structural integrity inspection, we have the best opportunity to do this the way Richard would like. Jake, thanks for all of your hard efforts. Robert, the same goes for you.
Just for eveyones information, the city of Waco has requested that the buildings on Grim street down the side of 25th theater be demolished due too structural failures in the roof. The demolition should start in the next month or so. It should be noted that the buildings schedualed for demolition were built several years after the theater and are seperate structures and most recently housed a law firm, beauty shop and print shop. The theater itself just passed a structural inspection which the city of Waco also requested, a true testiment to it’s buliders!
Hello all, I am curious if anything has been done with the status of the theater. My grandparents used to own the antique store across from MC’s. I always remember seeing your crowns down at the theater and just wishing I was old enough. Please fill me in. Jake, keep this thing going.
Here is a 2006 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9o69re
Hey. if anyone knows whats going to happen to the 25th st. theatre please get into contact me. im really interested in the theatre and i dont want it to get demolished. if you have time contact me at my name is Andrea.
Nice night time pictures,all the old theaters always looked better all lit up.
John and Drew Eberson designed a theatre in Waco around 1945 and this could be it.
Hey 25th Light Fan. The 25th was stripped of all of its lighting gear many years back along with any and all electronic equipment as well as its 70mm film projection and sound equipment. The structure is basically empty with only asbestos and mold remaining. Due to a very poor roof dating back to the club days it has suffered extensive water damage. Plans are still underway to save her and bring her back. Hope this helps!
Does anyone know what happened to the lights? I was a regular back in the day and have ventured into renovation and installation of sound & light systems in clubs. How can one obtain access to the building to examine the the extent of damages. I am interested in the rebirth of the great “25th”. I’m curious as how much renovation it would really take to put her back together.
I’ve done some recent research and have an update on the status of the theatre. The title to the theatre property belongs to Richard Keifer and the estate of Richard Olsen. There is a lien on the property that belonged to Richard Olsen’s paternal grandfather, Carl E. Olsen, Sr. Richard’s father is the executor of Richard’s estate, which is still not closed after 15 years. He is also now the owner of the lien on the property as the heir of his father’s estate. The taxes on the property are up to date but, as pointed out here, the property is in terrible physical condition and has been “red tagged” by the City of Waco. Effectively that is a notice of condemnation but there are negotiations in progress between Mr. Olsen and the City that would keep the building from being destroyed. There are no guarantees at this point but the wrecking ball has not appeared yet so there is still hope for saving the old lady.
hello everyone, james hawk here aka jimmie, aka hawk, aka jehovahawk. i was one of the dynamic tio of robin, bob, and james. wow, nice to see some old familiar names here. it really brings back the memories all the way from ‘dance down’ on the back wall of outer limits, to wall dancing in the old theater herself. if anyone is interested in contacting me my email is .com, cheers!
Found this site doing a web search on the 25th Street Theater. I grew up going to that theater in the 60s and 70s. My grandmother owned a flower shop a couple doors down. I remember the owner at the time, Buster Scott, was a real nice old guy. The last time I went to a movie there was in the early 80s – it was the John Waters movie ‘Polyester’ with the scratch n sniff ‘odor-rama’ cards. It was the last showing on a weeknight and I was the ONLY patron, and they ran it just for me. I had moved from Waco by the time the theater was in its night club phase, but I can imagine how cool it must have been with the deco decor and cool wall murals.
A couple of weeks ago I was in Waco and driving down 25th street, and it looks like the other buildings connected to it are mostly demolished and the neighborhood in general is looking worse than ever.
Views of the 25th Street Theater here and here taken in 1990.
How long has it been since anyone has seen a bicycle rack in front of a theatre?
Robert-bob, what was the deal about with Richard’s brother? I know he used to visit Richard when he lived in Robinson. Not sure where his brother lived.
I don’t understand the venom for Richard’s father. According to court documents, he became the sole heir of Richard’s estate after his older brother waived all claims. He has offered the building to the city or a non-profit organization that will preserve/restore the place. It’s his fault that the City of Waco has allowed the area to become a gang haven? Richard and his father were never close but I doubt he’s the evil monster portrayed here.
What is going on now with this theater?
Does anyone know what the name of the short film that was made in Waco, Tx and had the local kids in it? This was back between 1973- 1974. A guy from Hollywood came to make the short film in Cameron park. It showed one time at the 25th theater and then never saw it again. I do not remeber the name but it was about a little girl that was kidnapped. Something like the Little Rascal’s (Our Gang) films.
If anyone has any ideal what the name is, please post it. I would love to see this again, My niece was in it.
I was thinking since it was a local film, and only shown at the 25th theater, then maybe the owner of the teather or someone would know how to get a copy of this film.
Thanks
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