Redskin Theatre
822 SW 29th Street,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73109
822 SW 29th Street,
Oklahoma City,
OK
73109
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The Roadside photos bring back lot’s o memories of Saturday Matinees at the Redskin. The 3rd photo some how was mixed in as it was not the Oklahoma City Redskin Concession as the correct Concession photo is the 5th photo. Great pics! Thanks!
Roadside Oklahoma web pages have great vintage exterior & interior shots of the Redskin Theatre;
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/506
The vanished Redskin as it appeared in 1994 – the top of the marquee has disappeared:
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This appears to be from the opening in 1941:
http://tinyurl.com/2w38zc
The 1963 motion picture almanac lists Barton Theaters of Oklahoma City as the operators of the Redskin. Barton must have had quite a presence in OKC, as the list of theaters they ran were as follows:
Del City
Skytrain
Bomber Drive-In
Tinker Drive-In
Twin Drive-In
77 Drive-In
Airline Drive-In
Knob Hill
Capitol
Redskin
Chieftain
Circle Drive-In
Lake Air Drive-In
Barton’s Coronado
N.W. HiWay Drive-In
To see 1941 exterior, lobby, and auditorium views of the Oklahoma City Redskin Theatre go to site below, then enter “redskin” and search-
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hello, I have a partial box of soda cups from the Barton Theater company. if you are collector, please contact me at
My photograph of the REDSKIN in OKC View link
Oklahoma City’s Redskin Theatre name came from the mascot for nearby Capitol Hill High School.
Lostmemory:
Thank you for giving photo credit to me for REDSKIN Theater photos posted on Cinema Tour. Recently I seem to discover my photos all over the internet with no photo credit listings. I took these pictures and (dabgummit!) I want credit.
When I was 22YOA I went all around Oklahoma City and Norman taking photos of building I found to be of ineterest, most of them were theater structures.
Mangement threw me out of the both the Criterion and Centre Theaters because patrons complained about disturbance from flashbulb glare. Midwest Theater doorman called the police and an officer came and arrested me for disturbing the peace and trespassing, even though I had purchased a ticket. Fortunately, my older brother’s best friend from high school days was an officer and he arranged to get me set free.
It was at dusk on a cold winters day when I snapped that dark Redskin photo, and I planned to return another day for better color images, but at that young age my interest in old movie houses waned quickly and I never returned.
A closer look at the wonderful detail ot the artwork that is displayed on the REDSKIN sign.
-Don
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Oops!! I can now see that the posting by lostmemory is the OKC Redskin minus the Indians on top of the sign. I wonder what happened to them. I have been in touch with a man in Austin who thinks the entire sign was salvaged. Thanks everyone. See two of my Redskin pix here:
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Also, The photos in question are the Redskin in OKC. I am familiar with it as well. The Redskin in Anadarko looks nothing like this. It is in good condition. I have photos of it to share via email.
Just to clear up any confusion… The Redskin Theater in Anadarko, Ok is open. In fact, it is a great condition. It features a fabulous neon Indian marquee and the inside is highlighted by murals painted by very well known artists including Archie Blackowl. It is worth a trip to visit.
Unless there were ever two Redskin Theaters in OKC, the one in the above post is not from Oklahoma City.
-Don
Dallas Architect Jack Corgan also designed (in OKC) the Knob Hill, May, and Will Rogers theaters. Judging from structure style, I suspect the Lakeside Theater may too have come from his drawing board.
Dallas Architect Jack Corgan designed the Streamline REDSKIN Theater (1941-1994, razed 2004).
Will be happy to share Redskin pix with anyone who requests via email.
Don Lewis
Wish Don Lewis would submit his Redskin Theatre photos to be posted here. It would be fun to see color pix of that massive marquee & upright sign.
Barton Cinemas built & operated this house.
REDSKIN was a sister house to the Knob Hill (also located in Southside OKC) but as noted, with a much more elaborate marquee, it held approx 1300 seats including balcony, 1940s Streamline styling.