Thanks again Mark. If you come accross any images pertaining to any of the Hobbs theaters that you would be willing to scan and send my way, I would happily post them on C/T and credit you.
Why not post some theaters yourself, sounds like you have some good info and reference material?
Wow!! Newspapers from the 40s? What a great source for old theater info. I am a NUT for the old theater signs. Can you describe the Frontier and Reel signs or any details about the interiors or exteriors of these two theaters?
Thanks for your comments and for acknowleging the murals. I can recall them, but not one movie that I saw there.
Hello MissRandi.The Haltom is now being used as a furniture store. They recently invited me in to look around and I am happy to say the building and Haltom sign remain in great shape.
Hey Ken. On this one I am having to rely on info from the Hobbs public library. It says the Frontier was “put in” in 1952 which may explain it not being in the 1950 FDY. Which by the way is the only sentence devoted to the Frontier. However, it does mention separately a “DERRICK” and a “RIG” theater along with a few more theaters that came and went in Hobbs' history as an oil boom town. I did check with a cousin and former long time resident who only recalls it as the Frontier, however, experience tells me all this could change with the next comment that may come this way. Thanks for your reply!
-Don
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:
Thanks lostmemory. The Tiger was a drive in. The info that I dug up says it was located around 25th and College or the Colorado City highway. College turns into highway 84, connects with 208 and leads to Colorado City.
If anyone recalls Jennifer Jones a screen star from the past and one time wife of David O Selznik, it turns out that her father built the Tiger.
I recently received a nice email from the owner of the Rig. He gave me a little history and mentioned that the theater has been in the family for a long time. The best news is that he put a new roof on on the building in 2004.
Hey Brian. These pictures are too sad to look at. Do you have any outside photos of the Lyric?
-Don
My mid 1980s photo of the APOLLO here:
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Thanks again Mark. If you come accross any images pertaining to any of the Hobbs theaters that you would be willing to scan and send my way, I would happily post them on C/T and credit you.
Why not post some theaters yourself, sounds like you have some good info and reference material?
Wow!! Newspapers from the 40s? What a great source for old theater info. I am a NUT for the old theater signs. Can you describe the Frontier and Reel signs or any details about the interiors or exteriors of these two theaters?
Thanks for your comments and for acknowleging the murals. I can recall them, but not one movie that I saw there.
-Don
Hello MissRandi.The Haltom is now being used as a furniture store. They recently invited me in to look around and I am happy to say the building and Haltom sign remain in great shape.
~Don
Good find! I photographed this one years ago on a trip through New Mexico, but now cannot find the pictures.
Don
My pix of the ARCADIA in Kerville:
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My pre-coffee house pix of the ARCADIA sign:
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and the box office:
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View my photo of the AZLE sign here.
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Hey Ken. On this one I am having to rely on info from the Hobbs public library. It says the Frontier was “put in” in 1952 which may explain it not being in the 1950 FDY. Which by the way is the only sentence devoted to the Frontier. However, it does mention separately a “DERRICK” and a “RIG” theater along with a few more theaters that came and went in Hobbs' history as an oil boom town. I did check with a cousin and former long time resident who only recalls it as the Frontier, however, experience tells me all this could change with the next comment that may come this way. Thanks for your reply!
-Don
A closer look at the wonderful detail ot the artwork that is displayed on the REDSKIN sign.
-Don
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Night time photo of the GLOBE before the fire.
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September 2005 photo of the Criterion here. View link
Admit one….to the past…and the YALE
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-Don
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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Unless there were ever two Redskin Theaters in OKC, the one in the above post is not from Oklahoma City.
-Don
Hello W.H. and thanks for your comments! I have inlaws in Coleman and San Angelo. Do you live in or from the area. Please tell me more
at thanks -Don
Thanks lostmemory. The Tiger was a drive in. The info that I dug up says it was located around 25th and College or the Colorado City highway. College turns into highway 84, connects with 208 and leads to Colorado City.
If anyone recalls Jennifer Jones a screen star from the past and one time wife of David O Selznik, it turns out that her father built the Tiger.
-Don
I recently received a nice email from the owner of the Rig. He gave me a little history and mentioned that the theater has been in the family for a long time. The best news is that he put a new roof on on the building in 2004.
-Don Lewis
See a photo of the Lindsey here: View link
A picture of the PLAZA sign View link
Oops….the theater picture link posted by TC is not the Wills Point Majestic.
It looks like the Majestic in Eastland, Texas.
The link posted by lostmemory has the Wills Point Majestic.
Hopefully Tom Cruise will be sent the same message!!
Hello chitownguy. Can you describe the Olympic….I think I may have old photographs of it?
Thanks!!
Don Lewis………………..
Sorry…..that “!” was supposed to be a “?”
-Don