I recently found a Guthrie Theatre sign for sale and did some research to verify it’s authenticity before purchasing it. There’s a lot of information available on the Oklahoma Historical Society site: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ I’ve posted several images that I discovered.
The sign is indeed authentic. The theater went by several names including the Brooks Theatre, Brooks Opera House, and Guthrie Theatre. The various names appear to have been used interchangeably. I found no mention of it ever being referred to as the Avon Motion Picture Theater, other than the description on the historical marker.
The covered entrance with the Guthrie Theatre sign was not original and was added sometime after 1910 and before 1940 based on photos.
Note the hotel was named the Hotel Royal in 1910 and by 1940 changed to Royal Hotel.
dallasmovietheaters – Looks like it was called the Guthrie theater as early as 1910. No? http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/16067/photos/290833
I recently found a Guthrie Theatre sign for sale and did some research to verify it’s authenticity before purchasing it. There’s a lot of information available on the Oklahoma Historical Society site: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ I’ve posted several images that I discovered.
The sign is indeed authentic. The theater went by several names including the Brooks Theatre, Brooks Opera House, and Guthrie Theatre. The various names appear to have been used interchangeably. I found no mention of it ever being referred to as the Avon Motion Picture Theater, other than the description on the historical marker.
The covered entrance with the Guthrie Theatre sign was not original and was added sometime after 1910 and before 1940 based on photos.
Note the hotel was named the Hotel Royal in 1910 and by 1940 changed to Royal Hotel.