Lincoln Theatre
711 Prairie Street,
Houston,
TX
77002
711 Prairie Street,
Houston,
TX
77002
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Previously operated by: Bijou Amusement Company, Cinema West Theatres (Houston), McLendon Theaters
Previous Names: Texas Art Cinema, Majestic Theatre
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Opened in 1916 as a vaudeville theatre. It had a 20ft x 24ft stage, 18 sets of lines and two dressing rooms. By 1921 it was operated as an African-American movie & vaudeville theatre, operated by the Bijou Amusement Company. It went over to screening adult movies as the Texas Art Cinema in its final days. It closed in 1971. It was taken over by McLendon Theatres and reopened as the Majestic Theatre on June 23, 1972 with Gene Hackman in “The French Connection”.
It was demolished in 1977 and the site became a parking lot for the Houston Chronicle.
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Olen P. Dewalt was my grandfather. My sister and I are his only descendants. If there are inquiries are information about Mr. DeWalt, please direct them to me.
Larry D. West
281 338 7922
This circa 1941 photo comes from the Sloane collection in Houston:
http://tinyurl.com/yz24myr
1921 photo & description added credit Lizzie Skurnick, courtesy Traces of Texas Facebook page.
2012 article about the 1931 murder of Olen P. DeWalt, manager of the Lincoln Theatre.
https://www.houstonpress.com/news/houston-101-the-assassination-of-op-dewalt-black-leader-and-lincoln-theatre-manager-6713718?fbclid=IwAR3W2zBe9RUu4HEAkdkvWWmlUXPQwksbOMYiud8gBlSxrjasfNVj9YLsekg
in the late 1960’s it was opened as the Texan Art by Cinema West theatres as an adult theatre and closed in 1971. It reopened as the Majestic by McLendon theatres on June 23rd, 1972. 1972 grand opening ad posted.