Arcadia Theatre
312 W. Main Street,
Ranger,
TX
76470
312 W. Main Street,
Ranger,
TX
76470
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B.E. Garner announced that the Arcadia Theatre, destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon, March 15, 1952 would be rebuilt as quickly as possible. Garner expressed appreciation to the Ranger Fire department upon viewing the extent of the damage. Fire departments from Eastland, Cisco, and Breckenridge responded to the fire call. Ranger Daily Times, March 18, 1952.
W.B. Palmer was the building engineer for the Arcadia Theatre. He also constructed the Ranger Post Office in the 1920s. The Arcadia Theatre was constructed where the Lamb Theatre was located, 512 Main Street. The Campbell Theatre Company were the contractors with Whitehall Construction Company breaking ground for the new theatre in January 1928. the Theatre was built at a cost of $125,000 and was the largest movie house between Fort Worth and El Paso.
Motion Picture Herald, March 29, 1952: “Fire destroyed the 900-seat Arcadia theatre, Ranger, Texas, shortly before it was to open its doors. B. E. Garner, owner, said it apparently began in an air-conditioning unit and swept along the ceiling to the front of the building. Mr. Garner said the $150,000 building was a total loss.”
The September 8, 1928, issue of Motion Picture Times said that the Arcadia Theatre in Ranger had opened on August 24. The article featured one photo, and said that the new house, operated by Dent Theatres, had a Reuter organ.
From 1935, a view of two men working on the Arcadia sign in Ranger.
A view of the Arcadia Theater in Ranger Texas.
This informative site has a photo and information on the Arcadia. I could do without the music, though.
http://tinyurl.com/jrh3x