Rex Theater

115 West Broadway,
Hobbs, NM 88240

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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 21, 2022 at 1:56 pm

Hobbs Daily News-Sun, Sept. 30, 1951: “The first announcement (of the soon-to-open theater) said it would be called the “Strand.” A second announcement a few days later saw the name changed to the “Fawn.” It opened in a sheet-iron building leased from John Sharbauer on Sept. 6, 1930. The first picture starred Harry Richmond and Jean Bennett in “Putting on the Ritz.” It was a silent picture … Sound equipment was installed in the Fawn on Sept. 19. Sometime later - probably in 1931 - the theater’s name was changed again to the Strand. … in 1932, Griffith (Theaters) leased the Fawn theater which had been closed for about a year … Griffith renamed it the Rex and it remained Hobbs' only theater until the Rig … was opened late in 1935 … The Rex theater was destroyed in an early morning blaze on May 6, 1936. The fire, described by newspapers as a “$50,000 loss,” also destroyed three other buildings and damaged several others, including the postoffice, in the same block."

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on June 29, 2016 at 8:24 pm

In 1934 the Rex Theatre was taken over by the Griffith Amusement Company, according to the September 1 issue of Motion Picture Herald.

cottonchipper
cottonchipper on September 15, 2007 at 5:50 pm

According to the 1935 Hobbs city directory, the Rex was located at 115 West Broadway.