Centre Twin Theatre
619 S. Main Street,
Stillwater,
OK
74074
619 S. Main Street,
Stillwater,
OK
74074
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Previously operated by: Griffith Amusement Company, Video Independent Theaters Inc.
Architects: Gates Corgan
Previous Names: Aggie Theatre
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The Aggie Theatre was opened on August 8, 1926 with Norma Shearer in “The Waning Sex”. It was located on the northeast corner of 7th Street and S. Main Street. It was destroyed by fire on January 18, 1948.
The Aggie Theatre was rebuilt and reopened on December 21, 1948 with Red Skelton in “A Southern Yankee”. In 1980 it was renamed Center Twin Theatre. It was demolished in 1994.
A new building g on the site was occupied by Teubner and Associates.
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Vintage 1927, 1938, 1950, & 1980 interior/exterior photos can be viewed by typing in word “aggie”.
To see the Aggoe Theatre after conversion to Center Twin Cinema type in words “center twin”.
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The Aggie was built for the Griffith Amusement Company in 1926, according to The Reel Journal of June 12 that year.
The January 24, 1948, issue of Boxoffice reported that the Aggie Theatre had been gutted by a fire on January 18. The house was rebuilt.
The fire led to a delay in completion of the Leachman Theatre, then under construction. Equipment intended for the Leachman had been stored on the second floor of the Aggie building and was lost to the flames.
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/654
Roadside Oklahoma offers modern photos and a complete history of the Centre (nee-Aggie) Twin Cinema, 619 S. Main St, Stillwater, OK
Here is a modern day view of the former Aggie Theatre (pan left),
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Gates Corgan was the architect of the Aggie Theatre. The house opened in mid-August, 1926.
Despite the current building’s somewhat theatrical look, it is not the original structure occupied by the Aggie Theatre/Centre Twin Theatre. This paragraph from a brochure for a walking tour of historic downtown Stillwater says the Teubner & Associates building was built after the theater was demolished in 1994:
The brochure (PDF here) mentions several of Stillwater’s theaters and has small photos of a few.The Aggie opened September 8, 1926 with “The Waning Sex.” It suffered a major fire closing the theater on January 19, 1948. The marquee was used to advertise the bookings which were moved to the Camera Theatre. The rebuilt Aggie opened in 1949.
1948 Grand opening ad and AI enhanced images posted.