Centre Theatre

408 N. Chaparral Street,
Corpus Christi, TX 78401

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on December 25, 2022 at 9:39 am

United Artists closed both the Centre and the Ayers on the same date - Labor Day, September 5, 1988. Both had been repositioned as sub-run dollar discount theaters. The Centre shuttered with “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” and “Crocodile Dundee 2” either for a dollar a seat.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 17, 2021 at 11:41 pm

better grand opening ad: Centre theatre openingCentre theatre opening 08 Feb 1942, Sun Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas) Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on August 29, 2021 at 8:36 am

Closed in September 1988 by United Artists

Justwideman
Justwideman on August 16, 2021 at 4:59 am

I went the 8 years ago and this was a bad and forgotten part of town. Developers have made a condo across the street and the city has made fancy sidewalks and planted palm trees along this street. It is a matter of time before the other side of the street is replaced too. The sign is half missing and the city did murals across parts of the old buildings to “beautify the block”.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 26, 2020 at 1:58 pm

Grand opening ad posted

Jay Phagan
Jay Phagan on March 29, 2012 at 8:12 pm

The Centre was sold to local developers late last year (2011). Here is a link to a news article which includes interior photos of the theater: http://www.caller.com/news/2011/nov/01/second-set-of-developers-invests-in-chaparral/

amg2000
amg2000 on July 14, 2010 at 8:54 pm

Here’s a shot from my July 2010 trip to Corpus Christi:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aonghais/4795424152/

rivest266
rivest266 on September 26, 2009 at 1:31 pm

Opened on February 10th, 1942
ad at View link on page 4

sarider
sarider on September 8, 2009 at 8:46 pm

August 2009 photo of the Centre Theater:
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