Rex Theatre

Town Square,
Altus, OK 73521

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Rex Theatre Town Square, Altus, OK...1936.

Let’s tell it as it was, vintage photographs uncover the fact that the Rex Theatre was nothing more than a relic leftover from the nickelodeon era that lasted longer than most. It was one of four theatres around the sides of Town Square. It was opened on October 2, 1929. It was closed in 1936.

There was little in the way of decoration in this type of utilitarian cinema, and patrons expected only a movie for a cheap admission price.

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seymourcox
seymourcox on August 14, 2007 at 7:39 pm

Vintage 1936 photos of the Rex Theatre can be seen by typing in word “rex”, then search …
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raybradley
raybradley on May 28, 2009 at 4:34 pm

Another link with historic Rex Theatre exterior & interior shots –
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raybradley
raybradley on March 13, 2011 at 6:33 am

Here is the former Rex Theatre today (photo left). The building top was made level in the 1960s when a modern sheet metal facade was added, but has since been removed.
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rivest266
rivest266 on September 20, 2025 at 1:45 pm

I found the first ad for the Rex on October 2nd, 1929 and the ads for the Rex ended in 1936.

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