Vogue Theatre
2010 W. Jefferson Boulevard,
Dallas,
TX
75208
2010 W. Jefferson Boulevard,
Dallas,
TX
75208
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Robb & Rowley opened the theater, as noted in the comments above, on March 21st, 1949 (private screening) and March 22d (to the public). R&R eventually became United Artists. UA was said to have allowed its lease to lapse on the Vogue. It closed as a dollar house following August 29, 1972 with Skyjacked and Kelly’s Heroes playing for a dollar. The next day, the Texas Theatre just down the street became United Artists' replacement converting it from first run to a dollar house.
Sad to say that the Vogue Theatre no longer looks like a Theatre at all. The whole Facade has been renovated. What was originally known as the Bison, later the Vogue, now looks pretty much like a church.. I have a few photos I’ve taken recently I’ll post asap! RAC Photography Randy A Carlisle Historical Photographer
I like how Mexicans will turn anything into a crappy church. :/
The building is still there, owned by a church “La Luz del Mundo” but the whole facade is now destroyed so the owners can make it look more “church-like”. So sad.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y8stb3n
•Bison first mentioned in clip from 1928
•Vogue built on site of demolished Bison Theater in 1948
•1050 seats at Vogue
•Cost to build was $200,000
•Robb & Rowley Built
•Now houses a church
March 22nd, 1949 opening ad is at View link
The March 21, 1949, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that the Vogue Theatre opened on March 21 with an invitation-only event for 500 guests. The public opening took place the following night, and the feature film “Blood on the Moon” was shown to a full house.
The Vogue was built by the Robb & Rowley circuit. The theater was in an entirely new building designed by the architectural firm of H.F. Pettigrew & Associates, but was located on the site of the 600-seat Bison Theatre which had been demolished to make way for the new house.
please disregard the last link post this is the correct one.
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a july 1986 photo of the old vogue theatre along with 3 other old photos of dallas theatre’s they can be seen here.
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Did they change the sign from Jesus back to Vogue in the mid 80s? That’s what the later 80s photos seem to indicate.
Here are some 1982 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/pxztv9
http://tinyurl.com/qznmh6
http://tinyurl.com/r4rlq7
recent pic showing the church:
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Here’s a photo I took of the sign in 1987 or 1988:
http://flickr.com/photos/25726169@N03/2658352363/
A 1986 view of the Vogue Theater in Dallas.
Here is a photo circa 1988:
http://tinyurl.com/2ckrnr
I saw True Grit and The Cowboys here for certain. Two of my brothers attended High School at Sunset.
This site claims that the Vogue was also called the Bison:
http://tinyurl.com/ywvafs
http://tinyurl.com/yt6a7w