Bulldog Theatre
101 E. Main Street,
Weatherford,
OK
73096
101 E. Main Street,
Weatherford,
OK
73096
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Functions: Retail
Previous Names: Old State Theatre
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Opened as the Old State Theatre in 1922. Named after the Southwestern Oklahoma State University football team ‘The Bulldogs’. It was renamed Bulldog Theatre on February 28, 1936 when it screened Noah Beery Jr. in “Stormy”. It was closed on August 1, 1967.
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Opened as The Old State Theatre. Named was changed to Bulldog Theatre during the depression. Per the book “Weatherford 1898-1998” page 70.
Address is 101 E. Main Street. Built in 1922 by P.M. Peck. Building is still standing and today houses Janet’s Boutique LLC. The upper floor and windows have all been covered with vertical metal siding. Street view confirms it is the same building.
The July 17, 1967 issue of Boxoffice reported, “W. B. Sylvester, who owns and operates the downtown Tech Theatre and the forty-WEST Drive-In at Weatherford is taking over operation of the Bulldog Theatre, also in Weatherford, as of August 1. For several years the Bulldog has been operated by Dennis Collier, who also operated the 89er in Kingfisher.”
The following week, Boxoffice noted that one of the Oklahoma City Filmrow visitors was Woodie Sylvester “who is taking over the Bulldog … August 1 and will close it”.
The Sept. 18 issue said that Sylvester was “remodeling the Bulldog Theatre which he recently took over from Dennis Collier”, but the Sept. 25 issue clarified that the Bulldog was “being remodeled for another type of business than a theatre.”
The State Theatre was taken over by C.G. Waters of Stroud and relaunched as the Bulldog Theatre on February 28, 1936 with “Stormy.”