Cactus Theater
1812 Buddy Holly Avenue,
Lubbock,
TX
79401
1812 Buddy Holly Avenue,
Lubbock,
TX
79401
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2021 it is still Cactus, live events, though with social distance and all not sure it has seen much use. Was closed when I rolled through for ID4 weekend. I was hoping to hear some Lubbock country tunes. They have added a sidewalk seating area, This is part of a little nightlife/bar strip on Buddy Holly Ave, the city’s music icon and native son. Blue Light music venue is a few doors down. (see recent pics)
Multiple sources indicate that the Cactus Theatre was designed by local architect Robert Maxey. The Cactus closed as a movie theater in May, 1958, according to the papers of Joe H. Bryant, the theater’s first operator.
Click on the photo above and it’ll take you to another page with more recent pictures of the Cactus.
According to their website, this theatre no longer plays movies. Function is only live performances.
Cactus reopened in 1995
The photo at the top of this page is not a current photo. Greer Iron Works used the building for storage prior to the 1994 renovation. The Cactus Theater is still open as a live performance venue. Click the Related Websites link for their current schedule.
Current photo shows the Cactus is no more and it is now the Greer Iron Works. When did that happen? Status needs to be changed.
April 8th, 1938 grand opening ad in photo section.
The Cactus theatre was owned by LINDSEY THEATRES in Lubbock.
This opened on April 8th, 1938. Ad to come at movie-theatre.org
Many Lubbock theaters shown. El Capitan; Plaza; Clifton; Lindsey; Cactus; Westerner Drive-In; Corral; Broadway; Midway; Plains Drive-In; Arnett-Benson; Arcadia.
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From the drop-down box choose: Buildings-Commercial-Movie Theaters
Search theatre and drive-in and there are other arial shots of other drive-ins, etc.
ENJOY!
Oklahoma historical Society presents good (1939) photographs of the Cactus Theatre exterior & interior. This vintage shot can be seen by typing in word “cactus”, then search,
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Photos of Cactus marquee at night with star peformer – 1997.
Porfirio Baz is now a Baptist pastor and Spanish-language television news anchor in Lubbock. He was a television and music star in Mexico and Latin America. My wife and I pose with him in one of these.
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My photograph of the CACTUS View link
Another Nice Looking Theatre. And, it is right down the street from Radio Station KDAV.. Visited this Theatre on April 6, 2006.. Pictures to come……
Randy Carlisle
Photographically Preserving Dallas History 1 Building @ A Time