| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1931/00/00 | W Scott Dunne | Architect | A theater with state-of-the-art projection and sound equipment is built for C R McHenry, Harold B Robb, E H Rowley, W G Underwood and David Bernbaum. The design includes opera boxes under a full night sky, fountains and projected clouds on the ceiling. | |||
| 1931/04/00 | Hughes-Franklin Theatres | Owner | Hughes-Franklin Theatres own the Robb and Rowley movie theater chain during construction and opening of the Texas Theatre. | |||
| 1931/04/21 | Robb and Rowley Theater Enterprises | Architect | The Texas Theatre opens on West Jefferson Boulevard with fanfare on San Jacinto Day. The theater 'fireproof' is the first in the area built for talking pictures and the first theater in Dallas with air conditioning. | |||
| 1963/11/22 | Lee Harvey Oswald | Assassin | Dallas Police arrest Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theatre on West Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, Texas. | Assassination of John F Kennedy |
| Particulars for Texas Theatre: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Architectural Style | Renaissance Revival |
| Area of Significance | Theatre |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | Film | Oliver Stone | "JFK" is set and was filmed at the Texas Theatre. |
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