Texas Theatre
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The Texas Theatre is a movie theater and Dallas landmark located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. It gained historical significance on November 22, 1963, as the location of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest over the suspicion he was the killer of Dallas Police Officer J. D. Tippit and President John F. Kennedy. Today, it hosts a mix of repertory cinema and special events.
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Address | 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Dallas, Texas United States |
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Coordinates | 32°44′36″N 96°49′32″W |
Owner | Oak Cliff Foundation |
Operator | Aviation Cinemas |
Type | movie palace |
Acreage | 0.2793 acres (0.1130 ha) |
Screens | 2 |
Current use | Cinema |
Construction | |
Opened | April 21, 1931 (1931-04-21) |
Architect | W. Scott Dunne |
Builder | Oak Cliff Amusement Co. |
Website | |
The Texas Theatre | |
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Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
MPS | Oak Cliff MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 03000187[1] |
RTHL No. | 17723 |
DLMK No. | H/112 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 1, 2003 |
Designated RTHL | 2013 |
Designated DLMK | October 10, 2001[2] |
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