Texas Theatre

Texas Theatre
Texas Theatre during restorations in 2006
Texas Theatre is located in Texas
Texas Theatre
Texas Theatre
Location within Texas
Texas Theatre is located in the United States
Texas Theatre
Texas Theatre
Texas Theatre (the United States)
Address231 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Dallas, Texas
United States
Coordinates32°44′36″N 96°49′32″W / 32.74333°N 96.82556°W / 32.74333; -96.82556
OwnerOak Cliff Foundation
OperatorAviation Cinemas
Typemovie palace
Acreage0.2793 acres (0.1130 ha)
Screens2
Current useCinema
Construction
OpenedApril 21, 1931 (1931-04-21)
ArchitectW. Scott Dunne
BuilderOak Cliff Amusement Co.
Website
The Texas Theatre
Texas Theatre
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
MPSOak Cliff MPS
NRHP reference No.03000187[1]
RTHL No.17723
DLMK No.H/112
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 1, 2003
Designated RTHL2013
Designated DLMKOctober 10, 2001[2]

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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Madeleine B. Johnson (October 10, 2001). "Ordinance No. 24750" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 25, 2018.