Texas Theatre - Dallas Texas
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N 32° 44.596 W 096° 49.562
14S E 703689 N 3624916
Neon Sign at the Texas Theatre in Dallas, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM5PDK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Farkle 7
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Texas Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas
Location: 231 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Dallas, Texas
Added to NRHP: April 1, 2003
NRHP Reference#: 03000187
The Texas Theatre is a performing arts theater located in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas. Formerly a movie theater, it gained historical fame for being the place Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy and Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit was arrested after a brief fight.

On November 22, 1963, shortly after the shootings of President Kennedy at 12:30 p.m. and then Officer Tippit at approximately 12:45 p.m., Oswald entered the theater shortly after 1:00 p.m. without paying for a ticket to avoid police, who were informed by the assistant manager that a man had entered the theater without paying. The films being presented on that day were Cry of Battle and War Is Hell. Oswald briefly viewed the latter
Name of business: Texas Theatre

Type of business: Cinema/Theater

Condition of Neon Sign: Palookaville - Hurtin' for certain, but still trying to shine

Physical Location:
231 West Jefferson
Dallas , Texas USA
75208


Web Address: [Web Link]

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