Best Theater - West, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 48.190 W 097° 05.510
14R E 680635 N 3520203
An old red brick building with a faded sunburst like pattern on the front. The entrance was sheltered by pressed tin dome shaped coverings that had light bulbs rather than neon. It is currently vacant.
Waymark Code: WMW1W8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2017
Views: 3
Marker Text:
Constructed by town founder Thomas M. West and local contractor J.E. Bridges about 1890, this building housed two saloons until Prohibition in 1919 prompted its conversion into a grocery store and bakery. Jim Tobola modified the building in 1923 to house the Best Theatre, which offered vaudeville, local entertainment, and movies before closing in 1976. The building's whimsical architecture includes metal semi-circular awnings and cast concrete globe-like finials.
Year Theater Opened: 1923
Number of Screen(s): 1
Concessions Available: no
Web site: [Web Link]
Ticket Price (local currency): Not Listed
Matinee Price (local currency): Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Must take a photo of the theater.
Please try to include yourself or gps in the picture.
Tell of your experience at the theater, if it is still a theater. If it is no longer a theater tell of an experience from the past at the theater, if this can be done.