Palace Theater
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WalksfarTX
N 34° 25.367 W 100° 12.379
14S E 389150 N 3809694
Medallion and Plate are attached to the side of the building to the right of the entrance.
Waymark Code: WMWHN6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2017
Views: 3
Marker gives the history of the theater and this building.
Marker Number: 13801
Marker Text:
F.M. Phipps and G.S. Layton opened the Palace Theater in 1926. The theater suffered two fires, the second burning it to the ground in 1936. Phipps' widow, Mable, and Layton's son G.R. hired W. Scott Dunne of Dallas to design a new moviehouse at the site. Built by H.J. Naylor, the Palace reopened in February 1937, and the Palace Barber Shop and City Newsstand also operated from the building. The theater closed in the 1980s. The building's Art Moderne architectural features, including zigzag patterning, and the theater's history are significant reminders of 20th-century Childress.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2005
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