Movie Poster Murals - Terrell, TX
N 32° 44.166 W 096° 16.738
14S E 754981 N 3625307
The mural at the rear of Books and Crannies -- the old Iris Theater -- is made up of movie posters from days gone by, accompanied by Charlie Chaplin and his friend. Located at 209 W Moore Avenue, Terrell, TX.
Waymark Code: WMQWYJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2016
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The Terrell Heritage Museum provides some background (see link):
The mural is a series of movie posters from the early days of Hollywood. The mural pays homage to the beginnings of this building as a movie theatre. The Iris Theatre, built by Leaman Marshall, opened in 1925 and was touted in the newspaper as "Terrell’s Finest Theatre". (In the 1920's there were three theatres operating in downtown Terrell – The Iris, The Palace, and the Lyric.) The posters include "The Lady", a silent film which was the first movie shown at The Iris. The Iris operated continuously as a movie theatre from 1925 to 2001 when the modern multi-screen theatres in Mesquite drew the crowds away from the historic single screen theatre. The mural also includes the poster for "Wings", which was the first Academy Award winner of Best Picture.
The lady on the bench is Mrs. Marion Briggs, wife of John Briggs (a former mayor of Terrell) who was instrumental in clearing the way for the current owners to renovate the building into Books and Crannies after the Iris ceased operation. The cat beside her is Maddie, a resident of Books and Crannies who is a Hurricane Katrina refugee and now works as the bookstore greeter. This mural was painted by Sunny Delipsey and was sponsored by The Terrell Heritage Society.
Also, don’t miss the mural of Charlie Chaplin on the rear door of the building which the current owners of the building had painted - also by Sunny Delipsey and sponsored by Books and Crannies.
City: Terrell, TX
Location Name: Books and Crannies
Artist: Sunny Delipsey
Date: 2013
Media: http://www.terrellheritage.org/test-murals.html
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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