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The Berry (White) Theatre – Fort Worth, Texas

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Auditorium, Berry Theatre Fort Worth, Texas

The interior of the auditorium was gutted a few years before the building was demolished.

The Berry Theater, originally known as the White Theater after its owner, M.S. White, was located in Fort Worth, Texas at the intersection of W. Berry and Hemphill Streets. The 682 seat theater officially opened its doors on April 3, 1940.

Empty projection room, Berry Theatre Fort Worth, Texas

The projection room was largely stripped of equipment.

The building’s design featured a three-story facade that tapered down to a two-story stage house. The theater included a balcony and a distinctive exterior, with the first floor clad in burgundy ceramic tiles and a freestanding box office. The upper levels of the facade were painted stucco, accented with neon lighting that outlined and highlighted its architectural details.

Doors, Berry Theatre Fort Worth Texas

The doors that lead into the auditorium from the lobby.

After decades of vacancy, a commercial demolition permit for the building was issued on July 18, 2023. Demolition began shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The site is now a vacant lot.

The exterior of the theater.

Paramount Theatre – Marshall, TX

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The Paramount is one of the 22 theaters in my new book “After the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Theater.” Find out more here.

View of the auditorium from the main level.

View of the auditorium from the main level.

Delayed and over budget, the Paramount Theatre in Marshall, Texas opened on March 31, 1930. The opening was the first event in what the city of Marshall dubbed “Program of Progress” month. The East Texas Theatre Company, Inc. commissioned Emil Weil, Inc., an architecture firm based in New Orleans, to design the 1,500 seat atmospheric theater.

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Road Trip 2013 Day 7

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Stage, Paramount Theatre Marshall, Texas

View of the stage from the main level.

The last stop of the trip was the Paramount Theatre in Marshall, Texas. The Paramount opened in 1930, and has had a number of different uses over the years. After it closed as a theater, it was used as a western themed dinner theater, and then a recording studio. The building is currently for sale.

 

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