Gaslight Theatre
221 N. Independence Avenue,
Enid,
OK
73701
221 N. Independence Avenue,
Enid,
OK
73701
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Several photos of this house over the years can be seen on this page of the Downtown Enid History web site.
I remember when this was still called the chief and was one screen. I remember when they closed it for remodeling (seems like a fire happened in the back)and they changed it to two screens. One of the first movies they played after remodeling was Hurricane 1979.
Circa 1967 photo added, photo credit Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, csrhc.org Re-release of “Gone With The Wind”, with `60’s cars in the reflection.
1936 photo added, photo credit Oklahoma Historical Society. Via the Enid Oklahoma Old Post Cards Facebook page
If the report in the February 9, 1921, issue of The Film Daily is anywhere near accurate, this theater has lost most of its seats:
I was in this theatre only once, during the period when it was the Chief Theatre. It was an older one, with lots of trim. The sound and sight lines were pretty good; glad to hear it’s still being used as the Gaslight Theatre.
This link has a June, 1966, newpaper ad for the Chief.
http://www.enidbuzz.com/businessphotosvintage.htm
Here is what the former Cheif Theatre (AKA-Gaslight) looks like now. This theatre has a good size stagehouse!
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This site has color photos and a brief history of the lovely Gaslight Theatre …
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/365
Talk about Hollywood giving a film a politically incorrect title.
That photo was obviously snapped on a cold, snowy day, yet kids still rode their bike to see a movie.
A view of the Gaslight when it was the Cinema 1 & 2 from 1987.
A Nice looking theatre with a LONG History! I have 2 photos on flickr.com if interested. The direct link is:
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Enjoy!
Randy A. Carlisle
Historical Photographer
“Preserving AMERICAs History Thru Photography”
Originally known as the Billings Theatre, see a sharp 1940 exterior photo of this Italian Renaissance style cinema when it was known as Chief type in word ‘theatre’, then go search …
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A Wurlitzer organ Opus #759 was installed in this theatre on 12/31/1923.
Yes, it would be one and the same.
Originally called Billings Theatre, this movie house was also known as Criterion, Chief, Cinema Twin, and Gaslight. Go into this link for a vintage picture;
http://www.gaslighttheatre.org/history.html
The Film Daily Yearbook’s give varying seating capacity in different editions; 1941=400, 1943=600 and in 1950=726.