Grande Theatre

1015 Leopard Street,
Corpus Christi, TX 78401

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on December 26, 2022 at 6:05 pm

Hardy & Corran were the architects for the Grande which opened with “The Singapore Mutiny” on November 25, 1928.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 26, 2020 at 1:01 pm

Opened November 25th, 1928 per https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01110225224715029151606424422

rivest266
rivest266 on November 26, 2020 at 1:00 pm

Opened November 25th per https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01110225224715029151606424422

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on October 22, 2015 at 6:24 pm

Circa 1939 photo added courtesy of Lonnie George.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on October 7, 2014 at 4:53 pm

The Grande Theatre has been demolished and construction has begun on the site for the new headquarters of the Nueces County Regional Transportation Authority. The Melba Theatre across the street has also been demolished, but for private redevelopment for which plans are indefinite.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on August 4, 2013 at 10:43 am

The Corpus Christi Public Library has a few photos of the Grande Theatre.

This one from September 6, 1937, shows the R&R logo on the side wall.

This view is from October 3, 1940. Like the Melba across the street, the Grande probably ran Spanish language movies at least part of the time.

This photo was made in 1961, after the theater had closed but before the building was incorporated into the Breslau Furniture store. The Moderne front looks like it dates from the 1940s or maybe the early 1950s.

The original facade of the Grande was remarkably similar to the Melba’s front, though the Grande’s parapet was a bit plainer. It makes me wonder if the Grande was designed by the Melba’s architects, Hardy & Curran?