Broadmoor Theater
4026 Youree Drive,
Shreveport,
LA
71101
4026 Youree Drive,
Shreveport,
LA
71101
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Previously operated by: Gulf States Theatres
Architects: Samuel G. Wiener
Firms: Sam G. Wiener & Associates
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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News About This Theater
- Apr 1, 2013 — "2001: A Space Odyssey" 45th Anniversary – The Cinerama Engagements
- Mar 2, 2010 — Happy 45th, "The Sound Of Music"
The Broadmoor Theater was opened May 28, 1947 with Deanna Durbin in “I’ll Be Yours”. It was a nice, neighborhood theater that had a huge auditorium. It was closed by Gulf States Theatres on November 30, 1975 with Victor Mohica in “Johnny Firecloud”. It was taken over by a church and was demolished in 2001.
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From 1947, a movie ad for a double feature at the Broadmoor Theater in Shreveport.
This opened on May 28th, 1947. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section for this cinema.
I used to watch Saturday morning matinee movies there as a kid in the late 50s and early 60s. It shut down due to the theaters opening in the local malls, and the lack of parking for the Broadmoor. The building was purchased by the Broadmoor Baptist Church, across Atlantic Avenue at Youree Drive, and was torn down to make a parking lot. An attempt to place it on the Historical Register was made, but too late. I salvaged one of the glass bricks shown in this photo as it was being torn down. A sad loss for Shreveport.
Architect Samuel G. Wiener created the post-War Broadmoor suburban shopping concept with its streamline moderne theaters and matching six streamline retail stores. It opened with Deanna Durbin in “I’ll Be Yours” on May 28th, 1947. The venue switched to widescreen to present CinemaScope titles in 1954.
Gulf States “temporarily” closed the venue following the November 30, 1975 of “Johnny Firecloud.” When asked in 1976 the date of reopening, the circuit said cryptically, “Nevermoor.” After a short period of time as a church and longer as vacant, the venue was demolished in 2001.