Washita Theatre

110 S. 4th Street,
Chickasha, OK 73018

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Previously operated by: Consolidated Theatres, Publix Theaters Corporation

Previous Names: Sugg Theatre

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The Sugg Theatre was opened August 11, 1913. Following a remodel it reopened as the Washita Theatre on 21st June 1935. It was destroyed by fire in December 27, 1939.

A new Washita Theatre was opened on August 1, 1941 (it has its own page on Cinema Treasures).

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eferrell01 on April 1, 2014 at 7:07 pm

There is no 390 Chickasha Ave, don’t matter what Google Earth says. The Sugg was in the 100 block of South 4th right behind the Petroleum Building. I am ot sure of the year of the name change to Washita Theater, but it did burn down in 1939. The new Washita Theater was bilt in the 500 block of Chickasha Ave and is still there. The Wagner Opera House was and the building still is on the NE corner of 4th and Chickasha.

Joe Vogel on April 1, 2014 at 9:21 pm

The McDonald’s that occupies one side of the Sugg Theatre’s site is at 2027 S. 4th Street, so the Sugg’s address was probably 2027 or 2029.

The January 2, 1940, issue of The Film Daily ran this brief item about the destruction of the theater:

“Chichasha Theater Burns

“Chickasha, Okla. — This city’s largest theater, the Washita, owned by Consolidated Theaters, Inc., Griffith subsidiary, was destroyed by a $50,000 fire.”

eferrell01 on April 6, 2014 at 8:29 am

Joe Vogel,the “McDonald’s” that occupies the site of the Sugg is not a retail outlet, but was the corporate office of Harold Jackson the owner of the McDonald’s franchise in Chickasha. The name was changed to Washita in 1935 and was destroyed by fire Dec 27, 1939 and was never rebuilt. The actual address would be about 110 South 4th. The gray building on the right side of the picture is the Petroleum Building which is on the SW corner of 4th and Chickasha Ave.

eferrell01 on April 6, 2014 at 10:43 am

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202239107632108&set=p.10202239107632108&type=1&theater

Here is the location as it appears today. Mr. raybradley, the building across the street now known as Chickasha Mall was originally S.H. Kress store.

Joe Vogel on November 24, 2016 at 12:22 am

I now believe that the correct address of the Sugg Theatre was approximately the 110 S. Fourth Street that eferrell01 suggested.

Joe Vogel on November 24, 2016 at 4:09 am

This item is from the July 6, 1935, issue of Motion Picture Herald:

“Consolidated Opens New Oklahoma House

“Consolidated Theatres, Inc., subsidiary of the Griffith Amusement Company, recently opened the new Washita theatre, at Chickasha, Okla., containing the most modern equipment throughout, including air conditioning apparatus. George Limerick is manager of the house, which was constructed virtually within the old walls of the Sugg theatre, one of the oldest theatres in southwestern Oklahoma.”