Mac Theater

612 Cowboy Way,
Plains, TX 79355

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on June 3, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Mr. and Mrs. Don McGinty built the post-War Mac Theater opening in 1947. Scuffling, it was sold to George Burke. Burke then sold it to Don Rogers. Rogers sold it to Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Potts who decided it was time to mix in unnamed Mexican films with “regular” films beginning in September of 1956 as audiences dwindled, in part, due to the success of television.

The Potts were looking but couldn’t find a buyer closing up in 1958. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Faulkenberry took on the Mac in the Fall of 1962 operating to it 1964. At that point, they may have placed the fatal knife in Mac.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 3, 2018 at 2:34 pm

An article about Plains in the August 13, 1948 issue of the Lubbock Morning Avalanche had these lines which were probably about the Mac Theatre, the design of which appears to be from that period:

“A new motion picture theater was constructed by Mr. and Mrs. Don McGinty last year at a cost of $40,000. Plains is proud of the late pictures shown there and of the fact that visitors come from Brownfield and Denver City to see movies in Plains.”
My guess would be that Mac was Mr. McGinty’s nickname.

Don Lewis
Don Lewis on May 9, 2009 at 7:49 am

A view from 2009 of the Mac Theater in Plains.

Don Lewis
Don Lewis on January 31, 2008 at 8:05 pm

A 2006 photo of the Mac Theater in Plains.

www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/2233401239

Don Lewis
Don Lewis on September 10, 2006 at 11:30 am

My photograph of the MAC
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/239652204

Seth
Seth on August 25, 2004 at 10:48 am

Turns out my picture of this theater didn’t come out. Auto focus fails every once in a while. Charles is indeed a goldmine of info on theaters. He’s helped me ID a few that I couldn’t put a name to. I have hundreds of pictures, but it seems like that feature may never come back. I’m almost out of TX theaters to post, and I’ve relocated to VA. The field will be all yours soon.

Seth
Seth on August 17, 2004 at 3:23 pm

Wow, I thought no-one would ever post this before me. Plains didn’t look like a car had come through in 20 years. Tragic little place. The ticket booth had no glass left and was full of debris. It looked like you could hop in and crawl through a broken door to get inside (judging by the beer bottles, this was not a new idea), but I chickened out.