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Campus Theatre

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1949, Pettigrew and Worley; 1995 rehabilitated, Alan Nelson. 214 W. Hickory St.

This Moderne theater operated as a popular student gathering place until 1989. Acquired by the Greater Denton Arts Council in 1990, the theater has been accurately restored inside and out for use by local performing arts groups. The buff brick building and its lower corner block are joined by the tower’s vertical green sign, beneath which an angular marquee and canopy cover the circular, freestanding, red granite ticket booth. The world premiere of Bonnie and Clyde, which was filmed in the region, with its stars Warren Beatty, Estelle Parsons, and Michael J. Pollard in attendance, was held at the theater in 1967.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

Scripture Building
Evers Hardware Building
Denton County National Bank Building
Oak Street Residential Neighborhood
Denton Municipal Buildings (City Hall, Assembly Building, Civic Center, Pool)

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Campus Theatre", [Denton, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-DD3.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 233-233.

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