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Pines Theater

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1925, Shirley Simons; 1949 remodeled; 2012 restored, Goodwin-Lassiter-Strong. 113 S. 1st St.

The exuberant floral and scalloped facade is the result of a 1949 remodeling. At its grand opening in 1925 showing the Coast of Folly with Gloria Swanson, the Pines had a Romanesque Revival front with three small blind arches under a sweeping large arch. Built by local contractor W. P. Berry for the Lufkin Amusement Company, the Pines showed films until 1984. A religious group used the building until 2005, and in 2007 it was acquired by the city. Conditions were desperate by then, with a collapsed roof and flooded interiors. Over a period of years, the facade and marquee were restored and the interior gutted and rebuilt as a multipurpose venue.

The three-story Masonic Building (1916) at 122 S. 1st is an early work of San Antonio–based Ralph H. Cameron (1892–1970). Projecting corner bays frame the facades like towers.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

Regions Bank (Lufkin National Bank)
Perry Building
Law Offices (Campbell Furniture Company)
Angelina Hotel
Angelina County Courthouse

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Pines Theater", [Lufkin, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-LC20.

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, 42-42.

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