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Selected Works of Vicki Betts
Presentation
"Tyler Movie Theaters, 1905-1940"
Smith County Historical Society (2014)
  • Vicki Betts, University of Texas at Tyler
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Abstract
A survey of movie theaters, on or near the courthouse plaza of Tyler, Texas, beginning with moving pictures shown in other venues, through the "Empire" which was the first primarily movie theater, down to the iconic "Tyler" theater in 1940, the last one to open downtown.
Keywords
  • Tyler,
  • Texas,
  • movies,
  • motion pictures,
  • Smith County Historical Society
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 7, 2014
Location
Carnegie History Center, Tyler, Texas
Citation Information
Vicki Betts. ""Tyler Movie Theaters, 1905-1940"" Smith County Historical Society (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vicki-betts/47/