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Ector Theatre


2003 Photo from the Adam Martin collection.
500 N Texas Ave
Odessa TX 79760

Closed
Record #8953  
 Opened: August 1, 1951
 Closed: May 14, 2016
 Current Use:
 Demolished:
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Current Organ: none
 Also Known As:
 Previously operated by: H&H Theatres

Information for this tour was contributed by Chad Hauris.

The Ector Theatre at 500 North Texas celebrated a grand re-opening August 4th, 2001. Its last day of operation had been in the early/mid 1980s. This is its 50th anniversary -- "Rebel Without A Cause" was shown. It uses a single Super Simplex projector with xenon lamp and a platter system. It still is a single, large-screen theatre. The theatre (including the elaborate neon marquee) has been restored and is now owned by the City of Odessa.

The theater eventually became an Opry-style showhouse, closing in May 2016.

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March 2003 photos from the Adam Martin collection.


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January 2002 photos from the Scott Neff collection.


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Last featured 1/15/2005. Last edited 11/2/2019.


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