tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321197909522973230.post1083515651437554356..comments2024-02-14T05:59:56.850-08:00Comments on The Gem Theater: Pulp Research BooksTom Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05594257113339405939noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321197909522973230.post-10925480965813426062013-12-23T15:53:52.752-08:002013-12-23T15:53:52.752-08:00Thanks Jeanette. Yes, I loved the theaters when I ...Thanks Jeanette. Yes, I loved the theaters when I lived on Ohio Street. Once we moved, after three years, I seldom went back to them. Oh, I went to the Strand, State, and Wichita theaters, but I never returned to the Gem, Tower, Texas, or Ritz. I never went to the Majestic as far as I can remember. The Ritz and Texan came and went with the tide, if I remember correctly. Thanks for visiting the Site, please come back often.Tom Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594257113339405939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321197909522973230.post-54138004316774018722013-12-23T15:45:06.339-08:002013-12-23T15:45:06.339-08:00We moved to WF in 1933 and I grew up there until w...We moved to WF in 1933 and I grew up there until we moved to Dallas in 1948. Loved going to the movies and particularly loved Wichita Falls history. Have written alot about WF and still do on facebook. The Gem was owned by Mr.McIlheran and I went to school with his daughter Dorothy May. We double dated one time when I was a Soph. and of course got in free, but our dates did buy us popcorn and a Black Cow sucker. I remember seeing some Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Sabu movies there. The Gem wasn't a very large theater but I went to almost all of the theaters in WF during those years except the Azteca and the Isis which were for black patrons. Also remember seeing lots of serials at some of the theaters and of course the cartoons and news and short subject films. Regards, Jeanette Howeth CrumplerJeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412811693084479260noreply@blogger.com