Introduction

Downtown Wichita Falls, Texas, in the mid 1940’s was a bustling metropolis for a boy of 7 just away from the farm and ranch community where he was born. My father, a cook and cowboy by trade, had just started as one of the first cooks for the Casa Manana restaurant in 1947. He moved us to an apartment on Ohio Street, right across from the Gem Theater, between 7th and 8th Streets. It’s here that we would stay for the next three years. The Gem Theater became a magic palace for a young mind. But it had to share that distinction with the rest of the magic that was Wichita Falls. I attended San Jacinto and Carrigan elementary schools, as well as Reagan Junior High, and belonged to the Boys Club on 6th Street. Please join, and share your stories and pictures through a Guest Blog, of early Wichita Falls - or your home town. Contact me at fadingshadows40@gmail.com or leave a comment. We could use old pictures of movie houses, drive-in theaters, and other nostalgic pictures related to our youths.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

The Del Mar Theater


The Del Mar Theater in San Leandro, California. Sadly the theater was torn down in the ‘70s, but what a magnificent theater. Sent to me by James Griffith, taken before they brought it down. We should always remember to protect our past and history by capturing these magnificent structures before they are gone forever, Thanks, James.
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  1. adidas nmdMarch 15, 2017 at 12:46 AM

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  2. KaraSeptember 22, 2022 at 3:01 PM

    I remember being a crossing guard at Roosevelt School on Dutton Ave., during 1966-1968 and being given movie passes for Saturdays at the Del Mark.

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