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.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Cavalier Theater



The Cavalier Theater was an American theater on an Army compound in Yong Ge Go, South Korea, 1959/60. This was located at CC #1 (Community Center #1). There were at least five community centers spread across the DMZ. My MP unit was stationed on a hill about a mile from Yong Gi Go, where CC #1 was located. I don’t remember ever going to this theater, but thankfully I did get a picture of it. A Korean girl I dated took me to a Korean theater to see HURRICANE with Jon Hall once. It was in English, with Korean sub-titles. I believe that’s the only time I went to a Korean theater, too. But my memory isn’t very good any more.
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