Lubbock Theater History

A-J's Kerns looks at Lubbock's theater history

By William Kerns | A-J ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Sunday, July 20, 2008
"I arrived in Lubbock in the fall of 1970. One of the first things I did was buy a newspaper and search out the movie ads, at which point I was astonished to find an old Italian western double feature booked at a theater called the State, located on Texas Avenue.

That would become my first movie experience in Lubbock."

READ FULLER STORY AT

http://lubbockonline.com/stories/072008/loc_306794172.shtml

Lubbock History on TV

Seems Lubbock's Centennial Committee and News Channel 11, KCBD have a series running on local history.  That's the "Hub City" to the uninformed.

 

 

6/30/08 History Of Lubbock, Part 2 Lubbock's town planners, looking into the future, built wide, straight streets to accommodate the new automobiles of the 20th Century.

6/30/08 History Of Lubbock, Part 1 The history of this region can be traced back for hundreds of years when the first settlers came here for the climate and rich land. But the City of Lubbock's history started sometime later when two settlements joined forces in 1890.

 Part 3 at http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=8587425&nav=menu69_2_9

or see the movie

History of Lubbock, Part 3