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Texas Theatre The Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas;
taken in March 2006 while restoration was in progress Location
231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Dallas, Texas Coordinates 32°44′36″N
96°49′33.5″W﻿ / ﻿32.74333°N 96.825972°W﻿ / 32.74333;
-96.825972Coordinates: 32°44′36″N 96°49′33.5″W﻿ / ﻿32.74333°N
96.825972°W﻿ / 32.74333; -96.825972 NRHP Reference # 03000187
Added to NRHP April 1, 2003  The Texas Theatre is a movie
theater and Dallas Landmark located in the Oak Cliff
neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. It gained historical fame for
being the place where Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who killed
President John F. Kennedy and Dallas police officer J. D.
Tippit, was arrested after a brief fight. Today, it hosts a mix
of repertory cinema and special events.   When first opened in
1931, the Texas Theatre was the largest suburban movie theater
in Dallas and was part of a chain of theaters owned by Howard
Hughes