Capri Theater - 1962

Capri Theater - 1962

Street Scene - 107 S. El Paso Street, El Paso, TX 79901 The Ellanay Theater dates back to at least 1918 when a Wurlitzer theater organ was installed. In 1957 the Ellanay Theater was operated by the Trans-Texas Theatres chain. Later renamed Capri Theater, it was showing movies at least through to 1966. Eventually the building became a clothing store which closed in 1983, and the building was subsequently demolished. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/21251#

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: Contributed by Lost Memory, David A. Litterer

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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