What better way to end a killing spree – or pass the time after innocently leaving the scene of a presidential assassination in which you were not involved – than to catch a movie?
During a showing of War Is Hell, Oswald ducked inside this 1930s movie house, presumably to lay low. The police were tipped off to his presence, however, and he was quickly arrested. The suspect would later be charged with the murders of both J.D. Tippet and President Kennedy.
Sadly, the seat in which Oswald was captured has long been lost. Due to the stigma carried by the theater in its connection with Kennedy’s assassination, its owners remodeled the space in 1965 and removed a whole section of seats to make room for a new projection room. The fate of those seats is unknown.
After 30 years of decay and a series of closures, the theater was ultimately shut down in 1995. Ambitious renovation efforts are currently underway, though, and organizers hope to soon restore the Texas to its former glory.
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