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| ID Number |
9000686 |
| Historic Name |
JEWEL THEATER |
| Description of Significance |
THE JEWEL THEATER PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THEATERS WERE NOT ONLY FOR MOVIE VIEWING BUT ALSO FOR LIVE PLAYS AND CONCERTS. ALTHOUGH NOT THE MOST OPULENT EXAMPLE OF MOVIE THEATER ARCHITECTURE, THE JEWEL THEATER IS THE ONLY EXTANT HISTORICALLY BLACK THEATER IN OKLAHOMA CITY. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
904 NORTHEAST 4TH STREET |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
2 |
| Block |
5 |
| Current Section |
34 |
| Township |
12N |
| Range |
3W |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
RECREATION AND CULTURE: THEATER |
| Current Function |
RECREATION AND CULTURE: THEATER |
| Area Significance 1 |
ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION |
| Area Significance 2 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE |
| Date Prepared |
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 |
| Year Built |
1931 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
P.H. AND HETHYEL JAMES |
| Architectural Style |
ART DECO |
| Roof Material |
METAL |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
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| Door Material |
|
| Decorative Details |
NEON SIGN ON FACADE |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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