Fred and Annie Streit made an interesting discovery when they were tearing down an old building in Ingram: several old movie posters from Kerrville. These posters, all from the 1941 season, were underneath a tar-paper cover -- they were used as a sort of underlayment for the wall, possibly during the Second World War when materials were hard to obtain. There were two movies theaters here in 1941 -- the Arcadia and the Rialto. The Arcadia is being restored; the Rialto was torn down in the 1970s by the Charles Schreiner Bank, to make a parking lot. That parking lot is now between Herring Printing Company and Grape Juice. Thanks to the Streits for bringing these posters by and sharing them with all of us.
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| Movie Poster, Arcadia Theater, Kerrville, 1941 |
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