Yesterday David, Charlie and I spent a day in the Fort Worth Stockyards. As I wanted to check out the walking trail down there. Along with the town there setting up for the movie Yellowstone starring Tim McGraw.
Before we left we walked throughout the Stockyards. Let me tell you I was surprised when spending A Day Visiting the Fort Worth Stockyards we came upon the Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theatre.
I’m over 50 years old and for as long as I can remember its been closed. They’ve opened it back up and turned it into a Movie Theater, Event Center and show Concerts there
I wish my mom were here to have seen the Theater being opened back up because this is where my mom spent a portion of her childhood watching movies.
There were times when we would drive down to the Stockyards just so my mom could get Popcorn because back then there was a Concession Window that you could walk up to on the outside and order snacks.
Although, now they have closed that window and they were closed yesterday so we couldn’t walk in and look around. But they show movies on Thursdays and if I can I want to take Charlie to a movie there this week. Would you like to come with us?
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Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theatre is finally open with live entertainment on the weekends, classic films during the week, and a full-service speakeasy bar open seven days a week from 11am till midnight.
Come grab a drink, see a show, have a good time, & remember to come for the shows and stay after for the party!
CLASSIC MOVIES and they offer $1 MOVIE MONDAYS finally a movie I could afford only David isn’t off on Monday but my sister is and I wonder if I could talk her into going with Charlie and I in memory of my mom.
Man, on man I know my dad would have enjoyed watching this film and if my sister will go with Charlie and I then I plan on watching this movie which Charlie hasn’t ever seen.
Then we can study Films, John Wayne, Westerns and the Stockyards in our Homeschool Classes this year. Would you like to join us at the Movies next week?
Did you know Charlie and I use Plays and Concerts in our Homeschool Class for Music Class and sometimes Reading as we have to read the playbills. Or math class if we purchase Snacks.
One of the shows I would like to see is Forever Young which showcases songs and Artist I listened to growing up that Charlie might not know. Not only that its a True Story.
Bryan White a Musician who sings one of my favorite songs will be playing here. I can’t wait to let Charlie and David know I would like tickets for my Birthday. Not, that they would get me one but it doesn’t hurt to ask does it?
For a Girls Night out I may ask my best friend Debbie if she would like to see A Twitty and Lynn Acoustic Christmas and purchase a ticket for her for Christmas even though this would be a early Christmas for her.
Without a doubt I have to see One Women Sex And The City A Parody of Love, Friendships And Shoes. Before I go you can bet I will watch all the Sex and the City movies because you can never have enough Carrie or Mr. Big can you?
The Theatre is filled with history, mysteries and whispers of decades past.
1914 Open. The first equipment was silent, with a hand-cranked projector.
“I thought I’d fool around with the theater for a few months just for fun…”
-L.C. Tidball Owner and operation from 1918 to 1970
1935 The Fire. After 21 thriving years, the theatre caught fire due to flammable projectors–which were commonly used in that time period. Shortly after the fire, reconstruction began. For the next 81 years, the theatre would be called the New.
1936 Grand “re”-Opening. The New Isis opened with the movie “In Person” starring Fort Worth’s own Ginger Rogers. She was unable to be at the grand opening but participated via telephone. Next came two Clark Gable movies, “Mutiny on the Bounty” and “Call of the Wild.”
1950 Main Attraction. North-side or Diamond Hill-area teenagers would ride the City Bus to the Stockyards. Some parents would drop their kids at the 25-cent double features and go to shops nearby.
1970 Sold. Longtime owners, the Tidball family, sold the theatre to the Griffith family, founders of the local Griff’s Burger. Can you imagine that?
1988 Closed. As the north side declined from its 1950s business & shopping heyday to a seedy 1970s bar district, the theatre suffered. Sadly, The New Isis Theatre has been abandoned since its close in 1988.
2016 Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theatre begins. Jeffrey Smith & Debbie Garrett-Smith decided it was time to fulfill their dream of restoring The New Isis to her former glory.
Now is your opportunity to check out Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theatre, which will be home to Live Entertainment, Western Classic Films and a Speak-easy Bar that will take you back in time.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
