- City:
- Tyler, TX
- Site Type:
- Auditoriums and Arenas, Civic Facilities, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designers:
- Ray Woodney Parks (interior decorator), Sam Browne Jr (landscape architect), Shirley Simmons (building)
- Contractor:
- R.L. Clanahan
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Tyler Little Theater opened on May 16, 1939. It was built with funds from private donations, the City of Tyler and the Works Progress Administration. Designed by in the late Art Deco style by architect Shirley Simmons and constructed by R.L. Clanahan, the brick building featured two auditoriums.
When World War II began, there were no longer enough men to continue performances and the theater shut down. The building is currently used as a church.
Source notes
City of Tyler: (https://www.cityoftyler.org/Portals/0/Documents/Historic%20Preservation/Landmark%20Applications/Tyler%20Little%20Theater%20LL.pdf), accessed July 2019.
Site originally submitted by Larry Moore on July 14, 2019.
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