Historic Fort Worth theater demolished to make room for expansion of community health clinic

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Crews from a demolition company started tearing down Berry Theater early Saturday morning to a scattering of onlookers snapping photos in the 3000 block of Hemphill at the intersection with West Berry Street.

The theater opened in 1940 when neighborhood theaters boomed in North Texas. It became one of the first to show Spanish language films beginning in the early 1960s. But as movie-going habits shifted to multiplex screens, the theater struggled to remain relevant and closed decades ago.

Marcos Perez grew up nearby and came out to watch the demolition, still wondering about a building he had seen his entire life but had little direct experience with. “Curiosity gets you when you’re a little kid and just trying to imagine what it was like being in there because it was a one-screen theater,” Perez said.plans to expand free access to health care in the 76110 and 76104 zip codes. The theater site is in the 76110 zip code.the non-profit gained the building through a donation from a volunteer in 2021.

 

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