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Last Picture Show at Brunson Theater in Baytown Era Ends
A nostalgic account recalls the Brunson Theater on Commerce and Defoe in Baytown, its 1982 last film Ghost Story starring Fred Astaire Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Melvyn Douglas, and how multiplexes video and tech advances ended local single screen venues. The piece traces nearby venues Cozy Nu Gulf Oiler Texan DeLuxe Arcadia Bay Theater and Port Theater as Baytown's rich film past fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunson
Texas Avenue
the Brunson
Fred Astaire
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Melvyn Douglas
Charlie Triton
Nu-Gulf
Goose Creek Amusement Co
Oiler
George McKinstry
Sam East
Harbor Drive
Old Main
Baytown
East Texas Theaters
The
Palace
Goose Creek
Arcadia
Old Baytown
Alamo
Pelly
Port
la Porte
Santa
Channelview
Bay Theater
Decker Drive
Coady
Morgan’s Point
Baytown-La Porte
L.R. “Doodles” Rigby
Rufus Honeycutt